What my southern mom taught me.
Donna Lovelady Indianapolis, IN Born in the south in 1924, mom was the granddaughter of a slave owner. She saw blacks pushed to the back...
RACE MAKES US DIFFERENT, NOT UNEQUAL.
The Elementary children of the Faith Formation Class at First United Methodist Church of Iowa City, IA After much sharing and discussion, our statement was...
Card: bad metaphor for racial experiences.
Sara CA You don’t get to hold onto your racial experience, hidden away in your hands, waiting for the right moment to leverage it. You...
Being colorblind is not equality.
Jessica Raleigh, NC Not “seeing color” is not offering equality. It is a way to silence our stories and negate the mistreatment. Be willing to...
Gangsta rap taints white people’s perceptions
Paul Houston, TX Most early rap music with which I’m familiar was about innocuous subjects. When gangsta rap hit the scene and sprouted a sub-culture...
Race regardless, you still have culture
Jasmine Elizabeth Smith Oklahoma City, OK “But I’m White. I don’t have a culture I identify with.” I often hear this rueful phrase during discussions...
Jesse Jackson fears black youths: racism?
Michael Trigoboff Tigard, OR Even Jesse Jackson said a few years ago, “There is nothing more painful to me … than to walk down the...
