Slavery never really ended. Just repurposed.
Coach Rob The Constitution never really abolished slavery, anything with a loophole, never closes the loop. (Black Codes, Jim Crow, Mass Incarceration, George Floyd.) How...
Institutional – undeniable – must have real change
Kathleen Harrington Having lived through the Civil Rights movement and celebrated the changes it created, I think this is a pivotal time. I believe –...
You don’t wear the headscarf though
Misk Al Zahidy I am Middle Eastern and when I share that with people they automatically get confused as they associate being Middle Eastern with...
I am part of the solution
Jerome Ferson Race is a social construct. In the United States and in our community, it has been installed over generations into our culture and...
I’m not Bohunk, I am Czech.
Kim E Hudecek, Rochester, MN Since I’ve been a child I have been referred to as a Bohunk; a meaning that is a reference of...
It was just not talked about.
Debra Miller, Rochester, MN Our mother hid our Native American ancestry until I was a late teen. I was raised in an area that continually...
Concerning. Scary. Exciting. “Hi, I’m Elaine.”
Elaine, Rochester, MN. These were the words that come to mind when I met my first non-white person — an American Indian girl. We were...
Searching wounds heals? Healing hardly begun.
Beverly J. Brown, Rochester, NY. Such a hard topic to discuss for some of us. But, a discussion that is sorely needed. I would love...
Wear a suit? He’s a “pimp”.
Chris Thompson, Rochester, NY. I have been an engineer for 13 years, and I notice that when I don the regular business casual attire, colleagues...
Neither Puerto Rican or Mexican enough
Nayseth Carranza, Rochester, MN I’m mixed with Mexican, and Puerto Rican and many times I hear I’m not Puerto Rican enough or Mexican enough which...
No thanks; I am with him.
Yuko Taniguchi, Rochester, MN When I am in a line with my white husband at the grocery store, hotel check-in, or flight check-in, etc, I...
I’m not guilty, Family from Norway.
Michael J, Rochester, MN. I just feel I am a little tired of feeling guilty about being a white male. My family came from Norway...
