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Stealth lesbian: not what you expected.

Cultural appropriation. Bogus issue. Get real.

White male trying to be accountable.

Not colorblind, just failed to see.

Why is everything always about race?

You look less…exotic…than expected.

Small distinction blown out of proportion

Basic white girl, who's not white.

Like money, it's fiction made real

Asian and afraid to go out

So many racists look like me

Embarrassed that I'm frightened by black boys

Adobo Beef Stew Rice Potatoes: Dinner

They assume my wife's the nanny.

By protecting her, I'm oppressing her.

Bi-racial daughter draws Black self portraits.

Two Black Lesbian Daughters. Say What?!

I have been alone among many

Uniquely Made, The American Girl Today

She`s so beautiful, is she mixed?

Being conspicuous is a daily struggle

Adoptive parents see teachers judge brown

Same finish line; different starting points.

The cultural struggle is truly endless.

Sorry, this AMERICAN sings it better.

I stare longingly at others like me

God's Son, then a Black man

I do not need your validation.

You can pass. Lifetime identity struggle.

Lost and unaccepted between two worlds

Remember Me As A Peaceful Earthling

Race is important, Love is Necessary

Don't believe everything that you think

Mom placed newborn in front row

I am always the perpetual foreigner.

Hey Boy, you don't act Black

Don't wanna be in the race

You're too white to be black

Light girls aren't real black women.

A fly in a fly bottle.

Not all Latinos are Mexicans

Never Been Asked: What Are You?

You're Asian? But you're so tall!

More colors more stories more gratitude

He's not your son? Oh good!

I am more than 3/5ths person

Racially Ambiguous and Tired Of Explaining

I am more than my sexuality.

Not you, you're from the Caribbean

I am a student athlete

More than just a Black girl

Effortless indigenous in melanin we trust

White, privileged, and until Floyd, clueless

I don’t get followed in stores

White privilege has broken my heart.

Why should we care so much?

Joy is the armor of truth

Yes I'm Black, but not angry

I will always just be Human!

You're the African American of Indians.

10 Mile Move Flipped the Grid

I am NOT Pork and Cheese

I'll experience this, hopefully they don't.

My history is only slavery! Why!

Please Doctor King, do it peacefully.

I have broke free from colorblindness

Don’t be suspicious seeing Black sailors.

The Irish were once persecuted too.

Return to China you Chinese pigs!

Undocumented. Illegal. Alien. Immigrant. I’m Human.

Gay and black is truly me.

Native, not your costume or trend

Where do you really come from?

uummm...what are you anyways?

Tight Black curls line the tub

Never felt like I belong anywhere

Bird Watching: A Metaphor on Race

It’s time to be uncomfortable white people

I belong here and also there

White-skinned negro: community of one.

Only one’s sexuality trumps skin color.

We gay Muslims aren't accepted anywhere.

I wish he was a girl.

Be the Light in Someone’s Darkness

You don't belong, but same birthplace

You don't have the qualifications needed!

Asian and colonial pride and shame

White but not proud of privilege

Mostly white mixed, no real heritage

People fear what they don't understand...
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"We are seventh graders at High Tech Middle Media Arts striving for change, so silence is not an option."
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