I Am Black. I Am American

Jessica Thompson,
Houston, TX.

We are all Americans, and we should all be viewed as such. Americans fighting each other hinders National Progress.

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Never keep secrets from your children.

Do I look white to you?

The only person in the room

I never think of you as Asian.

I’m only Jewish when it’s safe

I'm brown, glamorous, educated and wealthy.

Not black enough, not white enough

Whites selfassigned privileged, blacks deprived, caste

I'm a Traitor to the Community

Traditional environment with non-traditional views.

Who are you? Papers? Go home!

Pain anger confusion impatience exhaustion pride

I don't... but I really do.

Awareness: ONLY the FIRST BIG step

Oh you are interested in that?

The plantation haunts my gay marriage.

With kids, people don't separate us.

Riding on a train crying, mommy braiding.

Good hair is well maintained hair.

I thought you were white on the phone

Uniquely Made, The American Girl Today

Sorry, this AMERICAN sings it better.

Trying to Navigate, Willing to Fight

White, Technology, Life-Enhancement, Ancestors, Human-Rights

I stare longingly at others like me

Who knew Hispanics could be Native?

Only recently have my eyes opened

While there's no finishline: Americans All

That girl spat in my eye.

Identity isn't housed in a box

He's not your son? Oh good!

Rural Alaska, six blacks, my family.

I will never really ‘get it’.

She loves me, her family can't

Always presumed mixed. Shocked genetically white.

How does one become a Patel?

Different from others in my family

Character is more important than race.

You look White, but I'm Black

Rejecting narratives from childhood racist influences

Sometimes I am embarrassed being white.

Why do people steal from us?

Becoming American, it is not easy

All American. White. Muslim. No contradiction.

All-American Girl: Minority at Work

I'm Korean, Jewish, both, neither? American.

My mixed-race son looks All-American.

Am I American o de alla

You're foreign. Not American. No way.

Bangladeshi-British immigrant. Mom of all-American twins.

My tastebuds tell me I'm Japanese

I believe in the hyphen!

Mexican American torn between the two

Natural Hair does not mean militant

Be Present, Be Here, Be ME

Smart black kid plays tennis alone.

My hair defines me, woman Black!

Are we really invisible to you?

Hi. You must be the nanny.

You're one of us (not really).

Who Will Your Children Play With

My disenfranchisement is a hate crime.

My natural hair isn't a statement.

Why isn't my hair work appropriate

Nappy hair is good hair too

Greek, German, American, Indian! #racial salad

Searching for a way to feel

Strength in pedigree proud of race

Square peg in a round hole

I survived the white flight.

The only white person here? (How does it feel)

Caring is not enough. Changing is.

Humility leads me out of denial

You're lucky; you have good hair

Bad hair good. Hair, me roar!

Still want to touch your hair

Why we hafta be Afro Anything?

Skin says black, hair says mixed.

Mommy, I want to be Vanilla.

Privilege cripples; step out, run naked.

Your father not black, show pictures

All white childhood, now I’m learning.

Usually white babies aren't so cute

Who are we now? All human.

My thoughts matter. Don't ignore me.

Change your English level to native

We did not choose our race.

The Truth Spoken Behind Closed Doors

Your son looks nothing like you!

You can not cross Father Lawler's street
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