NO MORE WEAVES FOR ME FOLKS!

Nikki Hearn,
Sacramento, CA.

Being “Black” just the way God made me is enough.

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Ginger is a root, not me

I am tired of explaining myself.

Wait till Grandma knows he's black

What's having an Asian baby like?

You're mixed with that hair, right?

I believe in the melting pot.

God painted me. He painted you.

Never right time Always right time

Race, the easiest way to discriminate.

You're not one of THOSE Asians.

Let me walk in your shoes

I get called Mexican a lot.

I am tired of being exotic!

Sharing stories connects and forever changes

Many fingers needed to hold tomorrow

Trying to classify my identity

Red, yellow, black, or white, precious

Physical and mental construct that separates :o(

Acceptance - that's what it's all about.

Not a thing. Just geography + time.

Male, Polack-American, overlooked, tired, lost.

White male. Teenaged me wasn't feared.

Out of Appalachia, into the world

My heart will forever be grateful

Kindergarten Registration: White? Asian? Choices? Eskimo!

Identity is the root of suffering

Benefit and burden with being biracial

I am always half never whole.

Six humans running Lincoln Memorial steps

Your family's not inbred...are you?

Black Guy In A Crazy World

Other has always meant special.

Race, forget it. Identity, embrace it.

When did borders start defining 'race'?

Do you have a foreign name too?

Thirdculture and don't understand white culture!

Drowning in generalizations; floating on truth

Why can't I like this too?

I'm called Ch*nk by African-Americans most

While there's no finishline: Americans All

I'm not mad, I'm just exhausted.

Rice is my LIFE. Deal with it.

Finally, a multi-racial option on applications.

Race is nothing. Culture is everything.

Do you notice any difference, though?

Told to see race, am puzzled

I like kimchi more than potatoes.

I want to understand Cultural Appropriation.

Be Humble, Give back, Don't judge.

So 'Ratchet' is the NEW Black?

The one with the brown skin.

Meet My WHITE AFRICAN AMERICAN Son

What country does my family represent?

I feel like I'm being replaced.

Forgotten History; Missed Opportunities; Life Elsewhere

Stop supporting musicians who perpetuate stereotypes.

The great famine was a genocide.

Education will free humanity from differences

American Indians still exist. We're strong.

Maybe you all are just bored

Why does race matter? It shouldn’t.

Often, I am frustrated with myself.

GUYS, NOT ALL ASIANS ARE CHINESE

The hate will kill us all

Race is just accident of birth

Your words do not offend me!

Race is color, color isn't you

I'm one of the good ones

Race has no finish line winners

Time to STOP shaming WHITE PRIDE!

Free to live how I want

Before me, six Native nations here.

Too Light, Too Dark...Who Cares

Racism; as American as apple pie

Same finish line; different starting points.

Societally constructed by those in power

Outdated Illusion Destructively Creating A Narrative!

I am White and Hispanic getoverit

Celtic mutt...happens to be white.

Power Struggle represented by skin tones.

Just call me a human being

Why are people like me scared?

Who are you? Papers? Go home!

I feel invisible, while standing out.

I love all races except Mexicans.

Bruh, not all Mexicans are illegal.

My role model was not black.

Mexican boy didn’t cross the border.

White, but can’t have Mexican family?

America provides opportunity for English accent
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