A Black Christian, not White Muslim
Ellen McDaniel-Weissler LaVale, MD When my sister, a Peace Corps volunteer, went to serve her two years with the Corps in Chad, Africa, my parents...
I am not a single story
Geovanni Herrera, Dallas, TX p>I chose these six words after being extremely inspired by a Ted talk called “The dangers of a single story” years...
You’re Indian AND Catholic?! No way!
Josie H Australia I am a Catholic Indian. The middle school I went to was not Catholic, and when I graduated into high school (which...
Denial’s not (just) a river in Africa!
Bruce B. Rush, Philadelphia, PA I grew up in a generation where I lived through & was influenced greatly by expressions like “Say It Loud,...
Race solidarity always saves Black lives.
Sam P.K. Collins, Washington, DC Black people need a race consciousness, global Outlook and identification with Africa that will help them look beyond the American...
Denial. Not just an African River!
Bruce B. Rush, Philadelphia, PA I slightly modified my initial essay to make sure it was unequivocally 6 words, without any claimed exception or exemption...
I Am Shattered Pieces Scattered Black
Lauren Anderson Kansas City, MO I’m not sure what I would consider myself. The only thing that I know is that I am brown-skinned, but...
Migrants in dinghies aren’t our enemies
Emily Jones, UK People in the UK can have the most horrendous attitude to migrants and refugees fleeing problems OUR COUNTRY CREATED in Africa, Asia...
You have the right skin color
Erin Fischer, Boulder, CO. This is actually the end of a quote from Abraham Verghese’s novel, Cutting for Stone. The whole quote says “Accent be...
Girl, you got that good hair.
Clare Norris-Bell, Los Angeles, CA. In the Black community, hair has been been a measurement of one’s value for generations. In the African-American culture, “good”...
I’m not just a Black Man
Jared Blocker, Gainesville, FL. My name is Jared. And this is my attempt at trying to post a race card. I was born and raised...
Made-up, fear, love, in, out, together
Dev Michel Luthra, Jamaica Plain, MA. I am the child of an Indian (Asian) father and a European mother, both of whom were raised in...
You’re from Africa? But you’re white?
Anonymous, Namibia. White black and everything in between. We’re all African in spite of some Africans claiming to be more African than others.
I am a proud American man
Charles Tanner, Midland, TX. I am an American,there is not a pre or post to that I was not brought here I was born here....
What country does my family represent?
Chevelloni El, Newark, DE. My daughter attends a multicultural festival at her school each year where students share their experiences, cultures and history. She wants...
I am proud to be white!
Aaron Fitzgerald, Australia. It is OK to be white, we are NOT responsible for all the problems that the POC world faces; that the Jewish-run,...
Black and white offspring aren’t ‘black’
Peter Michael, Zimbabwe. It is annoying and incorrect that when a black person and a white person have a child the child is referred to...
Spoiler Alert: We’re ALLLL from Africa!
Kristin Silvani, NJ. Get over it, racist white people! You’re embarrassing the rest of us!
