I look white & I’m not racist.
Lynn, Great Falls, SC. I tend to look white; especially when not in the sun. I’m actually a mix of: European (German, Irish, & British),...
Meet My WHITE AFRICAN AMERICAN Son
Janice Davidsson, Norfolk, VA. You can’t help who you fall in love with and this American girl fell in love with an African boy. So...
I’m done with all the fights
Cara, UT. I have been having debates with my husband for a long time. We have spoken about how there is trained racism and acknowledge...
Yes I’m tobacco-pickin white trash
Tracy Hart, Washington, DC. Yes, I’m from a tobacco-pickin, Southern white trash family, and I mean that in the most endearing way. Some stereotypes my...
My white girl braids ignited confusion.
Nicolette, Alpine, WY. “You’re not black.” “No, I’m not.” “Then why do you have black-girl hair?” “I just like braids, that’s all.” When I had...
Ashamed of being mostly white. Sadly.
De, Everytown, MO. I chose a picture of a rainbow because I think it fits the subject of my card. I am mostly of Caucasisan...
MY FLUIDITY IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA.
OTI OBOH New York City, NY Brooklyn I’m Nigerian born raised in the US and find my fluidity in my identity as Nigerian, as American...
Which category do I belong to?
Patrilie Hernandez, Washington, DC. When you look at me, what race do you see? Do you see my dark skinned grandparents, whose African relatives escaped...
RESPECT! Skin colour labelling IS offensive
Liam, United Kingdom MOVING AWAY FROM THE WHITE SUPREMACIST’S RULEBOOK Referring to people by skin colour is based on white “supremacy” – which is an...
I’M African American. Am I African-American?
Dahomey Abanishe, Secrest, FL. As a child in Kansas, I always assumed I was African-American and not because of what I was culturally but because...
Grace, pride, dignity, honour, love and light
Seydi, Detroit, MI. While growing up in Senegal some refer to me as dark as the buttocks of a cauldron, iIwas proud to be as...
Melting-pot Melungeon: Not “Other!” Try “Most.”
Marion Reid Kee Redmond, WA Some of my ancestors went through a lot so that I could be “white” and not have to know about...
Africans; unite, mobilise, prosper and LEAVE!!
Mike Cruickshank, England. As an an Afro person, I feel that the dominant society (people who call themselves White) have subtle and blatant ways to...
Please Ancestral Kinfolk don’t say slave
Beatrice Okonjo, Djibouti. Greetings most bless, This African country (Djbout) is a most Black Country, and we have too many same problem. I was not...
I’m not Mexican, I am me.
When I was younger, I always thought that race was real, I was surprised to find that it is not biologically real. Now that I...
You are cute to be dark
Secunda Joseph, Houston, TX. I’ve always seen the beauty in myself even as a kid. My brother and I were the darkest of all aunts,...
Canadian African German Black and White
Scott Kraenzlein, The New York City, NY. Born to a (white) Canadian mother and a (black) African father in Canada I was adopted at birth...
Would All My Ancestors Love Me?
Melissa U., Charlotte, NC. My Taino people would love me, from my plump lips to my curly hair. My African people would love me from...
