Afraid he’ll deny his Black side.
Tiffany Smith, Joppa, MD My husband and I fought for years to conceive and are proud parents of a 17 month old, mixed race boy...
Disabled, black, native American, another minority
Gary Norris Graybl, El Ceritto, CA p>Being disabled and black was a project..being a part of a culture within a culture, that did not want...
Own history, own America, our turn.
Keith Stokes, Newport, RI. Persons of African heritage have been far too long a background to much of American history. The more we can learn...
In America, we use turn signals.
Caitilin Weber Los Gatos, CA I was raised in Alabama and moved to California in my mid-30’s. Alabama was at the time a “bi-cultural” society...
Child of Pennsylvainia coal miners
James Tupko, New Milford, CT My grandfather came to Pennsylvania in 1907 to work in the coal mines. It had to be tough to be...
Listen when we say it’s real!
Celestial Holmes, Yulee, FL. It’s frustrating when whites are dismissive and argumentative about race issues and privilege in America.
A transnational adoptee, consumed by “in-betweenity.”
Rebecca York, Takoma Park, MD Fighting for visibility and validity, in white and of-color spaces is perpetually exhausting. Transnational adoptees are at the heart of...
This country is such a beautiful place
Kelly Mulvany, Chandler, AZ This country is beautiful BECAUSE we are not all white. The variety of cultures and beautiful people ARE what makes America...
White Jewish girl in a bubble
Emily Einhorn, Beachwood, OH. Whenever there is talk about racism, a part of me feels guilty. I have lived in a small suburb my entire...
White in America, Gringa en Sudamérica
Kiersten Stiles, Watkins Glen, NY Student at Corning Community College
America is a work in progress,
Brie Stoll, Houston, TX. We are a very young country. We need to work with each other to fix this country.
Immigrant to America equals sacrificing generations.
Tom Lau, Chicago, IL. This is a Polaroid of the back of my mom and dad that I took few years ago.
“Race flavors every encounter in America” – Rev. Marshall Hatch
Joe Baker, Fort Wayne, IN. I wish I could take credit for this, but it was spoken at the National Christian Community Development Association Conference...
Two languages, Three dialects, Three cultures
Vincent Lei, San Ramon, CA. Grew up in Macau, China. Mainly speak Cantonese there. Moved to America four years ago and started to speak English...
Can Anyone Believe I Love Everyone?
Lisa Johnson, Holden, MO. I am, unfortunately, from very rural America. There was a short period in my life (approximately 1/4 of it) that was...
