Born privileged, living poor. Gained perspective.
Elizabeth Foster, Little Rock, AR. Growing up in a mostly-white suburb of Chicago, I was isolated from cultural and socioeconomic differences. Through my privilege, I...
My ignorance has made me weak.
Langley B., Siloam Springs, AR. I am a 21-year-old white female. Currently, I am taking a class at my university in which we discuss race...
I Just Want To Be Enough
Adora, Little Rock, AR I have so much to offer. I am a good person. I am a loyal friend. I am intelligent. I deserve...
CALL US NEPALESE NOT THE INDIANS
Jubin Timilsina, Jonesboro, AR We are Nepalese and we have our own identity. Stop calling us Indians
I’m not white, but I’m white.
Kelsee Jensen, Jonesboro, AR I am from Alaska and have a lot of Alaskan native family members. Growing up, I did not think of myself...
I Just Want To Be Enough
Adora, Little Rock, AR I have so much to offer. I am a good person. I am a loyal friend. I am intelligent. I deserve...
Being white doesn’t make me rich
Toby Britton, Siloam Springs, AR I grew up in Uganda, East Africa where I stood out like a sore thumb since I was white. The...
The Past Doesn’t Determine Our Future
Zoe White, Jonesboro, AR I am an Arkansas State University and this is my first year at the university. In my past experiences, I’ve decided...
Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong Being a Factory Rat.
Diane Payne, Monticello, AR. I grew up in Holland, Michigan, a town where most everyone considered themselves quite lucky to have a job in a...
I can’t leave without my receipt.
Nathaniel Kittrell, Beebe, AR I can’t ever go anywhere or buy anything without needing to have a copy of my receipt with me. I promise...
White, female, and scared to speak
Shealyn Chestnut, Havana, AR A young, female student at Arkansas State University and I am always scared to open my mouth and voice my opinion....
It is not a heritage thing
Sara Lachance, Springdale, AR. Seeing Confederate flags on the back of trucks and outside people’s houses makes my stomach hurt. I once encountered a person...
Affirmative Action is separate and unequal
Brandon W Hogan, Jonesboro, AR I am a 35-year-old black man living in what is supposedly a very racist, bigoted Southern United States state or...
