Asian me: hated by Blacks. WHY?
Neil A. Sookdeo Baltimore, MD With six degrees, four from grad schools in the USA, I cannot compete fairly to teach African or Caribbean history...
I accept but don’t embrace, racism?
Christine Brown Baltimore, MD I live in an urban multicultural neighborhood and upon reflection I realize I have not truly embraced this neighborhood as my...
Not what you think I am.
Briana Ciccarino Baltimore, MD “Are you Latina/Hispanic?” this is the question I often get when meeting new people. I appreciate the compliment and wish I...
Don’t cry. Mama loves your curls.
Hilary Roberts-King Baltimore, MD Children’s books and Sesame Street make multi-cultural living look so easy. Of course I want my daughters to be proud of...
Watching my children negotiate racial identity
Kim Y Edmonds Baltimore, MD The issue of race has evolved but we in the US are still struggling and clearly uncomfortable. Those probing questions...
White trash is white for n*****
Lucille R. Coleman Baltimore, MD I was born in 1927 in Indiana where we were white trash during the Great Depression. I know it is...
I don’t hate who you hate
Ann H. Baltimore, MD I am always amazed and mostly saddened that people will use slurs or other hateful speech and assume I agree with...
Tan skin, hazel eyes, long hair
Kat Baltimore, MD My mother is black and my father is white. Out of their children, I am the lightest & whitest looking. Plenty of...
But you’re not white, white.
Anonymous, Baltimore, MD It was intended to be a compliment from a African-American woman to myself. I took it as that in the moment. Later...
Always being judged superficially
Joshua Rice Baltimore, MD This is for Journalism 275 Media Literacy Course at the University of Maryland College Park
