Benefit and burden with being biracial
Ryann Williams, Trinity University In a lot of ways, having two parents of different racial/ethnic backgrounds allows a unique insight into both cultures. It can...
I Shouldn’t Get Benefits For Whiteness
Emily Bertot, Clarksville, MD. I grew up in Florida in an extremely non-diverse, middle-class area. Moving up North was a big culture shock, but it...
I have benefited from white privilege
Lise Dumont, Brisbane, CA I will try to correct the imbalance.
Privilege cripples; step out, run naked.
Tannya Forcone, Akron, OH. My truck isn’t allowed to go faster on the freeway because it’s yellow. Why should my skin color allow me any...
Don’t let it get to you.
Brandon Yang, St.Paul, MN. I use to have friends that were nice to me for one reason. Homework. Even though I knew that they were...
Being black is akin to cancer
Kalea Deutsch, Los Angeles, CA. That’s how I see it. I am a product of a black father and a white mother. Being black has...
You benefit from your ancestors actions
Daniel Escalante, Taos, NM. These six words are coming from a person of color to a white person who says, “I feel guilty about what...
Ancestral sins, from which I’ve benefited
David Young Madison, WI So far as I know, my ancestors all came from Europe too late to have owned slaves. But I’ve benefited in...
