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Had to always prove myself better.

March 5, 2025March 6, 2025 Airforce, Asbury Park, better, crew, Department of Labor, Director IT, military, Mitchell Frank Reynolds Powell, NJ, office, Pemberton, prove, retired, work

Mitchell Frank Reynolds Powell,
Pemberton, NJ

I started my work life at 17 years old, in the US Airforce and retired the first time 24 years later. My responsibilities as a crew member were awesome and called for attention to detail without error. Becoming a flight examiner was the high point of my military career. My second career was with the Department of Labor as an Executive Assistant, and I worked 17.5 years retiring as The Director of IT Asbury Park computer Center.

This doesn’t make you a better person.

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 AL, Amy Bramlett, better, brave, interracial marriage, mixed, pale, Tuscaloosa

Amy Bramlett,
Tuscaloosa, AL.

My name is Amy. My fiance Keith and I have the most perfect baby girl together. She’s 8-months old and she is a mixture of her African American daddy and Caucasian mommy. Her name is Layla.

When I first told my family that I was dating a black man (long before Keith), my dad’s words stung me so badly that I almost didn’t recover. “Dating a black man doesn’t make you a better person, Amy.” “They can’t have you.” These were the words that rang in my ears for so long. It was Layla that broke the tension and melted everyone’s hard exteriors. She has brought so much love into our lives that never existed before.

We live in the south and yes, we do get ridiculous comments like, “Wouldn’t you rather date someone your own race?” and underhanded compliments like, “You’re so brave.” But compared to where we’ve been and the precious gift we have now, those things pale in comparison. An acquaintance recently said, “Amy, nothing makes you look happier or more in your element than being a mom.” I completely agree. You can’t argue with destiny.

Her Spanish is better than yours?

August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 better, fluent, Houston, Keila Ochoa, Lone Star College, Spanish, speak Spanish, TX

Keila Ochoa,
Houston, TX

p>My name is Keila, and I am a 1st generation Mexican American. Growing up, I typically spoke Spanish fluently, but I spoke more English because of school. I was always embarrassed when surrounded by other Hispanic kids who spoke better Spanish because my Spanish was not as good. So people always think I’m whitewashed or don’t try to learn my native tongue. I know many people who weren’t taught Spanish because their parents wanted them to be saved from bullying, so I think it’s important to recognize that many people don’t always have the best Spanish.
Lone Star College at University Park.

We are all in this together

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 better, different, earth, parents, planet, same, skin types, together

Christopher Davies,
Bridgewater, MA.

For the hogwash between people with different skin types to lessen it is up to parents to teach their children that we are all on the same team. lets all work as one to make planet earth a better place

My past didn’t define my future

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Akron, Bernard Roberts, better, failed, future, OH, past

Bernard Roberts,
Akron, OH.

p>I have failed many times but I continue to be better.

You still have to be better.

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Beltsville, better, double standard, Kimberly Walker, MD

Kimberly Walker,
Beltsville, MD.

Martin wanted better for blacks, whites

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 better, Black, Columbia, MLK, SC, white

Dominique
Columbia, SC

I AM NO BETTER THAN ANYONE

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 Anglo-Saxon, better, blonde hair, gender, Graham Davis, heritage, heterosexual, Malvern, PA, protestant, Race

Graham Davis,
Malvern, PA.

I am a white Anglo-Saxon protestant male. I am 5’4 with dirty-blond hair. I am a heterosexual. I am no better than anyone. I was created an equal to you. I will die an equal to you. I am proud of my heritage, but it does not define me. I should have no advantage over others because of gender or race. My ancestors should contribute nothing more to me than genetic material. I am my own person. I can make my own decisions and decide my own opinions just like every other human being on this planet should be able to do because just like me each and every one of you is not defined by history or the majority but by yourself. We are individuals. Not a minority or majority.

Equity is nice. Justice is better!

April 2, 2019August 19, 2020 better, culture, Detroit, dominant, EduTechDiva, equity, injustice, justice, marginalized, MI, skin, USA, Wayne State

EduTechDiva,
Wayne State,
Detroit, MI

Equality is not good enough. Equity is what most are striving for now, but justice is what’s necessary and way too many folks are afraid of what this actually means. It might mean that those who’ve had the institutionally established ‘upper hand’ for a while now, experience the injustices that marginalized people have at the hands of dominant culture for far too long. Wonder what allies are willing to put THAT much skin in the game…

People are racist within families.

November 19, 2018 better, communications, Detroit, difficult, earth, Family, human, interracial marriage, MI, Michigan, Olga Johnson, Race, Racist, USA, Wayne State

Olga Johnson,
Wayne State,
Detroit, MI

Race is becoming more difficult to distinguish according to google, due to intermarriages, travel and better communications between humans on earth.

We All Deserve Better Than This

October 29, 2018October 31, 2018 bad, better, deserve, Detroit, gender, good, leadership, Matthew Wisotsky, MI, outweigh, Race, USA, War, Wayne State

Matthew Wisotsky,
Wayne State,
Detroit, MI

It’s 2018. LEADERSHIP is failing us. WE are failing us. We’re still going to war oversees and in our own streets over things that we’ve already gone to war for oversees and in our own streets. The nightly news highlights our setbacks. Leaving the last 30 seconds of the telecast to show that there is still good in the world. I’m embarrassed by my race. I’m embarrassed by my gender. I’m embarrassed that I’m not doing more. The bad should not outweigh the good.

We deserve better than this.
I will do better.

12 million reasons to be exceptional!

September 20, 2018 12 million, Anita Hughes, better, Ellenwood, exceptional, GA, slave

Anita Hughes,
Ellenwood, GA

For all the 12.5 million Africans who were shipped to this part of the world we owe it to them to be better African-Americans. Every single slave is a reason why we ought to do our best and be our best at all times and in all places.

Heart isn’t racist false accusations anger

May 8, 2018September 9, 2020 1960's, alienated, Anger, Archie Bunker, Army, better, black man, Eric Holder, free, heart, Kevin Antonelli, NJ, Obama, Racist, resented, Vienna, WASP, Willie

Kevin Antonelli,
Vienna, NJ.

I remember the riots of the 1960’s yet at the time as a young child didn’t know the reason behind them or what was going on in the world. I was raised by an Archie Bunker and lived in a W.A.S.P. town with one black family. I was a racist but didn’t know why- it just was.

Then I entered the Army and a Black man, Willie, saved my life. I lived with, were brothers with those that were different than me and it shed new light about my fellow human beings. I then worked for a company that secretly practiced discrimination and I was torn between keeping my job and my beliefs that if they qualified for an apt just like a white man did they should have the right to housing.

All through my life I personally tried to do what I could to make a difference in how I treated black at the same time somehow how i was raised was still somewhere influencing me. But then at the same time, I resented the black community calling me racists without knowing who I am but just because I was white I must automatically be a racist. I personally do not believe anyone is better than the next person regardless of the circumstances– and I resent when people act as if they are- regardless of their race. I was passed up for a promotion to Sergeant in the Army because the other guy was black and I was told that outright.

I had nothing against the other man- he was my brother, I had his back he had mine- but he was not better than me. When Obama became President, although I did not vote for him not because he was black but because I didn’t support his political views–i still felt how wonderful it was that this country has come so far as to elect a black person President. BUT then by his actions and those of his wife, those actions of some of his administration such as Eric Holder- in their efforts to make a difference in the black mans lives– they alienated me as an American just because I was white. They themselves demonstrated themselves to be racists and I resent that. I believe that President Obama, his wife and others have created the division that we see in the US now and that although they tried to do good- they brought this country backwards and in the end– did not benefit the people they tried to help

My generation has to do better

April 15, 2018April 15, 2018 #theracecardproject @MU, better, generation, Josh, Monmouth University, NJ

Josh,
Monmouth University, NJ
#theracecardproject @MU

Better than most white people.

April 20, 2017 better, better than, entitled, jealous, judge, low morals, Minority, primary, white people

Lauryn,
USA.

No other race believes they are perfect or entitled to comment, judge, and see themselves as “primary” like white people. Ask a white person why minority people dislike them and they will tell you “because they are jealous of me”. They have no idea that what we honestly see are people who steal, have sex with their children, validate drug use amongst their children ( “oh its just marijuana and I’d rather he do it in the house…”), and overall and across the board of low morals.

They really honestly think somebody wants to be that.

Life is better without skin tone

April 18, 2017 better, Charlotte, Ger Xiong, life, NC, skin tone

Ger Xiong,
Charlotte, NC.

You must be better to succeed.

September 9, 2016September 9, 2016 apply, better, black male, CA, Curtis McCullom, Irvine, job, lesson, Mississippi, same position, succeed, work ethic

Curtis McCullom
Irvine, CA

Being a black male from Mississippi, my father taught me that in order to succeed in white American, I had to be the best in all my endeavors. If I was applying for the same position as a white person, I could not be the same. I had to be better. That lesson instilled in me a great work ethic. Thanks to CBU HIS311 for this opportunity!

I’m here to change your stereotypes

November 20, 2015November 20, 2015 better, change, Denali Lukacinsky, different, HI, Honolulu, life up, offensive, put down, stereotypes

Denali Lukacinsky,
Honolulu, HI.

People look at me and assume all kinds of offensive things about what black people are supposed to be like, they come up to me and explain all the ways that I’m “different”, and “better” and “not like them.” Well guess what, I am like them. Don’t lift me up by putting my fellow beautiful black folks down.

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