White folk need more Black friends.
Morgan Tyree, Powell, WY. Many Blacks have White friends and associates, most probably always have. But not so for Whites. If more Whites knew individuals...
Black folks DO live in Alaska!
Diane “Bunny” Fleeks, Fairbanks, AK. My father arrived here in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1959. My mother and I “came into the country” (as we old...
Privileged whites must start the conversation
Marcia Ladd, Chapel Hill, NC. A group from my Presbyterian Church has been studying and talking about the black experience, white privilege and what we...
Whiteness is ace up your sleeve
Colette, Poughkeepsie, NY. As I was getting ready to upload my own statement about race, I noticed a posting that stated “(B)lacks are a one...
Seattle, please stop fearing black folks.
Roland Groce, Jr., Seattle, WA. All 52 years of my life has been affected by white privilege and racism. My son is bi-racial, now graduated...
Black folks: please forgive white ancestors!
Linda Robinson Philadelphia, PA All of us are shaped by the culture and historical period in which we developed as children. That culture almost becomes...
