Small Ohio Town: Color Didn’t Matter
Debbie Spragg Brisentine Plain City, OH I was born in 1954, lived in Mt. Pleasant Ohio, pop. approx. 500. Attended school from 1959-1972. Had both...
I am 0.4% Sub-Saharan African
Mary Jo Latham-Martin, Houston, TX After being diagnosed with Essential Tremor, and being told it was hereditary, I started on a quest to learn about...
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...
I wish the voice would stop.
Al, Atlanta, GA. I was born 51 years ago. I grew up with a father who would definitely be considered racist today, but was probably...
I have no black best friends.
Kevin Maness PA I have colleagues, students, friends, and acquaintances who are black and who I love, like, and/or dislike, but I’m embarrassed to say...
I was bussed. I was scarred.
Andrea Stewart, Brooklyn, NY. When I was in third grade I was bussed from the predominantly white side of town to the predominantly black side...
I was so slow to understand
Angela T, Indianapolis, IN I am still learning. I’m thankful for the African American friends I have made who let me ask questions without judging...
Let’s get over our white selves.
Christine Pado, Third Lake, IL. Yeah – so, I’m white and I live in a mostly white neighborhood. We moved out here for affordable housing....
He said, ” I have black friends”
Jeanette Staten Island, NJ Seriously? So, what…does that make you “not” prejudiced? One of my very good friends said this to me years ago while...
Who Am I: Not Michael Brown
Christopher Allen Cummings, USA. The notion circulating among a few of my black friends is that as a black man I should feel represented in...
Self segregation leads to continued stereotyping.
Monica Mingo Germantown, MD Whenever I meet someone who doesn’t have friends who share different skin colors, I challenge it. How can you live in...
Where are all my black friends?
Doug Baker Pittsburgh, PA For me this is the measure of the segregation that still exists in the US. I’m white, but if I want...
And I have several black friends!
Christy Berger San Francisco, CA Being non racist in our day to day lives is great, but it is not the same as being anti...
Racist?! I’ve got black friends.
Adam Hart Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
