Truth behind fear of Black men
Christian Armour, Starkville, MS I’ve often myself have asked myself many times before why people fear black men so much. As a young black man...
Black Men Have Feelings As Well
Jaleel Swauncy, Memphis, TN Black men are treated as though they are sub-human or animals with little to no feelings, both emotionally and physically. We...
I am not who you think
Stella, Fredericksburg, VA White woman here. I grew up in a town that was mostly white with a small percent of Latin Americans. Black people...
Today I applied for a passport
Larry Smith (Vietnam Veteran), Saint Louis, MO. I look around and see white fear of black people (especially black men) on the rise as reflected...
Double closet for gay black men
Chris Porter, Seattle, WA. Living in two worlds where aceptance is difficult gives way to the double closet for many gay black men.
Hair color, in a locked box
Shane Broyles, Submitted via Twitter: @sabroyles. Raleigh, NC. #theracecardproject Photo is not mine.
Yes I do fear Black men
Rachel, Tulsa, OK. Black men are many times more likely than White men to be thieves, rapists, and murderers. When I see a Black person...
I smile at young black men.
Nena Clark Rochester, MN I am an old, white woman. I work in the govt center and I see all kinds of folks there who...
Black men make great dads too!
Christopher Brown, Dallas, TX. I’m here to spite all those who reference black men as useless, dead-beat or otherwise absent when it comes to fatherhood....
I’m afraid of most black men.
Maureen C. Kenosha, WI I work in a library with a lot of African American patrons, and I tense up when black men come in,...
Biracial anxiety; black/white; both/neither?
Tracey Frierson North Ridgeville, OH Version 2: biracial anxiety; black/white; neither/both! I have two adult biracial daughters, three years apart, raised in the same home...
All young black men are suspect
Gina Carusi Omaha, NE People keep saying the Zimmerman verdict was not about race. Until we admit that this society views all young black men...
Black men should fear black men
Mark Foster Atlanta, GA How can one seriously suggest the Zimmerman-Martin story emblematic of the black male experience while ignoring the predatory culture of black...
Educated black men still dread sirens.
Joshua D. USA 2 advanced degrees and zero crimes later, life still sometimes feels like a high-speed chase. Especially when it’s dark and those flashing...
