I’m afraid for my black child
Juli, Brooklyn, NY. There are places in this country that I would never live because of the racism in certain areas. Eventually my daughter might...
Am I Bad? Am I Good…?
Black people aren’t who you think they Are…If they were I would be kicked out of my school. Like Martin Luther King jr said: “I...
I am Black, Mexican, and White…
R.E.A.L. Talk, High Tech Middle Media Arts 7th Grade Trailblazer I used to think that I was not any other type of race than Mexican...
Race is fiction, racism is real
Phyllis l. Johnson, Washington, DC. We as black people still suffer from the vestiges of slavery, like colorism.
I’m extremely racist and I’m not white.
Anonymous, UT. I’m not white, I’m not black. I’m a mixed Latina. I honestly despise brown/black people, I can’t stand their ugly skin, noses and...
We are who we make us
Desiree’ Parker, Sacramento, CA. In a room full of black people I am comfortable, in a room full of white people I am comfortable, in...
First saw black person at 16
Daniel Schram Boise, ID I live in a part of the country that even today has less than 1% black people in it. I’m a...
Come look, black people on television!
Ron Boose, Atlanta, GA. It wasn’t until 33 years after the first television was invented in 1927 that a black actor and actress were seen...
Black People Can Be Racist Too
Michael, Dallas, TX. I went to an all black school where I was 1 of 20 or less white kids. I was beat up, chased...
They got Black people in England?
Donna Alcindor, United Kingdom. I asked the sales assistant the price of something in a department store. She was also black. First came the look...
I’m not afraid of black people
David Norwood, USA. (Not sure what the rule is on contractions 🙂 I first realized I wasn’t afraid of black people when I was in...
America is not for black people!
Taylor Valdosta, GA Systematic racism exits and is targeted towards blacks. It’s in the government and in schools, Its always and will always continue to...
