You can’t see what I hear.
Amy Broadie Minot, ND I frequently overhear things said by people who don’t realize that I am half black and half white. On several occasions,...
It’s a black and white world?
Lauren Rodriguez Indianapolis, IN … But I’m Hispanic. People always want to categorize me into one or the other “category of people” just because I...
Black is beautiful in ALL shades.
Kristen Stephens Adelphi, MD My skin is special, not because I am light but because it is mine. Love the skin you are in!
I am not a black honky.
Sarita Houston, TX As a child in the south, I was picked on for several reasons: I have a dark complexion, I have decent hair,...
You aren’t what you look like.
Marcus Garcia Moses Lake, WA I’m Mexican but people pretty much never get it right like i get asked if I’m white,greek,persian,middle easter,black(shocked about that...
Half black, Half white, Still black.
Kenton Mobley Louisville, KY The world sees a black man, and that is all that matters to them.
White People Remind Me I’m Black
Patrick Battle Forest Park, IL I grew up in mixed environments and have had always had friends of different and mixed races. Still, I find...
Black, Mixed, Metisse, Exotic, Afropino, Fulatto
Christina Lewis Halpern New York City, NY The strange thing about race in the western world is the strong need to put people’s identities into...
Black? Educated? What is that?
Renee Reives Lorton, VA Sometimes I feel stuck. I’m black and educated. I feel like a unicorn based on what so many people perceive and...
Are you black? You look so …
Nicole Collins Bronzan Rahway, NJ I’m a mutt — black, Native America, Irish, you name it — raised all over the world as a military...
Black in America, white in Africa
Dauda Ladipo Nigeria Grew up and live in both the US and Nigeria. Because of my mixed racial heritage I got used to being viewed...
Be proud of who I am
Alesano Nakhid-Schuster Auckland, New Zealand Im black and bi-sexual. Enough said
I’m mixed with black and blacker.
SaMantha Shields Houston, TX I’ve been all over the world and I’ve been called pretty much any race you could think of. It drives me...
Much unnecessary monitoring shopping while Black
Kim L Taylor Pomona, CA This thought is the result of being watched while shopping, particularly clothing stores. I do not appreciate the feeling of...
