Blacks and whites are not opposite
Linda Starry Houston, TX I have been a teacher since 1974. My first year teaching was the first year of forced busing in Houston. My...
Black is not a dirty word.
Janice Fairfax, VA I used to work in retail where we received commission, requiring customers to identify us. Customers always felt uncomfortable referring to me...
Don’t bring home black…or Jew.
Linda Skillett Daniels, WV I grew up with a blue collar dad and stay at home mom. I started to date in the late 70s...
Oh, I wasn’t expecting someone black
Anonymous, Hampton, VA As a young, black female majoring in architecture, I’m continually confronted with stares and comments from people not used to seeing someone...
Because you’re black you say n*****?
Emily MI Even though your ancestors were called that doesn’t mean you can call others that.
Looks white. Sounds black. Fooled ya.
Diana Veiga Washington, DC This weekend I was at an event with a roomful of black women. There was this one lady who stood out...
Black out side. Mixed in Side.
Eddy Bowen Madison, WI I chose these words because It’s my cultural anthropology. most people when they “see” me they just see a normal black...
Black, and suffering for uncommitted crimes.
Victor Bradley Nashville, TN This is both a reference to the broader stereotyping which has pervaded the Black experience in America from the slave trade...
Quarter black, look asian, passe native.
Anne Guillory Thom Vancouver, WA Don’t feel comfortable in ethnically oriented gatherings, except in Louisiana.
Mom said look black is ugly
Giselle Henry Torrance, CA The first person who taught me that looking more like my African ancestors than my non-African ancestors made me ugly was...
I am a “real” Black person.
Maya Segirah Los Angeles, CA I have heard this all my life, exclusively from white people (ok, men) , who, for some arrogant reason, think...
I can have Black Acquaintances, not friends.
Julie Satterley Ft. Lauderdale, FL When my father said this to me at while I was in grade school, I was truly shocked. He was...
I’m black, but that’s not all.
Merrisa Hall York, PA This is an awesome project.. This allows people to be honest and make others aware that RACE should be discussed. Some...
