Uncomfortable with privilege born of whiteness
Tamara Hoier, Durango, CO I was born into some blessings and acquired more because I was born in a “good” zip code, and am well...
Black mom. Blonde daughter. She yours?
Amber Duke, New Albany, IN. My bi-racial daughter has her father’s blond hair and fair skin. Soon after she was born, I was shocked when...
Don’t judge a book by cover.
Eric Robinson People look at me and assume I am purely Scandinavian because of my blond hair and blue eyes, but my mother is Sioux....
I’m blond, not your racist cohort
Kara Cox, Charlottesville, VA. I constantly get people making racist comments about others to me. They see blond hair and blue eyes and assume I...
You’re named Carlos, but you’re blond?
Leah Gillett Boulder, CO My mother is Mexican-American, my father is Irish-American. My brother and I are blond haired and blue eyed. People frequently react...
Surrounded by brown and welcomed in.
Allison Valeri Charlotte, NC In 2011, I took a trip to Kenya, Africa where my team and I were welcomed in as family. We were...
