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...
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....
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...
