Can’t You tell I am Different
Jose Cabrera San Francisco, CA Can you not tell that I am different? From looking at me you would not be able to tell that...
We all have our own battles.
Amanda Ardessi Diamond Bar, CA Although being discriminated against is still a real problem, I think we often forget that everyone, regardless or race or...
White people can’t talk about race
Rick Brown Santa Barbara, CA As a white man I feel that I will never be able to have a legitimate open conversation about race...
Porch-people loud Cabin-dwellers hushed
Kev Manning, Aptos Hills, CA. My experience has been– culturally, people with more southern (rural?) roots tend to be porch people (and employ languish-avoiding strategies),...
Sometimes I forget I’m not white
Darshi Balasuriya Long Beach, CA I spend my days mostly in Orange County California. I live in this white world and often see myself in...
I’m the blonde on the bus
Peggy Magnusson San Pedro, CA In exchange for the stress of freeway traffic, I have begun taking the bus to and from work. For most...
What is it like to be White?
Raymond Currie, San Francisco, CA. Thanks to the Race Card Project for the opportunity to say this. I often wonder, but could never say to my...
You people weren’t the first Americans
Ilene Santoyo, Hollywood, CA. White people always think that they were the first people in America those whom are racist are always say to Mexicans,...
Don’t understand racial pride. Do you?
Cesar Murillo, Riverside, CA. It has always seemed a bit odd to hear people claim “white pride”, “black pride”, “brown pride”, etc. We don’t get...
Father of two girls…I’m Black
Keith Williams, Hawthorne, CA. I know plenty of black fathers…notice I didn’t say sperm donors, we are perceived to be an endanger species. Every father’s...
My name is Xochitl, not “Sushi”
Xochitl Tovar, Riverside, CA. Growing up, my name was my worst enemy. Not only did my fellow schoolmates give me a hard time about it,...
Living While Black Can Be Lethal
Malcolm Green Jr., Riverside, CA. When black people are getting shot by the cops, black lives matter. But when black people are killing other black...
