Gay, Fag, Homo. Yes I am.
Aaron Armer Sacramento, CA My 6 word essay is based on Identity which is explaining to the reader that you can stand up to a...
Vote equal rights, not special privileges.
Christian Meyer San Francisco, CA A denial of opportunity, such as employment or admission to a higher learning institution, for example, based on the color...
I am the new mocked minority.
Jeremiah Harding Yucca Valley, CA As a straight white male, I am automatically viewed as the boogeyman in cultural issues. People who haven’t even stopped...
Race is not just black or white.
John Vacaville, CA Understanding Race Project, University of Michigan
Aunt Jemima was my hero
Karen Kotoske Palo Alto, CA I don’t recall ever seeing anyone of any race other than white in my hometown of Salem, Oregon (1950’s.) The...
Admit fear of Latinos with guns
Margaret Koike Salinas, CA I live in an area with extremely high gang violence, including shootings, murders, and armed robberies.
Yet another way to make generalizations
Carol Sacks, Santa Barbara, CA. My nine-year-old daughter, who is adopted from China, is reading a biography of Muhammad Ali for a book club project....
“Affirmative Action” = Government Code Word for Anti-white
David Dearth Huntington Beach, CA After sending over 150 proposals to the Small Business Administration of the Federal Government…. didn’t receive even a single reply....
Fear anyone different. Close your mind.
Jeanine McElwain, Davis, CA. “Another possibility was: What does N****r mean, Mom? (5 words) This is a question I had as a child in the...
