So easy to offend without intent
Leslie Veen San Francisco, CA There have been times when I have used a word or phrase that seemed neutral in meaning to me only...
Everybody’s racist, because race still matters.
Jeff Case Redwood City, CA It really doesn’t matter if you’re Black, White, Asian, Hispanic…the first thing you notice about anyone is how they are...
Them That’s Got Shall Get. History.
Daria Roithmayr Los Angeles, CA For me, and maybe also for Rich Ford, race isn’t primarily about people’s interpersonal interactions but about big structural processes,...
You speak English better than me.
Anna Lemos Redlands, CA These words were spoken to me by an educator when he learned I was bilingual – I spoke English and Spanish....
Your the whitest black guy.
Jason Smith Long Beach, CA I sometime catch people off-guard when I ask them what they mean by saying “your the whitest black guy I...
Talking about racism gives it power
Nate Hoffmann Oakland, CA I am a student in Ms.Tunik’s English class at Bishop O’ Dowd High School
Stereotypes make me sometimes ashamed white.
Anthony F Castro Valley, CA Student of Ms. Tunik @ Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland, CA
Card: bad metaphor for racial experiences.
Sara CA You don’t get to hold onto your racial experience, hidden away in your hands, waiting for the right moment to leverage it. You...
Color blind? Tell that to Crayola.
E. Lapham Nevada City, CA We see in shades of color and meaning. Let’s turn that into a defining asset.
A turban doesn’t mean a terrorist
Sarabjit Baveja San Francisco, CA Over two hundred thousand innocent Sikhs in this country are being routinely hated, victimized, profiled and discriminated against because they...
