“You come off as too articulate.”
Bobby Rivers, Submitted via Twitter: @BobbyRiversTV @michele_norris #theracecardproject 6 words I’ve heard from Anglo producers in my TV career.
I fell for the assimilation trap
Brian Roberts, Gaithersburg, MD. I am a middle-aged American black man. I thought that if I lived my life as a solid citizen, went to...
South Texas Born, Melting Pot Raised
Jerheme Urban, Trinity University I am very proud of the fact that I was born in south Texas, a location steeped with history and tradition....
Future Doctor. Double Standard Of Excellence!
D’Lauren Oxidine, Delray Beach, FL. As a future doctor of education, one would assume that success would be highly attainable. However, because of my age,...
There should be more black physicists.
David Boehnlein, Hampton, VA p>I am a retired White physicist and worked with hundreds of colleagues over the course of my career. I could count...
Mexican Born achieving my American dream
Jesus Castro Menifee, CA California Baptist University CBU HIS311 I was born in Mexico and am the first person in my family to have a...
Don’t judge me by my career
Anthony Villarreal, Adrian, MI. Former Police and Criminal Justice Major people automatically think I’m going to correct them on every little wrong I see them...
We cannot have honest productive discussions
Jay Tee, New York, NY. Seeing as many careers have been derailed, some high profile other less so, because of a hypersensitivity around candidly discussing...
Opportunity, creativity, and education are essential.
Cynthia Farrell Johnson Silver Spring, MD First, the Civil Rights Movement opened doors, allowing me to train as a visual artist, and also study art...
