Are you the maintenance guy
Mr. Jones, Charleston, SC. New neighbors moved in about 6 months ago. 1st introduction while I was sweeping driveway “are you the maintenance guy”. I...
I am buying what you’re selling.
Vicki DiPaolo, Charleston, SC. It is the basic instinct of survival that causes us to evaluate our environment and decide if what we see is...
Be actively anti-racist, not passively non-racist
Landon Ghast, Charleston, IL An open letter to white people: Being passively or “personally not (a) racist” and being aware of one’s whiteness/privilege is necessary...
White women kill for that color.
Kavita Charleston, SC As an Indian-American woman working in agriculture, I used to frequently get some variation of this comment when I sold at farmers’...
Kill racism before it kills me
Gelila Selassie, Charleston, SC. I pray that my hometown will stop racism before it results in body bags.
Black life is not valued.
Patricia Jones Charleston, SC My husband and I are the parents of an 18-year-old son who just graduated from high school. As we raised him...
Obama has created a class war….
Dina Reed Charleston, SC Since we elected a black president, it is difficult to divide us by race…so Obama has decided to create a divison...
