Blonde daughter adopted beautiful black baby.
Irene Eggers Wheat Ridge, CO The baby’s light older siblings adore her.
Uncle Julian shot, only a Mexican
Douglas Rule Colorado Springs, CO 1904 Sopris, CO, killed in a shoot out. Only reason situation not dismissed is that my grandmother’s sister Laura was...
Is It Racist to Ask People Where They’re From?
URI FRIEDMAN, The Atlantic JUL 2 2014, 9:05 AM ET ASPEN, Colo.—”The moment was fine for me…. But I don’t know, how was it for...
This project gives racism more power
Brandon Aspen, CO The purpose of saying something racist is to invoke. By allowing people to express that they were hurt by these words gives...
One person is all it takes
Hannah Lindberg Denver, CO One person is all it takes. To start a rumor, it only takes person. It is said that racism is taught,...
I hate these walls between us.
Joel Bass Englewood, CO The idea of race was created to keeps us apart, to make it easier for us to harm each other, to...
Economic segregation will add to problem
KL Anderson Colorado Springs, CO Educational disparity has long been a racial card, but it’s one the sinking middle class is now being dealt, too....
Only one race: hue-man!
Michael Thau Centennial, CO I noticed that people of different races are no different in their core. Some are smart and others less so –...
Anger sadness hope live inside me
Susan Riederer Boulder, CO I was a teenager during the 60’s and feel such sadness at remembering what occurred in my youth as a white...
Aren’t you supposed to be blonde?
Mikayla of Westminster Westminster, CO People tend to assume that all Germans are the Nazi’s idea of perfect: blonde with blue eyes. They also immediately...
disturbing, affirming, challenging, eye-opening, disappointing, sustaining
Michael McLeod Aurora, CO Michigan Law Alumnus/a
Minorities must be “stomped” out, removed.
Colton Denver, CO An incredibly close friend of mine was one of the only white girls at an African-American/Asian majority school. Months ago she was...
“At least my mother is real.”
Shoshi Shaw Denver, CO In middle school I saw nothing wrong with being honest about my past so anyone who asked I would tell, I’m...
