Asian: Discounted everywhere but HR reports
My experience Seattle, WA People say “reassuring” discounting things like “I never think of Asians as people of color, you’re like white people with funny...
Being “colorblind” is not the answer.
L. A. Elliott, Rockwall, TX. Submission collected from Pro Publica: Segregation Now Series Every person has a story, a culture, a past and especially a...
Don’t want to be color blind
Rebecca Sallee Marshall Rou, Traverse City, MI. It feels that if I acknowledge racism In our society people of color tell me color blindness is...
Dance is color blind universal language
Brian Hayes, Atlanta, GA. I got into Salsa dancing because I wanted to try something new. I never knew it would open my eyes and...
Color blind…more than a dream?
Michael H Chicago, IL I grew up listening to Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy talk about their dream of a society that one day...
Color blind. Not blinded by color.
Gabrielle Davis Philadelphia, PA I remember being introduced to my friends dad once as her “black friend”, I knew she meant nothing by it but...
I am color-blind or willfully blind?
Brian Phillips San Jose, CA Could I be that ignorant of the nature of race in this country that I don’t see color? Or perhaps...
Saying you’re “color blind” is OFFENSIVE.
Lacey Johnson Los Angeles, CA I know that saying you “don’t see color” is a hot trend right now, but I don’t think that many...
Eyes were opened. Grateful for grace.
Katelin Hansen Columbus, OH I started college completely ‘post-racial’ and ‘colorblind.’ I remain so thankful for the friends of color who abided with me, answered...
when will we just see people
Robert Williamson Margate, FL I was a white boy born in southwest Florida but left there at 5, came back at 11 in 1970. Had...
Color blind is forever culture blind
Katherine Liu Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan I dislike it when people say that they don’t pay attention to the color...
