Is that your family? They’re white.
Gaby Segalla, Washington, DC. I’ve been adopted…twice. I was raised in a diverse community and I attend Georgetown Day School which is a very accepting...
How can whites prove their worth?
TheBadApple, USA. I have come home from a bad day at work and am looking for honest open dialogue. I am a white teacher who...
Self-image shattered living in South.
Carol Salami-Goswick Eugene, OR I’m a white woman who was born, raised, and lived in CA until I was 54. I was in college during...
“Lock your car while driving downtown.”
Michelle Allen, Grand Rapids, MI. I took drivers education in the summer of 1997, during a time when my hometown (a predominantly conservative, Christian Dutch...
Perceptions of race…change….over time…
M’Karyl Gaynor, Decatur, GA. I am 52 years old and I am from the Midwest (Rockford, IL) and while there was not an absence of...
Not black or white. I’m gray.
Nikki Hyde, Los Angelos, CA. I’m a proud member of the multiracial community but still looking for a simple, clear word to describe what I...
Terrified to Discuss Race Because I’m White
Hanne, Columbus Grove, OH. I grew up in a primarily white upper class community. Anyone in my town that are of a different ethnicity or...
I am black but not proud.
Shree Antwanette Bostick, Montgomery, AL. Although I am proud to be an African American I am not proud of the actions and the way we...
Begin: Befriend someone different than you.
Karen Fritts, USA. We talk and talk about race, but most of us stay in their own corners during the discussion. We cannot begin to...
This history My life My legacy
Saundra Thomas New York City, NY My life began at the start of the civil rights movement. 1962. the music of the civil rights movement...
Black people keep themselves down.
Charles, USA. It may sound racist, but I think that the black community keeps itself in a constant state of disadvantage. People can blame the...
diversity is a sign of progress
Saira New York City, NY Brooklyn An immature nation is still afraid of racial tolerance and hesitant to move on to a state of love...
Predominantly White Community; Michigan Changed Perspective
Steven Tobias Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan I grew up in small, predominantly white community in Richland, MI. We did not...
Predominantly White Community; Michigan Changed Perspective
Steven Tobias Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project, University of Michigan Short Summary: I grew up in small, predominantly white community in Richland, MI. We...
We live in a blended community
Allison Rosenau Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
I remember, my ancestors, I remember! I remember my ancestors, I remember! I remember, my ancestors I remember!
J. Richard Barajas, Director of Admissions College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa I feel the meaning changes based on the comma placement.
