Can your name effect you negatively.
Ricky Sanchez, Sanger, CA. My full name is Ricardo Juan-Ignacio Sanchez. I go by Ricky because I am afraid of people judging me for my...
THE COLOR OF MY SKIN ~PRICELESS~
Tricia Stewart, Minneapolis, MN. I am bi-racial and I’ve experienced racism from both sides(black and white). You don’t always realize in the moment whether something...
We are who we make us
Desiree’ Parker, Sacramento, CA. In a room full of black people I am comfortable, in a room full of white people I am comfortable, in...
I Am Not White Or Black
Matthew, TX. Black, White, Asian, or Pink with Purple polka dots – your skin color is not who you are. Do not obsess over the...
Being Mixed Doesn’t Define Cultural Identity
Morgan Engelhardt, Norfolk, VA. A lot of times I get shut down for calling myself Pacific Islander or Asian because I look white. The truth...
Color Defined, Now Mixing is Fixing
Doug Shipman, Atlanta, GA. The demographic changes seen in the census are at a turning point– race has to change because the categories are rapidly...
Race should not define me, right?
Ivy, Salem, OR. It’s sad, because I thought for the longest time that race doesn’t matter. At least in my household it doesn’t. I was...
So I Am an ALIEN, Apparently
Repeka Touli, Murray, UT. “Alien” is the one word I grew up hating because when I was old enough to carry an Identification card (for...
Jigaboo, high yellow, octoroon, passing, pickaninny, mixed
Teri V. Markanson, Crescent City, CA. Before I knew what the definitions were, these words were used to describe me as a young child.
Focus on me, not my appearance
Shelby, Sunnyvale, CA. Too many people in this world focus on how we look when we should be focused on our character and our personality....
My grades do not define me.
Timothy Yambao, Sacramento, CA. Coming from an Asian family, everyone expected me to get a 4.0+ but I couldn’t never meet their expectations.
What do you identify as?
Zachary Trebellas, Batavia, IL. I think so much pain over race comes from the fact that it feels like we are being defined by others....
My color does not define me!
Tena Thompson, Hilton Head, SC. We need to start our individual conversations about race and life issues within our centers of influence.
I am me, not my race
Dawn Taylor, Alta Loma, CA. I don’t want to be defined by the color of my skin and I don’t define others by the color...
