I Really Love Who You Are
Alexandra Zaver, Des Moines, IA I chose this particular sentence because while I understand that race and ethnicity are sensitive and intense topics, I want...
Black, but I do White activities
Ke Se, Des Moines, IA Black, but I do white activities There are so many people who can relate to this sentence. Whether you are...
My Speech Doesn’t Define My Skin
Ari Wiggins, Des Moines (DMACC), IA I chose this phrase because throughout my childhood and adulthood I am asked often about the way I talk....
I’m white but have Hispanic siblings
John Higgins, Des Moines, IA Many people are confused or have smart Alec comments to make when they find out I have Hispanic siblings even...
I was the only white teacher…
Alena, Des Moines, IA. I was the only white teacher in the City of Little Rock Early Childhood Center, a school partnered with Little Rock...
Just being human should define us
Matt Bentz, Submitted via Twitter: @mbentz27. Drake University Des Moines, IA
What beautiful children! Are they yours?
Kate Lechtenberg, Des Moines, IA. The statement is spoken as a compliment, and the question is asked with genuine curiosity and is often followed with...
Weaponized white shame alienates poor whites
Harris Marvin, Des Moines, IA The BLM movements members need to differentiate between lawmakers who code racism into law and poor white people in the...
Native American. Quite white, yet benefit.
Crystal Korth Des Moines, IA I’m the blonde-haired, blue-eyed Indian girl who was the butt of jokes from city kids and threatened from skinz on...
No English. Standardized assessment. No chance.
Katrina Des Moines, IA As an ELL teacher, this came from when I had to give a student who was new to the country from...
Black youth obligated to be intimidating
Brent Hixson Des Moines, IA Why is our culture so tied up in image? For a young Black or Latino to walk into a store...
Constant awareness is difficult but necessary
Mark Reiter Drake University Des Moines, IA I grew up in a very white Catholic community. I always understood that there was more to the...
Unexposed, Growing up in Lilly-White Littleton
Amanda Horvath Des Moines, IA I grew up in a city just outside of Denver that has a nickname of Lilly-White Littleton. I never realized...
