Difference between Phillando and me? Nothing.
Barry, MN. As a black man, who – though I hate the phrase, acts very “white”, I feel as though you have act a certain...
Whites are not a monolith either.
Elias Miller, Richmond, VA This is a variation of the famous Shirley Chisholm quote. I feel like so much of the corporate training in diversity,...
Difference between staying alive or dying
Isaiah Borders, Kannapolis, NC p>Race in America can be a life or death situation during some occasions. Racial injustice is 100% real and there’s a...
I see color, and it’s Beautiful.
Rebecca G Eckert, Chesapeake, VA I have always hated the statement, ‘I don’t see color.” It is important to embrace our differences and find the...
Race means difference rarely appreciative understanding.
Lili King, Alamo, CA With biracial grandchildren, I am afraid for them and in them have hope.
Beauty and strength in our differences
Joan E. Beaudoin, Wayne State, Oakland MI One of my favorite public art murals is located in the Grays Ferry are of Philadelphia. Called the...
We are all humans doing life
Jolynne, Chino, CA. If someone makes me nervous it’s usually because they’re different to me. Different than what I’ve been exposed to. It’s hard to...
You are dirt. So I scrubbed.
Melody Rabassa SUNY Potsdam, NY No difference. We are all human We can learn. Just need time
Recognize differences, realize that’s not bad
Jess, Omaha, NE As a white woman who grew up in the midwest I was always told I shouldn’t talk about the differences, it was...
No real difference… know real difference
John Everett, Miami, FL. same difference~ it should be more about who i am than what i am, agree? see, i could survive being you...
The Chicana to make a difference
Maria Pacheco, Riverside, CA. My parents never graduated high school. None of my family members have ever been to college. But this Chicana wants to...
My world told me I’m Black.
Robert Franklin, Denver, CO. Race is a construct we all have a part in teaching to our youth. Yes, we are a part of a...
I’m not a person of color
Gabriella Grange, Plano, TX. Before coming to college, I always thought of myself as a black person. But when I got to college a few...
DIFFERENT face colour SAME beautiful DIFFERENT
J. G., Wayne State, Detroit, MI People are complicated. We all have similarities and differences.
Made-up, fear, love, in, out, together
Dev Michel Luthra, Jamaica Plain, MA. I am the child of an Indian (Asian) father and a European mother, both of whom were raised in...
Army-wide, we were all green.
Christine Cook, Wayne State, Ann Arbour, MI When I was in the Army, diversity was important. So was looking past color differences. At the beginning...
