¨Still happens today, just disguised differently.”
Jamila Best New York City, NY Brooklyn Whereas my ancestors dealt with the troubles of blatant racism, today, Blacks may find themselves in a position...
The Civil Rights Movement is Different
Tiana Icesis Bryant New York City, NY Brooklyn My six words are like the Civil Rights Movement is different from any other subject, more independent,...
Ambiguously different from everyone else. Stereotypes.
Jessica Winfrey Portland, OR I am biracial and bicultural and was educated for the first 6 years in a very diverse school on an air...
I enjoy being a grab bag.
Melissa Holland, MI I was adopted at three days old and know nothing of my biological heritage. I enjoy feeling as if I’m a mixture...
Hurt: Mother sent Jessie (black) home.
Joyce Jordan Fort Myers, FL This incident occurred when I was 7 years old. I never forgot it and remember watching her get back on...
LOVE acknowledges and celebrates racial differences.
Suzanne Koch Sunnyvale, CA First and foremost, I’m a mom. Being a mom to a child who doesn’t look the rest of our family is...
They are different, get over it
Steve Bedminster, NJ Humans are diverse. Not all whites are the same culturally and genetically, and the same applies for Asian, Latin American, Spanish, and...
Our similiarities greatly outweigh our differences.
Robin A. Schneider, Seattle, WA. Collected from The Race Card Project, On Location: Seattle Community Colleges
Why do you think I’m different?
Natasha Sykes Saint Louis, MO Biracial. New Kid. Moving all the time. Never fitting in.
Different kinds, different opinions, do matter.
Marsha Leibson: entry of for a 5th grade student Miami, FL This is a fifth grade student’s work. His name is Alex. He has a...
We ARE different, good and bad
Evelyn P Yenson Seattle, WA And we need to have mutual trust, respect and kindness
I avoid people that are different.
Jill Noeh Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project-The University of Michigan Explanation: I’ve found that throughout my life, I have avoided people who look and...
Different Cultures, But Only One Race.
Charles George Pickett, Spokane, WA. As a child of twelve I worked after school, on weekends, and all summer in a scrap metal yard, and...
Same race, different continent, new identity.
Albert Toronto Who are the real Americans? Why do we have African Americans, Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Korean Americans, but not English Americans, German Americans?
Mixed Latina two times “different”, lonely.
Mara Andino Los Angeles, CA My parents are both Puerto Rican. My mom has red hair and freckles constantly mistaken for Northern European, my dad...
