We live in two different Americas.
Melinda Hoye, Akron, OH Our Hidden Conversations helped me to put words to a heavy sentiment, that I have tried to express over and over...
Laid his change on the counter
Steve Williams USA I was 12 and working in my Dad’s gas station in a small town in Nebraska in 1968. I had never seen...
You might hurt the man’s feelings
Paul J. Mercer, Lakewood, NJ These words were from my father in the very early 50s. My Dad and I were watching the world go...
Color doesn’t change who you are
Lindsey Einck, Primghar, IA South O’brien. Color doesn’t change who you are. Your color of your skin shouldn’t make you any different than anyone else.
Judged for wanting to be different
Jared Baumer, Laguna Hills, CA. It can be hard to stand out and pursue a path of something different then what society and the world...
I’m not wrong, I’m just different
Kylee Arnold, Pine City, NY These 6 words fit the way I was raised. I grew up being taught that everyone is different. No one...
Girls are different? Sorry, didn’t know.
Katharine Corona, CA When I was young I grew up on a street with boys and ended up being a pretty big tomboy. I enjoyed...
Always felt different. All are unique.
Nona Lynn Simons Orangevale, CA My Six Words: Have you ever felt different from everybody else? I have and sometimes I still do! In the...
I’m sorry I’m staring at you.
Jessica Flake, Amelia, OH I work as a demo’s assistant at an international grocery store which will not be named for advertising purposes. Being in...
I never thought you’d like this.
Asia Smith, Kansas City, MO This has been said to me many times throughout my life. I am a black girl who goes to a...
Two sons. Two colors. Two realities.
Sara Adams, Minneapolis, MN People treat me differently, make different assumptions about me, depending on which son is at my side.
We are all in this together
Christopher Davies, Bridgewater, MA. For the hogwash between people with different skin types to lessen it is up to parents to teach their children that...
The differences make us more authentics
Nordelys, Chester, VA I came from Venezuela, where people are common mixed because 50 to 100 years ago my country received people from Europe, Asia,v...
Are We Really All That Different?
Leilany Lechuga, El Paso, TX I was born in the United States and my ethnicity is Hispanic I find it weird that some people think...
But my 23andMe said I’m different?
Trisha, Whispering Pines, NC I found this website to be very inclusive to everyone who has issues with race or even to those who are...
Asians are still humans deserving love
Spike Fongchon, Spokane, WA Asians are just like other human beings with emotions just like others, what makes them different is skin color.
