Being white makes race discussions difficult
Allen Hester Cheyenne, WY I have been involved in a speech in debate program for 5 years now (4 years in high school and 1...
“Racist” label usually means “I disagree.”
Dan Ouellette, Wayne State The term “racist” is too often used to express disagreement with someone else. Rather than consider the benign logic behind someone’s...
Hard questions need to be asked
Noah, Siloam Springs, AR. To much today are we scared to talk or ask about things related to race, but that just shows us even...
We cannot have honest productive discussions
Jay Tee, New York, NY. Seeing as many careers have been derailed, some high profile other less so, because of a hypersensitivity around candidly discussing...
Diversity’s a condition. Equity’s a goal.
Kevin Moreno, Baltimore, MD. When they happen at all, discussions about race too often devolve into indictments or defensiveness about one’s individual experience. But combating...
Why don’t you want to assimilate?
Yvonne C. Montoya Zamora Cheney, WA Asked by a white male during a roundtable discussion on race during a diversity retreat several years ago. He...
