Thought it didn’t matter. It does.
Avery, Chicopee, MA. I’m white, but many of my friends growing up were children of color. I always thought that we were treated the same...
We are diverse by Divine design
Ruth Lee, Spokane, WA. We are each exactly what we are meant to be. There are no mistakes for our journey here on Earth.
Rewrite history. All blood is red.
Susan Hirtz, Vallejo, CA. My contribution is to create historical fiction for young adult readers incorporating upbeat stories about our diverse backgrounds.
“Donald Trump: we’re not like him.”
R.E.A.L. Talk, High Tech Middle Media Arts, 7th Grade Trailblazer Last year when the police brutality shootings started, my parents talked to me about what...
I blend in, wherever I go.
Brenda Footer Silver Spring, MD I live in a very diverse neighborhood, where many El Salvadoran and Dominican families live. People are always trying to...
More than just a “white” woman
Brandi Schroeder, East Lansing, MI. I have a rather diverse group of friends, and the other day one made a comment about my origins. I...
East Shore, White Shore: Segregation lives
Samuel P. Wilcock, Mechanicsburg, PA. Messiah College, Faculty. Just look at race by census track. The “West Shore” is over 90% white pretty much all...
Why historically white countries become “diverse”?
Benito Camela, Dallas, TX. Why no calls for diversity in Africa, South America or Asia? Just Europe, and even countries with no significant history of...
Only been victimized by other whites.
Michael Ponsler, Brooklyn, NY. I’ve enjoyed an extremely diverse social life, dated & married interracially and on countless occasions have been the only white person...
Father, Husband, Teacher, Pastor, Caucasian Racist?
Brad Crump, Floral Park, NY. As a Presbyterian Pastor I serve a diverse congregation (Guyanese, Jamaican, Black, White). As a teacher I work for a...
So acceptable we all crack jokes.
Sara Tall, Submitted via Twitter: @saractall. In my super diverse high school we would have said “So acceptable we all crack jokes.” Low income =...
Race envy on school’s cultural day
Andrea Krida Goff, Providence, RI. I’m a teacher in a wonderfully diverse urban high school in Providence. Every year during Spirit Week, one of the...
It all comes down to respect.
Haley Sprecher, Portland, OR. I have grown up in a diverse community and have been raised to respect everyone for who they are. Every single...
Is that your family? They’re white.
Gaby Segalla, Washington, DC. I’ve been adopted…twice. I was raised in a diverse community and I attend Georgetown Day School which is a very accepting...
It begins and ends with me.
Benny Burnett-Smith Las Vegas, NV My first job was at a McDonald’s in Southeast Texas. It was a very racially mixed workforce and taught me...
You’re nice for a “white” girl
Colleen Schwab, Seattle, WA. I grew up in a very diverse area of CA where many children were first generation immigrants, and many children were...
Your race is not an excuse.
Scott McLean, VA The world is full of millions of people trying their hardest just to get by. They do not have time to be...
