I feel like I’m being replaced.
Rusty Shackleford, Sacramento, CA. I’ve always been surrounded by diversity and never had any issues with it, or even noticed it. Growing up in a...
Told to see race, am puzzled
Jeff Marks, Mountain View, CA. I have been hearing about the importance of “seeing race” a lot lately. What does this mean for my life?...
White, Black, Brown should not matter.
Jonathan Bennett, Forest, VA. The only problem is it does and to too many. America, the America I grew up in, was described as a...
I am proud to be white!
Aaron Fitzgerald, Australia. It is OK to be white, we are NOT responsible for all the problems that the POC world faces; that the Jewish-run,...
Even with diversity there’s White supremacy
Mike R., Midlothian, VA. My six words reflect the reality that even with the increasing diversity in the U.S. and the increased interactions across racial...
Saddened, inspired, still far to go
Jeff Schaffer Los Angeles, CA Seeing this exhibit reminds me of the sacrifices made by our predecessors, and inspires me to continue working for a...
Racism: prejudging ANYONE based on race.
Jeff, Arvada, CO. I was raised in a military town with such overwhelming diversity that I didn’t realize race was an issue until I was...
Some see me as an Oppressor
Adrian S. Bennett Bremerton, MA I am dedicated to Equality for all persons and the values that make up Diversity. As I journey through my...
Liberals can easily be racist, too
Vincent Zaal, Minneapolis, MN. We come from a very liberal area and are staunch liberals ourselves and yet in people’s attempts to “not be racist”...
“You talk like a white person.”
Growing up in a biracial family, the concept of race has always been confusing to me. As I grew older and began to learn more...
Human diversity improves studying biological diversity.
Michele Johnson, Trinity University. My research lab studies the evolution of lizard behavior, and we need a diversity of perspectives to do our best work....
It creates diversity and implements unity.
Elon Race Card Project, Isabella Cannon Room, Center for the Arts
I think diversity enriches us all.
Robin McCants, Columbia, SC. Born in 1962, I have seen some change in attitudes toward race in my 52 years on this earth. This generation...
