Sequence: Negro. Colored. Afro-American. Black. African-American
Alonzo Felder, Durham, NC. Called by many names over the years.
Our tears aren’t for your consumption
Adrienne Davis, Durham, NC. I feel like white folks want to consume our pain and oppression but don’t want to commit to be accomplices in...
People label me white. Thank goodness.
Jeremiah Friedman, Durham, NH As a young man of Polish heritage from both sides of my family, I have many of the physical characteristics that...
Cannot White Males Change Discrimination?
Richard Holmes, Durham, NC As racism and hate-crimes have proliferated and reversed so much progress in the last few years, I despise that the haters...
Race is fiction. Love is real.
Leah Hidenfelter, Durham, NH Race is a category made up to discriminate and distinguish against others. This is a false term to describe those from...
School integration enriched my white life.
Cynthia Waszak Geary, Baltimore, MD. I grew up in Durham, NC and attended Hillside High School as part of the first court ordered desegregation plan...
Being mixed is sometimes worse here.
April Sapp, Durham, NC “What a mutt”, “How disgraceful”, “You should kill yourself for existing”. I’ve heard it all. Don’t even get me started on...
Taught all wrong, now teaching others
Steve Jones, Durham, NC. I grew up in a segregated community and the concept that African-Americans (of course, not the word that was used) were...
Yes, he’s my dad… Yes, I’m Japanese.
Isabella, The University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH Ever since I can remember people have been shocked to see what my dad looks like. My...
A game against the racist ref
Mark DiPirro, Durham, NH Back when I played club soccer for an organization called the World Cup, I had an African American coach. Our team...
No Such Thing As An Apology
Shane, Durham, NH If you make a comment or threaten someone because of their race, there is no such thing as an apology. You said...
Unsure talking about race, i’m white.
Kyana Burgess, Durham, NH As an anthropology student, it’s my job to be as respectful and ethical as possible when dealing with race. While it...
Privilege? My job at a course.
Tommy G., Durham, NH I never gave it much thought before. I have a great summer job at a private golf course. A job I...
Shouldn’t matter in the casting room
Alison J McCarron, Durham, NH If you can get the job done successfully, truthfully and respectfully, it shouldn’t matter where you come from. Equity says...
