Keep Calm, I’m Black and Educated
Ana W. Los Angeles, CA Black is beautiful, and being an educated black woman just adds embellishments to the race.
I’m educated; doesn’t mean I’m white.
Adja Toure Annandale, VA Not a day goes by without at least one schoolmate telling me I’m white. But only on half of these occasions...
Educated black men still dread sirens.
Joshua D. USA 2 advanced degrees and zero crimes later, life still sometimes feels like a high-speed chase. Especially when it’s dark and those flashing...
Little Latina girl learns to accommodate.
Aracely Coronado Philadelphia, PA As a Latina born in San Francisco, CA, educated with wealthy white kids, I learned to navigate their world, it was...
Mexican and yes, I’m highly educated.
Gabriela Bonilla Palmdale, CA Both my parents were born in Mexicali, Mexico and migrated to the USA for great opportunities. I was born into a...
My race does not mean ignorance.
Gaby Gonzalez Mineola, NY People tend to immediately decide I’m not educated simply because I’m Hispanic. Race does not equal ignorance nor does it equal...
Being black doesn’t make me stupid!
L. Spencer Columbia, MD Educated and black is not an oxymoron. Base your opinion on my capabilities not my skin color.
Educated. Black strangers scare me still.
Samantha Murphey, Submitted via: Scarlett called Scout. Read more about this essay: The Race Card Project Trent and I talk and read about race a...
