The real fear of a black parent
Belinda Gilmore, Maceo, KY It was early 2016, and I was on the phone talking to a friend I had not seen in a while....
The Race Card Project
By Michele Norris
Belinda Gilmore, Maceo, KY It was early 2016, and I was on the phone talking to a friend I had not seen in a while....
Emma Lamson Edirisinghe, Canada. Following the U.S. election, hatred and bigotry have reared its ugly head in Canada, too, where many think racism isn’t a...
Jordan Mix, Versailles, KY I have a strong background of German in my family because it is on my dad’s side and mom’s side. In...
Charles Hirsch Mount Washington, MA I had the wonderful opportunity to grow up in a multicultural community. I attended daycare sponsored by the Jewish Community...
Vancouver, Submitted via Twitter: @JAY_MC In Kenya for humanitarian work right before the election. Things got hairy and I was stuffed in a secret part...
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...
Lorna Dianne Stookey Fredericktown, MO It cut deep, the aftermath of the 2008 election. I woke up to find racism splashed across the front page:...
Stephanie Lucianovic, Menlo Park, CA. My words come from Hamilton, and they have become even more powerful for me to remember and say to others...
Emma Lamson Edirisinghe, Canada. Following the U.S. election, hatred and bigotry have reared its ugly head in Canada, too, where many think racism isn’t a...
Andrea Catala, Burke, VA. It seems that half of the U.S. felt fear and panic of non-whites or immigrants taking over our country. Well now...
Victor Jimenez, Philadelphia, PA. After Donald Trump being election, I feel as if the word Hispanic has changed drastically. I am not Illegal, a rapist,...
Kelly Ferrell, Sterling, VA. I am disappointed but not surprised that charismatic politicians have taken the easy route and invested in hate rather than commit...
Gary Seven Nashville, TN All during the election season, conservatives were claiming that President Obama did nothing to unify the country about issues of race,...
Meg Paul Hattiesburg, MS Recently, we had a very close mayoral race between the incumbent and his challenger. It was brought to light that there...
Peggy Wagner Kimble Glencoe, IL President Obama’s election in 2008 was one of the highlights of my life. The relentless racist backlash against the President...
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Joseph Washington, DC from an essay I wrote in 2008: IN 1980, THE year I ran for president, the country was mired in inflation, the...
Bill Lincoln, Submitted via Twitter: @born2flie. Mapping of Racist Tweets November 9, 2012 to Mapping by Nathan Yau VISIT: flowingdata.com/2012/11/09/map ...