Every color united under one God
Brynn Franken, Sioux Center, IA I chose these words because it is significant to note that although many of us are different races, we are...
Classrooms filled with diversity and opportunities
Kayla Levenson, NY As I am going to be an elementary school teacher in the future, it is important to me that everyone in my...
We are beautifully different, but EQUAL.
Emily Vallies, Spokane, WA. I am happy to participate in a project like this. It is very important to me that people start realizing their...
Do you worry she’ll bomb you?
Abbey Gammill, Lawton, Ok. Im am from the south, and I have grown up listening to elders make racist comments. My mom and dad raised...
I wish we were all equal.
Keith Webb, Orangevale, CA It is sad that we don’t treat each other with more respect. Too many people believe we have equality now, but...
We are not what we were
Kellianne Murtha, Chesapeake, VA. Times have changed, people have changed so why is “race” still thought to be an ongoing problem? We are no longer...
We were equal until you knew.
Jose “Jay” Zarate, Soquel, CA My skin is pale, my hair normally just light brown, yet in the summer you’re always eager to point out...
All races in family equals love
Val Andrew, Overland, MO. My parents taught us early on to accept all people and invited international college students of different races, religions, and nationalities...
I cannot open carry and survive.
Durand, Stone Mountain, GA. Rights are completely equal in theory. But ill-advised in practice. Secondary essay: White guy. Crowded theater. Anybody scared?
“Outnumbered” by other humans??? Perplexed, mystified!
Julie Murphy, Plainfield, NJ. I wrote this in response to the excellent article in Nat Geo. White people talk about feeling outnumbered by other races....
More Than Just a White Male
Rylan A Brooks, Mount Joy, PA I have never been discriminated against in my life, based on my skin color and my gender. I have...
Human Spirit – Our One Equal Tie
Kimberly Davenport, Elizabethtown, KY. Irregardless of our containment, the color of our skin, our heritage, our social structures…one element binds us all and that one...
God knew what he was doing
Malley Morales, Dallas, TX. Nowhere in the Bible does it say, “and then Jesus whipped his slaves, who were inadequate because of their skin color.”...
I gotta be better to be equal.
Andrea Canchola, San Antonio, TX. As a young, Latina, woman I feel that I have to be better than everyone just to be equal. I’m...
