“Blackness is not a cohesive experience! “
Mya Wilson, GA See my skin, it’s not to be breezed over like the elephant in the room! It tells part of my story; not...
Actually, I speak English very well.
Guadalupe Mitchell, Damascus, OR. Growing up, most people just saw a little brown Mexican girl. I remember when entered the second grade and my family...
We are all humans who feel.
Lily S, Durham, NH As humans, we all have emotions and feelings. Although our experiences make us different, together we are one. Race shouldn’t be...
Being mixed-race is a mixed experience.
Natasja Hirabayashi, Worcester, MA It’s always interesting experiencing how others react to me. I’m ambiguous and that has confused, intrigued, or even enraged people that...
My skin is not my culture.
Rachel Brinson, Centennial, CO. People always want to put me in a box and assume what I find offensive, what I find familiar, and how...
Race? Culture? Do we know which?
David Brady, Portland, OR. Travel to see new cultures and experiences? I do. But, we can experience the richness of culture here if we look...
Understand that you will never understand
Olivia Kisiel, Salem, NH Manchester Community College. All people who don’t experience racism need to understand that they will never get how it impacts people...
Black-white man; white black man
Kirl T. Lawson, Oakland, CA. I have so many tales to share about my experience with my color (or lack of “definitive color recognition”). growing...
I’m white. How can I help?
Anne Huntemer, Sonora, CA. Coming from a place of privilege, how can I help welcome and fight for my friends of color? I know I...
Mixed and I love my perspective
Shava, Lake Oswego, OR. At times it can be confusing. I have wondered where I fit in. But in the end…I’m so glad to have...
Little White Girl from the ‘Hood’
Caitlin Zembruski, Manassas, VA The town I grew up in is a very diverse community. There are specific areas that vary racially and ethnically, as...
I’ll experience this, hopefully they don’t.
Takiyah L., Oakland, CA. If all it takes for me is to take on the burdens of intersectionality, just so my brother and sister, and...
Immigrant they don’t tell to leave
Anonymous, Cupertino, CA This is my experience as a Russian immigrant to the US! Whenever I hear complaints about immigrants, it is always implied that...
Ready to listen to your story
Karen Orellana, Suwanee, GA. Last year I joined a group that focused on finding civil ways to improve the polarization in this country. We work...
I wasn’t Asian. I became one.
Kasumi H University Park, PA I came to the USA to attend Penn State as an undergraduate student in 2010. I was born in Saitama,...
I love to talk about race
Henriette Hakopian, East Grand Rapids, MI I love to understand people, their journeys, preferences, experiences and perspectives. I have had to learn that because I...
The experience of “White African Americans”
Kevin Hayes, Ackerman, MS. “Love sees no color”. “What the world needs now…”. Pretty much says it.
