Privileged whites must start the conversation
Marcia Ladd, Chapel Hill, NC. A group from my Presbyterian Church has been studying and talking about the black experience, white privilege and what we...
Raised to oppose prejudice, still oblivious
Wendy, Albany, NY. I was told outright my entire childhood (by mom and grandparents) to be not prejudiced. This seemed the height of progress. but...
Your experience does not invalidate mine
Elya, Chevy Chase, MD. I grew up very privileged, and when I realized that I was being bullied by my white peers because of race,...
Embrace your race, don’t abuse it
Julia Hirsch, Rockville, MD. I have experienced white privilege several times during my life. I am grateful for everything that I have, but I need...
Human beings are not simply monochromatic
Sarah Martin, Wichita, KS. Perhaps this is my artistic side coming out, but when you paint a human being, they are not painted simply using...
Hard questions need to be asked
Noah, Siloam Springs, AR. To much today are we scared to talk or ask about things related to race, but that just shows us even...
So much work to be done.
Jen Davison, Seattle, WA. I am White. When I voted for Obama I said “I don’t see color.” Well, I do now–and I feel ashamed...
I never experienced racism until now.
Christopher, Seattle, WA. I was born in the US in the late sixties, I am Caucasian, and I had not even once experienced any form...
Not All Mexicans Here Are Illegal
Some experiences I heard about racism is that Donald Trump said that he was going to build a wall between California and Mexico to avoid...
Being “colorblind” erases my experiences.
Elon Race Card Project, Isabella Cannon Room, Center for the Arts
New experiences: better late than never.
Bryce Beckwith Ann Arbor, MI I attended a catholic, all-girls high school in Sacramento, California. Race and diversity were things I had only experienced through...
I’m only human, as are you.
Allie Herb, Akron, OH. Living in the area that I do, I have experienced a lot of racism. Whether it be in Akron, or have...
A closed mind is most dangerous.
Rhonda Lynn, Crowley, TX. When we are unwilling to approach life with an open mind, we leave room for hate to fester and grow. With...
What you don’t see, others suffer.
Carrie Allan, Takoma Park, MD. I’m always amazed by white people who make an argument that racism is in the past. How can any of...
It all comes down to respect.
Haley Sprecher, Portland, OR. I have grown up in a diverse community and have been raised to respect everyone for who they are. Every single...
Diversity’s a condition. Equity’s a goal.
Kevin Moreno, Baltimore, MD. When they happen at all, discussions about race too often devolve into indictments or defensiveness about one’s individual experience. But combating...
