We’re ALL racist in some form!
Dana Lee Sterbens, Chicago, IL. Discrimination in not only for people of color. We all discriminate against “other” or “the unknown”. I have experienced racism...
I am NOT just a statistic
Jeannine Chavez, Huntington Park, CA. As a United States citizen who lives in Los Angeles as a gay Mexican female, it has limited my privileges....
Black, Female, Spiritual, Dynamic, Resilient, Thankful
Pamela Bivens, M.A., Durham, NC. Awesome project!!
Don’t Hate Me Because I’m White
Julie Kendall, Duncan, OK. I feel stereotyped and judged just because I was born a white female and am considered a conservative, and am older....
Acutely aware of my own whiteness
Grace Mayes, Bella Vista, AR. As a white female that grew up in a latino and black populated area with an English as a Second...
Not white enough and too white.
Maritza Aviles de Garcia, Dallas, TX. My entire life has been spent walking between two worlds, the predominantly white world outside of my home, and...
American, Alabamian, Female, Intelligent, Accomplished, and Proud
Miriam Summerville Dufer, Gordo, AL.
First I am Black, not Female
Alma Scott-Buczak, Cliffside Park, NJ. I was in the first class of women to attend Lafayette College in Easton PA. It was also the first...
Being singled out is painful
Lina, Denver, CO. Being here makes me aware of how different I am, that I am female, I am Asian. People would never consider me...
White, female – begin to speak – IMMIGRANT!
Åsa Nojd San Francisco, CA For better or worse, my accent changes others’ perception of me in an instant when they hear me speak. That...
That’s right, I am Mexican too.
Arleigh Worstell, Ceres, CA. I come from a long line of hispanic women who married white men (myself included). Through the generations, even while some...
I’m Jocelyn, I do speak English.
Jocelyn Rueda, Napa, CA. I am a Mexican female. I once went to a store and went up to the register to ask a question...
I used to hate being light-skinned
Jason Gist, Beaverton, OR. I grew up in public housing where it seemed like I was the lightest kid around. From an early age I...
Female white, wife black, child biracial
Susan Siegel New York City, NY Brooklyn l am living on the backs of those that struggled and fought so that I can live my...
I don’t want to be racist
P Morehead City, NC I am a white female and I am not racist at all. But sometimes I find myself with thoughts or fears...
Tell me again how I’m privileged.
Anonymous Chicago, IL I am female and white. Often I am told by my POC friends that my life is easier than theirs and I...
