My parents fought…..Why should i?
LaPortia Barrows, Daytona Beach, FL. My parents fought for not just my equality but my children’s children’s equality. Why is that I still have to...
Always Fight for what is Right
Chris G Murray New York City, NY Manhattan As an activist in the 60’s/70’s and having had our share of victories, I continue the fight...
Blacks and Whites TOGETHER will overcome.
Denise DeVaney, Warren, ME. Charleston made me finally feel it: racism is not a black issue, it’s an American issue. We have to accept that...
My stepbrother threatened to hang him.
Teagan Peacock, Syracuse, NY. There is only one African-American family in my rural neighborhood. My stepbrother got into a fight with one of the boys...
The fight has only just begun.
Asha Parker New York City, NY Though we have come a long way, we are still shown on a daily basis that we are no...
To never stop fighting for justice.
F. Delvin Washington Oakland, CA We still have a long way to go.
boldness, fight, outspoken, never, give, up
Lydia George New York City, NY Brooklyn These activist have shown me the power of their boldness and how reluctant they were to stop their...
A fight that still continues today
Austin McKenzie New York City, NY Brooklyn Even though we as a society have progressed in terms of race and how we treat one another...
This fight is far from over.
Yatzek Krzepicki Ashburn, VA The banality of evil is frequently cited in the context of the atrocities of the 21st century; the failure to witness...
Middle-school fight, brown punished, not white
Tonia Torrence Salt Lake City, UT My six words are based on experience as a mediator for the juvenile Victim/Offender mediation program for the Salt...
You can’t fight racism with racism.
John Philadelphia, PA Being racist towards white people, setting double standards or heavily restricting white people where POC are given the ability to say and...
The fight was won. Move on.
Cameron OH We’re living in a post-civil rights world. Legal equality has been achieved. The continued focus on race differences only serves to further divide...
Born and raised in racist USA
Ad Ross Fort Bragg, CA We’re all racists, we can’t help it, we can only know it and fight it
