Happiness is a state of mind.
Laney Anderson Lakeland, FL What I mean by this, is it’s your choice to be happy or not. Even if times are rough, you can...
Animosity will never solve the problem.
Soleil Baker Lakeland, FL Its ridiculous that people still view minorities, or anyone for that matter, to be less than themselves. Everyone is human, we...
I never knew I was black.
Austin Howard Lakeland, FL I recently found I have a black grandfather on my mother’s side, making me 1/4 black.
Something other: ambiguous race, ambiguous identity.
Rachel Crooks Tallahassee, FL As a woman with a Mexican mother (“Mexican” to signify “mixed race,” although my mother has been identified by some as...
A child knows when injustice exists
Rob Jones Ocean Ridge, FL I remember as a 6 year old in down town Tampa in 1953, having seen colored drinking fountains and bathrooms...
What? You mean I’m not white?
Christine Ortega Gaurkee Saint Petersburg, FL Being Hispanic in this country sometimes puts you into many different worlds without even realizing it.
You could not possibly be black
Beverly Bright Gainesville, FL I’ve read a few of these cards & replies it seems to me no one gets this at all.
Don’t dance with him, he’s colored.
Carolyn Fitzpatrick Sarasota, FL He picked me to dance in 8th grade, because he thought I was a good dancer. I was flattered and thrilled....
That is all that really matters
Ana Molero-Pullin Lake Worth, FL I am originally from Venezuela. My husband is African-American. He always says he doesn’t know where he is from. Before...
Ideally our differences should create opportunities
Jason Meneely Gainesville, FL Celebrate diversity. If we were all the same life would be boring indeed. I find my life greatly enriched by knowing...
Southern White Male: America’s Most Discriminated
Jenn Jacksonville, FL I believe southern white males are America’s most discriminated against in reality. (I am not a white male.) For example, at my...
Never too old to be profiled
Ollie Daniels Pembroke Pines, FL I am a sixty-nine year old black college professor with all white hair. From time-to-time I am stopped by police...
