We’ll stop traveling to Florida now.
Carolyn Anderson Allentown, PA Why would anyone want to visit any state having the “stand your ground” law?
Don’t make assumptions on my race.
Raquel, Tampa, FL Hillsborough Community College I’ve been called every race there is. Why not just ask me what I am?
100% White, 50% Hispanic.
J.P, Tampa, FL Growing up in a largely latin community of Florida, I’ve always struggled to fit in. My mother is of Spanish heritage with...
Sometimes I miss my old home.
Bethany, FL I just moved to the town where I am attending college and it hasn’t really become real to me yet that on the...
There’s no excuse for being racist
Megan Kean, Fort Myers, FL I have been accustomed to ignoring my grandparents when they state something ignorant. I’m told, “it was different back then,...
Underestimating my role in race relations
Karen Christine Hronek, Spring Hill, FL As a 73 year old white woman who grew up on Chicago’s South Side, I was oblivious to the...
I thought they would go back
Marilyn Blotcher Mitchell, Tallahassee, FL Grew up in Miami; Cuban refugees started coming when I was in elementary school. Bumper stickers said “Will the last...
All have same needs, desires, fears.
Chris Todd, Big Pine Key, FL. As a nurse, working with black nurses, I realized there was a bigger gulf with regards to socioeconomic class...
Ask questions. Listen. Perception is Reality.
Josh McCumber, Palm Beach Gardens, FL Truly listening. Asking good questions. Showing understanding and empathy. Not everyone’s perception is the same.
Privilege, Stereotype’s, Socialism, Classism, Acceptability, Strife
Marvin Lucas, Deerfield Beach, FL From My experiences, perspectives, objectives, hopes, and dreams. There’s a variation with each individual, groups, and cultures. And yet My...
Future Doctor. Double Standard Of Excellence!
D’Lauren Oxidine, Delray Beach, FL. As a future doctor of education, one would assume that success would be highly attainable. However, because of my age,...
Im not a dream chase. Im a goal Hunter.
Adan Reyna, Miami Gardens, FL Hi, my name is Adan Reyna, I’m a Latin guy who is on the hunter of his dreams. I come...
