People like me sit with you
Bobbi McCullen, Atlanta, GA I remember the first time I was made aware of “race”. My family had just moved to a new town, and...
Multiple Races Keeps Alive White Supremacy
Jim Wallace, Roswell, GA The notion of separate races is being kept alive by our newspapers, opinion writers, authors of books and on and on...
Is it because I’m a ginger?
Seven, Summerville, GA. I am a redhead from Visalia CA. I moved to Georgia with my family and after the move I realized things weren’t...
White Middle-Age Male No Reservations Required
Mark Whitesel, Statesboro, GA. I’m becoming more and more aware of my privilege as I grow older and how much I have taken for granted.
I’m white but I’m not basic
Lauren H., Loganville, GA I am a mother, wife, daughter, sister, niece, cousin, friend, dog mom, student, Yankee, Type 1 diabetic, and a recovering alcoholic....
We are living on stolen land.
McKayla Milam, Powder Springs, GA The six words that I chose was to remind people, including myself, that everyday we live our lives on land...
You shouldn’t have to teach me
Margaret Lisi, Avondale Estates, GA My friend gave me many resources from which to learn about the forces that drove Black Lives Matter, including ”...
Don’t tell me what I am
ZaKaria, Snellville, GA Growing up people believed because i only look African American that that’s all I was which is understandable. However, I am also...
I’m amazed at Lillian Smith’s courage.
Bob Thomas, Rabun Gap, GA. I have been working on a web site for the Lillian E. Smith Foundation located in Rabun County, Georgia. In...
Small town upbringing, big city dreams
Ivy Tolbert, Commerce, GA I am a senior at Commerce High School in Commerce, Georgia. It is a very small town, but I am defying...
They hate me because I’m Black?
Alexander, Sandy Springs, GA. I grew up in a majority neighborhood during the eighties and nineties. There were only a few other minority families in...
Being Sicilian explains who I am.
Annaleisle Gingher Peachtree City, GA Understanding my ethnicity has explained so much and helped me understand who I am. I may be classified in a...
Always wondered why we moved so much.
Marcia Lee, Savannah, GA When we were growing up we moved a lot, never really met very many relatives on dad’s side. Our widowed granny,...
LuElla’s quilt has kept me warm
Carol Stritikus Aitken, Duluth, GA. LuElla’s Quilt LuElla’s quilt has kept me warm through winter night and summer storm when I would hide beneath its...
I’m white and southern as cotton.
Chasity Massey, Trion, GA Where I’m from it’s unusual to see a lot of blacks or mixed races. We rarely see a lot of Hispanics,...
