I’m Not Here For Your Comfort.
Nila Dulcio, Sugar Hill, GA My purpose is not to make people feel comfortable when I’m around; but I also don’t strive to make people...
Not all innocent. Not all guilty.
Caroline Kish, Dunwoody, GA. I will not deny that race continues to reek extreme havoc on modern day social order. I see it every day...
Sicilian urged to embrace black roots
Charles Aloisio, Atlanta, GA. An African-American friend at the Y has encouraged me to get in touch with my African roots since I’m Sicilian Italian...
Your location influences your perceptions
Dylan, GA I grew up on the west coast, and my community was culturally diverse (whites, Asians, Hispanics). However, my community had a low population...
Five race family equals great dinners!!!!
Martin Clarke, Atlanta, GA Sushi, fried-chicken and arroz con pollo. I’m African-American, Asian and Native American. My wife is Salvadoran, Mexican and Italian. When you...
Were you raised in a barn?
Jordyn Brown, GA I am the horse girl that never grew out of her “horse girl” stage. I started taking horseback riding lessons at the...
Four words: I’m tired of blacks.
Duncan, Macon, GA p>Being tired and hating are two different things. My girlfriend is a beautiful black woman who is also tired of blacks. She’s...
Put Your Keys in Your Fists
Taylor Grace Thomas, Young Harris, GA I’m at 19 year old white girl and anytime I’m by myself I have these words ringing loud in...
I’m still discovering who I am.
Barry Kyrklund, Flowery Branch, GA Adopted, discovered, and still discovering more biological connections.
My three boys will check “other”.
Elaine Oyzon-Mast Avondale Estates, GA Filipino, German, English, Irish, supposedly with a touch of Cherokee and Iroquois. The melting pot serving up three beautiful boys.
Bruh, not all Mexicans are illegal.
Arely Cruz, Summerville, GA. A common “come-back” to be used always is “Why don’t you go back and jump the border.” Well, why don’t you...
I wish the voice would stop.
Al, Atlanta, GA. I was born 51 years ago. I grew up with a father who would definitely be considered racist today, but was probably...
There’s more than just my surface
Ashley Cook, Suwanee, GA Im black but there is more to me than that. I’m also a sister, daughter, a granddaughter, a cousin. I’m a...
You black? Passe blanc. No, Creole.
August A. Goins Jr., Atlanta, GA. Growing up as a light skin black man of creole decent, people assume I want to be white. Not...
Mixed heritage. Feeling strange growing up
Katie Moore New Echota, GA I used to hate the way I looked growing up. My mom & brother had fair skin & freckles &...
