Ugly, Invisible, Accused of Insanity
Molly Katerson, Atlanta, GA. I’m a black woman and I feel ugly and invisible most of the time. When I talk about it – the...
Homo sapiens; are we getting closer?
Les Stanford, Marietta, GA When I dwell on it, I get overwhelmed with emotion. the attitudes I once had are shameful, the struggle to rid...
Law Enforcement on Stereotypes and Misfortune
Malachi Hicks, Kennesaw, GA Both my parents are officers in law enforcement. many police officers are good, but there are a few bad apples that...
Ready to listen to your story
Karen Orellana, Suwanee, GA. Last year I joined a group that focused on finding civil ways to improve the polarization in this country. We work...
They won’t listen, They won’t learn
Lexie Hunter, Acworth, GA p>People don’t like to listen and learn. In June the black lives matter protests hit an all-time high, and many people...
I am NOT who they are
Lorali Nelms, Jefferson, GA It’s no secret, racism exists. With recent attacks on Asian-Americans and African Americans, more white people are becoming aware of the...
Too Loud, Yet Still Not Heard
Siera Adams, Conyers, GA I live in a country that stereotypes black women, like myself, as “loud”. If I laugh, it’s too loud. If I...
BLM protests have turned me
Jö Sharsvën, Atlanta, GA The BLM protests have made me “racist”. I use that loosely. I don’t care anymore. If once there was a glimmer...
Disappointed Perceived Progress Evidently Sentiment Concealed
Julie Dickard, Sandy Springs, GA p>Asian kid schooled in the South in the 80’s. Was hopeful for progress, participated in many racial bridge builder programs,...
Racism is not a harmless joke
Sofia Cuenca Rojas, Acworth, GA I am Hispanic and due in great part to my parents, who I am thankful for, I have been protected...
No way, Miss, you’re not white!
Joan Evans, Lawrencevillve, GA. And I am 100% white. But (far too many of) my students associate “white” with oppression and bigotry. When they tell...
Grandmother ate in kitchen with housekeeper
Alice J Walker Gay, GA This concerns a story told to me about my grandmother, who died in 1960 when I was five years old....
Teacher of black youth, ancestors slaverholders
Ernie Lee Savannah, GA Struggling with my whiteness and my student’s blackness until we connect. I am a good teacher and after a while I...
White trash married to black man
Tamera, Evans, GA. I still hear this comment from people even after being in a 32 year long loving marriage, having 3 children, and 5...
Military families: ahead of the curve.
Monique Hollis-Perry Alpine, CA Military bases overseas were homes to many biracial families like mine, and my sister and I went to school with classmates...
White? Just don’t think about it.
D., Toomsboro, GA I grew up in a small southern town with a fairly even mix of African Americans and whites. I went to a...
