The Race Card Project
By Michele Norris
Ricky Vang,
Saint Paul, MN.
Being Asian, you were never really praised by others in sports unless you’re really good at it. It just sucked growing up nobody to help keep you motivated because everyone always bashed on “Asians can’t ball” but now its okay. I got to a point where I don’t care, I just gotta play my game.
Christal L,
Wayne State,
Detroit, MI
Instead of getting to know people, some find it easier to put people into boxes. Black = bad. White = good. Mexican = illegal, etc. It’s sad. Get to know people. Skin color gives a hint to who a persons ancestors could have been. It says nothing about the persons character.
Linda M Larsen,
Hudson, WI.
Hungarian+British +Canadian = American.
I’m an immigrant, a ‘legal alien’ from Canada, with Hungarian and British parents, living in the USA. I’m supremely aware of the fact that no one sees me as ‘immigrant’ because I’m white. I moved from a very visibly multi-racial large Canadian city to small-town, lily-white America. I worried about how I would teach my daughter about the joys of living in such a diverse community as I came from, but in the end, I needn’t have worried. We pass on to our children what is most important to us, never mind whether it is perceived as good or bad by others.
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 spoil the bunch. My mom always told me that when you someone doing something wrong, you should speak up.
Ashley Garneau,
Virginia Beach, VA.
Katherine Finn,
Virginia Beach, VA.
I do not look good for a white girl, or look good because I am white… I am me, and my race does not change or affect that.
Matthew Wisotsky,
Wayne State,
Detroit, MI
It’s 2018. LEADERSHIP is failing us. WE are failing us. We’re still going to war oversees and in our own streets over things that we’ve already gone to war for oversees and in our own streets. The nightly news highlights our setbacks. Leaving the last 30 seconds of the telecast to show that there is still good in the world. I’m embarrassed by my race. I’m embarrassed by my gender. I’m embarrassed that I’m not doing more. The bad should not outweigh the good.
We deserve better than this.
I will do better.
Abby Weiner
Providence , RI
Is it possible to keep my white privilege from harm to others? Is there any way to atone for my privilege?
Black people aren’t who you think they Are…If they were I would be kicked out of my school. Like Martin Luther King jr said: “I Have a Dream! That one day little Black boys And White girls, and white boys and black girls could join together in peace and harmony…”, And yet probably only about 50% of people in the world fulfilled that dream for him. If Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t get killed and still was alive today, America would be a better place because He is the one who has made the claim and he would have stuck to it. Now that he is not here, the world is a Mad House. Almost everyone everywhere are being abusive to one another.
Black People aren’t who you think
Black People are not what you think…People think that black people are rude, mean, and selfish. But if you think about it…black people are not always bad… yes, sometimes they are in a group of people that are their gender, but that doesn’t mean they are in a gang group. Most of them are just friends hanging out. Most people think that when the black people get killed, it’s because they are bad. If they were bad, then every black person would be in jail. Like Martin Luther King jr. said, “If you can’t fly, then you can run. If you can’t run, then you can walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, Just keep moving forward!” Keep Moving forward means to me is that you have to put the past behind you, the bad stuff, and keep moving forward in life! So Listen to Martin Luther King Jr., and keep moving forward.
Sarahi Bueno,
Tucson, AZ.
My first language is Spanish, so when people hear my accent they ask me where I’m from. When I tell them I am from Mexico people compliment and congratulate me for the color of my skin. Its usually Mexicans who tell me this.
Mark Rudd,
Laingsburg, MI.
Ann Altman
New York City, NY
“Liberty and justice for all”? Not until every child receives a good education.
Eva Gross
New York City, NY
Staten Island
I am learning about segregation in first grade. Black people back then were made to do all the work. White people were not helping them. Some white people did not believe in segregation.
Evelyn P Yenson
Seattle, WA
And we need to have mutual trust, respect and kindness
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