I have white on my hands
Rachel Rodrigo, Chalfont, PA. Instead of blood on my hands, I have white on my hands. There are days when I read or hear people...
Sometimes, I can’t feel guilty anymore.
Allison Hren, Elon, NC. Elon University Recognizing the problems that exist in our divided world are very important, but there’s a part of me that...
Adopted. Raised as white. No identity.
Anonymous Kennewick, WA Being Latina, with a white name, but in knowledge of my Latino surname. I try to be supportive of my friends with...
Tired of being guilty for being white
Brian Wackerly, Andover, KS. Black, white, blue, green, or yellow. It’s 2015 folks- why can’t we just all be Americans? The LEFT wants to label...
Race does not exist, racism does.
Sarah Brush, Delaware, OH. I have friends that are of other races and I don’t care about their skin tone or how they look. I...
My ancestors do not define me.
R.M. Lutz, East Lansing, MI. My color does not define me. Why should being white make me feel guilty? I didn’t want slavery. I didn’t...
White Guilt Misses the Entire Point
Gabrielle Durrett, Tucson, AZ. As a white person, I frequently feel white guilt whenever the topics of slavery and racism come up. For ages, I...
I’m tired of fearing the police.
Brier, Olny, MD. I’m white, but I’m poor, I drive a beat up car, often with people of color in my car, I am not...
FREEZE! You’re GUILTY until proven INNOCENT!
Ephron McCullough, Perris, CA. Said the MALL COP to the young BLACK man. The security camera said different! I’m FREE, because I was INNOCENT! NOT...
You benefit from your ancestors actions
Daniel Escalante, Taos, NM. These six words are coming from a person of color to a white person who says, “I feel guilty about what...
Pale skin with an open mind.
David Sunnyvale, CA I’ve often bristled at the idea that I’m assumed guilty. I have pale skin and this comes with a host of unfair...
