Transracial adoptee in a white home
Riley, Salem, OR Being Chinese and the only POC in an entirely white family has been incredibly harmful to my self-worth and cultural and ethnic...
“Darker than White, Lighter than Black.”
I grew up afraid of race. I was scared to even say “My mom is Black, My dad is white.” (It took a lot of...
Only use race when it heals.
Peter de Schweinitz, Springville, UT. I believe that using race-based terms can either be healing or harmful. Each person employing the terms is responsible for...
Jokes Can Be Just As Harmful
Skyla Gochenour, 8th Grade Holland New Tech High School, Holland, MI. Every day there are supposed “jokes” batted back and forth between man every day....
Racism lives on, yet it’s hidden.
Dana Tuohey, Syracuse, NY. Community Member I believe that racism is more harmful now to society than ever. I believe this is so because we...
