What’s it like never being responsible?
Lou Bates, TX. Controversial? Sure. Racist? To many, sure. However, we are all hypocrites when it comes to race, and sadly many of us are...
Accept the reality; own YOUR story
Juan-Day Charlottesville, VA I chose these words because there’s nothing left to say. I’ve grown tired of the same dance around this issue. Race matters...
Not accountable for ancestors actions
Noah McDonald, Warren, PA It’s time to get over it! Before you point your finger at me, and call me a racist! Don’t forget there...
It’s okay to be black, Promise
Maureen Shaw, Durham, NC. Thank you for doing this. This is a photo of my mother’s family, this is the reason why I wrote it’s...
Slavery by All, Ended by Whites
Michael, San Rafael, CA. While all races practiced slavery, Whites were the ones to end it. All Christian White countries ended slavery approximately 150 years...
My ancestors passed. Their history: invisible.
Margaret Angela Thomas Chatsworth, GA I’m the descendant of a runaway slave who passed as Latin and was beaten to death by a slavecatcher, other...
We must preserve our nation’s history.
Vicki Vardaman Lynn, IN When I took my 4 year old grandson to the Indianapolis Children’s museum’s exhibit of Ruby Bridge’s school and the reproduction...
Rewrite history. All blood is red.
Susan Hirtz, Vallejo, CA. My contribution is to create historical fiction for young adult readers incorporating upbeat stories about our diverse backgrounds.
Race generalization is not for everyone
Alex Campbell, Aurora, IL. People come in many different shapes, sizes, colors, and with different histories. It is unreasonable to pack many millions of people...
Less fighting, more talking about it!
I have not experienced racism. It’s as flat as that. My whole family are nice people and I have not been exposed to racism. However,...
Skin color can´t define a person
R.E.A.L. Talk, High Tech Middle Media Arts, 7th Grade Trailblazer Race and racism isn’t something I’ve had really any experiences with all my life. I...
The lies of my skin color.
Kitt Smith, USA. I have white skin, green eyes and brown hair. I appear every bit a homogeneous American white. I am not. I am...
What does an American Look Like
Carlos, Beloit, WI. What does an American Look Like? The real question is, “what was the intentional look of an American.” America is a history...
Is my character like Christ’s?
Christos Victor, USA. Privilege moment of my conception, my gifts and talents, my sex and pigmentation; i chose them— just like you did… history i...
Equality is a bourgeois fallacy
Dmity Mirov, Russia. History was built on power struggles. A ruling class clashes with a subjugated but prosperous middle-class which employs the lower class as...
Proudness that reflects a profound sadness
Stacy N Knight New York City, NY Brooklyn The “civil rights movement” has not ended nor has the history eluded my development- It is my...
I Am Not White Or Black
Matthew, TX. Black, White, Asian, or Pink with Purple polka dots – your skin color is not who you are. Do not obsess over the...
AfroLatins are not seen in textooks
Omar Eaton-Martinez, Oxon Hill, MD. Afro Diasporic communities need more opportunity to build coalition around blackness.
