We Created Race, Then Change It
Brent Vuglar, Houghton, MI. Just like any controversial subject where people do not see eye to eye, people tend to be close-minded to others opinions....
Typical white, middle-class male…privileged
Greg Miodonski, Houghton, MI. Growing up in a mostly white, middle-class neighborhood, I took a lot for granted. I never realized how much privilege I...
I will not be a statistic
Kyle Glasper Houghton, MA Everything I feel I learn in sociology is telling me that as a black male, life has doomed me to the...
Watch me pay for this
James Henderson Houghton, MI I’m a black man. There is this stereotype, that all black people steal, so whenever we walk into a store we...
Most white college students don’t care
Gene Gruber, Houghton, MI. College students don’t seem to care about racial inequality, On campus, there is a lot of racial diversity but off campus...
Sometimes I feel underprivileged being white
Allison McLeod, Houghton, MI. There are large amounts of organizations set up for assistance to minority groups, but the middle class white families often get...
It’s not racist, it’s segregated here.
Amanda Rae, Houghton, MI. I go to college in a very predominantly white city at the northern tip of Michigan. Here the student population is...
Hispanic name in a rural town
Elena Rodrigues Houghton, MA Living in a small town in the UP of Michigan and having a fairly Hispanic name can sometimes bring out the...
