I am a part of every body
Monica Mary Maul, Lakebay, WA I grew up in the central area of Seattle 1958 through the 1990’s. And my friends were of many skin...
The Race Card Project
By Michele Norris
Monica Mary Maul, Lakebay, WA I grew up in the central area of Seattle 1958 through the 1990’s. And my friends were of many skin...
Megan Kean, Fort Myers, FL I have been accustomed to ignoring my grandparents when they state something ignorant. I’m told, “it was different back then,...
Vickie Crawford, Syracuse, NY. My Dad use to call me “yellow girl”, my Mom when mad called me “little yellow wench”, and I was happy...
Emily Green-Cain, Nashville, TN. I grew up in the city where James Lawson led teach-ins for non-violence that led to sit-ins throughout the Southeast. No...
Michelle C-H Dorchester , MA When I was a little kid, in the 70’s, My family was the only black folks most of the people...
Steve Llanso, USA Pretty white and wholly ignorant, isn’t it? Here’s the back story: I grew up in the ’50s and 60s in northern New...
Audrey A Fischer, Wilson, NC. When I lived in Virginia Beach, I didn’t notice race. Up north, it was so institutionalized that I barely knew...
Octavia, Dallas, TX. I have been to over forty six job interviews since I moved to Dallas. There is a look that white people give...
Anonymous, Mechanicsburg, VA. It is hard not to be myself to please someone else who does not really care about me at all. I hate...
Mark Parker Baltimore, MD I write this as a white person myself. And as someone who has always lived and worked in incredibly diverse communities...
Steven, Aldie, VA. I feel that because of my skin color, my race, and all of the characterizations that have been made about both, there...
S. G. Brown, San Antonio, TX. Said to me, a black man, by a white female friend commiserating with me about ignorant whites.
Teresa Gonzalez, Weslaco, TX. Many people say expressions like this one without taking into consideration its being offensive. They don’t think or recall that being...
Caroline Galvez, USA. Growing up, I always knew that I was of Asian descent because I am Filipino. For some reason, everyone I met who...
Sheryl Huntsville, AL There are genuinely good people that would discourage racism towards minorities any day, but who unfortunately are extremely ignorant, so their perception...
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Joshua San Antonio, TX We are all one race and have only minor different biological features. Do you really believe that is the driving force...