No, Where Are You Actually From?
Shagun Doshi, Naperville, IL. Coming from a predominately rich, white suburb, and not being rich and white has been an interesting experience. While there is...
I love being a white male.
Robert, Chicago, IL. When whites become a minority in the U.S., will we be given the perks of being a minority?
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...
Science isn’t convinced race even exists.
Ann Sz, Aurora, IL. Check out the realities of race, in an article like – it describes race as a “weak surrogate” for a variety...
White privilege holds EVERY person back.
Margaret Ann Watts, Elgin, IL. We all bleed the same color.
Sometimes angry, sometimes hopeful. Always vigilant
Carl Williams, Chicago, IL. Though I love my city Chicago, racial issues persist. The “Blacklash” of President Obama’s election is real, palpable. At my age,...
An American wildfire wearing gasoline drawers
Paul Hursey Bloomington, IL Being a Black man in America is like running through “An American wildfire wearing gasoline drawers”. It is difficult to let...
I am a bigot toward bigots
Paul Meyer, Chicago, IL. I am a bigot toward bigots. My so-called best friend in third grade gives me, a Jew, a Nazi ring saying,...
Very little difference between us all.
Betty Lindsey, South Holland, IL. All of us humans know it…that there is little that’s different about us… but we let skin color, demographic, etc.,...
You’re too white to be ethnic
Diana Martinez, Chicago, IL. I’m both Hispanic and Middle Eastern, but I guess my skin tone never did quite match up to people’s expectations.
Americans love my dad’s Irish accent.
Owen O’Riordan Chicago, IL Mom lived between Ireland and US growing up. She spoke like the Irish in Ireland and then changed to Midwestern in...
