Don’t underestimate a common white girl.
Stephanie Kuhn, Muncie, IN. I think women get a bad rep and are judged a lot by their looks. Well we are not all the...
Ilinois Grandfather fought South, Still There.
Joe Fricke Greenwood, IN My mother’s Great-Grandfather fought for the 121st Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War, was shot and killed in action against the...
Media fuels the flame too often.
Brian Beauchaine, Valparaiso, IN. If 100 good deeds are done in a day, 1 of them MIGHT be reported on by the media. But, if...
You don’t really look that black.
Linda D. Calvin, Westfield, IN. I am one of five siblings, but I am the only one who is black. My brothers and sisters, cousins,...
Why is your life more valuable?
Michelle Inabnitt Greenwood, IN It is so tragic some people believe their life has more value than others. All life is precious.
I’m not a half-breed or mutt.
Jessica Thomas Bloomington, IN I guess being biracial gave people the right to refer to me in the same way that they would a dog....
It’s a black and white world?
Lauren Rodriguez Indianapolis, IN … But I’m Hispanic. People always want to categorize me into one or the other “category of people” just because I...
Not born racist, just born white.
Jake Skillman Greenfield, IN Even as a small child I loved diversity, insisting on going to Korean school on Saturdays with my friends, checking out...
White people will never play fair.
Gill Moore Fishers, IN Ask a Native American–IF you can find one.
You’re not Black. You are African.
Sope Lanlehin Columbus, IN Though Nigerian by birth, I still get this said to me quite a bit.
How do you pronounce your name?
Inchara Carmel, IN Whenever I met someone new, the first two minutes of our conversation was how to pronounce my name and what it meant....
