Once uneducated/naive. I’m changing that.
Jordyn Ducotey, Seattle, WA. Recent events have really made me challenge my own thoughts and the perceptions that I have been taught. I consciously make...
My ignorance has made me weak.
Langley B., Siloam Springs, AR. I am a 21-year-old white female. Currently, I am taking a class at my university in which we discuss race...
Trying to Navigate, Willing to Fight
Donna Scott, Seattle, WA. I’m passionate about social justice, but I sense the amount of space that I take up, as a white person. I...
Not colorblind, just failed to see.
Megan Pastore, Chesapeake, VA Pull me over, and I get to walk away. I’m not colorblind, but due to my white privilege, I failed to...
Illusion of difference that justifies injustice
Phyllis Gabare, Kansas City, MO. Race and Ethnic teacher gave his students this project. thank you I enjoyed doing it . –
I will make reparations to you.
Jane Cavazos, San Antonio, TX I have been reading the stories of African Americans for several years–their struggles, triumphs, setbacks and progress…I feel badly about...
Equity is nice. Justice is better!
EduTechDiva, Wayne State, Detroit, MI Equality is not good enough. Equity is what most are striving for now, but justice is what’s necessary and way...
Be the change (and) ignite the possibilities!
Betruth, St.Paul, MN. We need to have so much hope for those who choose to see the love and peace in the world. While also...
Leadership culture determined uplifting educated community
Jennifer Leyla Rincones, Detroit, MI. A Latina with a vision to help advocate for all brown and black youth who endure the injustices of the...
White: Walk Free– Black: We’ll See
Laurence Barry North Attleboro, MA The above is a reference to our double-standard justice system.
White & Proud Not = KKK nor Racist
Heather Mast, Houston, TX. I’m tired of not being able to express my own opinion for fear of being labeled a hate monger or racist!...
Injustice Should Never Be An Option
Kayla McDermott-Cobbs, Long Branch, NJ. Monmouth University The United States of America is a place that is constantly changing and evolving. We have grown, as...
Recognize Racism In Every Single Sector
Tia Cunningham, Charlotte, NC. I love people & our world. I hate corrupt systems. Due to my love of humanity, I am compelled to speak...
I’m sorry but it wasn’t me.
Margaret Hayes, Hopkins, MN. I went to a school that had a large minority student population. I always loved and was proud of my district...
It reminds me freedom is possible.
Mickey Lambert New York City, NY Brooklyn In a time that most people think of as a “post-civil-rights” era, in many ways, we are more...
Injustice is Immoral; deserving of struggle.
Sheila Mahoney Boston, MA I was 10 in 1965 and am the Granddaughter of Irish immigrants also brutalized by white supremacists who went to Ireland...
Affirmative action necessary for current injustice.
Laura Silver Spring, MD It really bothers me when people dismiss affirmative action on the grounds that it is making up for racist past. Racism...
Injustice fear pity hope faith joy
Armando Caracas, Venezuela The people feel the injustice but hope and faith were always in their minds and day by day and life
