Our privilege blinds us from reality
Debanhi Garza, Fort Worth, TX I chose these six words to make a reflection on how being privileged can disconnect us from the experiences of...
White Guy on Journey Toward Justice
John Reiff, Pelham, MA Like most White folks, I was oblivious to my White privilege for a large part of my life, even though I...
Divide in America demands one listen
When I entered high school, I quickly learned terms like white privilege, white fragility, and microaggressions, which challenged my identity. While I understood I benefited...
Just Do It, Stand For Justice
Aaliyah Blankenship, Tulsa, OK I’m Soooooo Happy To Be BLACK!!!! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Awareness: ONLY the FIRST BIG step
Yzolde Chepokas, Eden Prairie, MN. Going through this process of learning about race, racism, culture, multiculturalism, diversity, and so on, I have come to the...
Privilege cripples; step out, run naked.
Tannya Forcone, Akron, OH. My truck isn’t allowed to go faster on the freeway because it’s yellow. Why should my skin color allow me any...
Altering historical truth enslaves us all
Tess Schorz, New Haven, KY At the rate our world is devolving, we will repeat past atrocities but all in the name of political correctness...
Privileged, What exactly does that MEAN?!?
Janet Davis, Huntsville, AL. I live in the South where we have always had a larger black population as long as I can remember &...
If you’re Colombian, you have drugs
Alondra Cabrera, Justice, IL Growing up in the United States after my parents immigrated here from Colombia, hasn’t been easy. They’ve been questioned for drug...
I can’t look away anymore. JUSTICE!
Beth Feagan, Berea, KY White folks have the luxury of not thinking about race, and that’s a problem. We are coded as “normal” or “default”...
Justice for all requires White awakening.
Albert Marten, San Antonio, TX. Trinity University I’m ashamed and embarrassed to admit how unaware I was as a white person about the hate, the...
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...
Terrified, we watched them set fires
Sarah Martinez-Helfman, Philadelphia, PA Every key decision I made in my life seems to go back to that defining moment, when I walked away from...
Fight for God’s kingdom on Earth
Rachel, USA. We must not be complicit in oppression. Come let us follow the Lamb who has conquered sin and death to bring justice and...
Evolve beyond one’s name; embrace Justice.
John Charles Taney IV Stamford, CT I am a descendant of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney (pronounced Taw-nee), author of one of the most universally...
Human nature doesn’t change; people do!
Rolando R. Gutierrez, Allen, TX. I am not a racist. I am a humanist. We all have the same faults including the minority defense of...
We shouldn’t need to fear each other
Jen, Corona, CA. What would it take for us to coexist in love? I am Korean and since I was a little girl, I’ve seen...
Heartbreak Justice Humanity Cruelty Hope Perseverance
Benjamin Seaman, New York, NY. I am antiracist. I am curious how this project works.
