Mzungu: Kenyans say, white skin human heart
Crystal Gregory, Kenya. An American by birth, I live in East Africa. Here my neighbors assume because of my skin I am rich, beautiful, or...
I’m Kenyan, black is too basic
Daniel Karanja, Marlborough, MA. My parents are immigrants from Kenya and I feel this better describes me than just “black”.
2007: Smuggled out of Eldoret, Kenya
Vancouver, Submitted via Twitter: @JAY_MC In Kenya for humanitarian work right before the election. Things got hairy and I was stuffed in a secret part...
Never Accepted As American While Abroad
J Smith Kenya I’ve spent several years living outside the US (Europe, Asia, Africa) and being half Japanese, I am always mistaken for being from...
There is only one human race
Cynthia Calhoun, Covington, WA. As a white woman from a relatively red-neck area, I’ve struggled in confusion against the racism in myself and others. Now,...
My dad was born in Kenya (and he is not black)
Jess, Valencia, CA. My dad was born in Kenya. People then assume he is black, and I do not blame them. However, before I can...
We are such stuff as dreams
Winnie Wamboi, Kenya. I don’t get the big deal with being either black or white. I am African and I love it after all there...
Surrounded by brown and welcomed in.
Allison Valeri Charlotte, NC In 2011, I took a trip to Kenya, Africa where my team and I were welcomed in as family. We were...
What am I? Kenyan, or American?
Nichole Coates Siloam Springs, AR I’m American by birth, but spent my entire childhood in Africa.
