How many kids do YOU have?
April Young Lafayette , CA A man asked my husband in the supermarket. He went on to say “They cost US lot…” And then I...
My kids, white, have better chances.
Burke Willis Austin, TX It’s not guilt. It’s not gloating. And it’s not just. It just is. For every white kid in the USA.
They’re black. Why do you care?
Sara Hofmann St. Petersburg, FL I used to work with kids in the foster care system, which required a lot of effort and hours. When...
Stop right there you little n******s!
Dale Jimison Henderson, TX This is what was said to me and my younger brother when we were kids all because we had approached a...
Yes, they are my REAL kids
Paul David Binkley Delaware, OH My wife of twenty two years and I are interracially married, she black and myself white. Over our years together...
How do I protect my kids?
Michele Kacmarcik Savin Wilmington, DE When I listened to the report on Wednesday I ached for my daughter… whose birth mother, my husbands first wife,...
Heritage Day? I am a mutt.
Christina Vallem Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan When the elementary school holds a Heritage Day my kids would ask me “What...
Fear and hate only bring sadness.
Lantien Chu Lander, WY I am Chinese and get profiled as Native American, followed in stores, refused for rentals. Kids have asked me if I...
Interracial marriage: My kids are gorgeous!
Norene Lealamanua Portland, OR My very white family was confused by my choices until they fell head over heels for my exceptionally smart, beautiful brown...
Trayvon was running from Jeffery Dahmer.
Todd Richey Atlanta, GA We tell our Black Kids that all strange Whitemen are Jeffery Dahmer. We need to have this conversation.
Trayvon: Starting conversations with my children
Rebecca Williams Submitted via: NPR’s Talk of the Nation
What do I tell my kids?
Clint Reamer Submitted via: NPR’s Talk of the Nation (My children are bi-racial).
One drop of blood equals prejudice.
Melanie M. Cogdill Submitted via Twitter: @mcogdill My bi-racial kids? They are only seen as Asian.
Guilt is nothing. People are dying.
Anonymous MA I’m white and I know that the feelings of discomfort/guilt I get sometimes from thinking about race are really not serious problems. Discomfort...
Not my problem, now my kid’s
Courtney M Oklahoma City, OK I’m white. I was raised in a military family that traveled everywhere and was taught to love what makes us...
