Where’d you go to high school?
Jules M. Marquart, Louisville, KY. In Louisville during the pre-busing 1960s, this “screening” question was based on assumptions and generalizations about race and class. A...
Black Little Mermaid steals the show.
Sarah Mutombo, Louisville, KY. I attend Louisville Collegiate school, and in my 8th grade year I participated in middle school Musical: The Little Mermaid, Jr....
The real fear of a black parent
Belinda Gilmore, Maceo, KY It was early 2016, and I was on the phone talking to a friend I had not seen in a while....
I am 0.4% Sub-Saharan African
Mary Jo Latham-Martin, Houston, TX After being diagnosed with Essential Tremor, and being told it was hereditary, I started on a quest to learn about...
I want it to stop now!
CeCe Railey, Louisville, KY My reckoning with race actually came to a head when Breonna Taylor was murdered. There hasn’t been a single day gone...
I don’t understand, lets love instead
Megan, KY. Where to start. I have no clue. I guess I’ll start with some background about myself. I am a person full of love...
Proud Not ashamed to be white
Kenny Readnour, Cordova, KY Where I’m from whites are NOT racist but are getting very tired of the majority of the (people of color) being...
FLEW through Security :) …husband stuck behind. :(
KB Louisville, KY I can’t count how many times I have been through airport security, worldwide, including dozens of times with my husband. I’m a...
I have the gift of choice.
Dawna B., Ft. Thomas, KY. I am bi-racial and have the power in today’s society to choose the race I identify as. My race and...
Lives Were Destroyed Because We’re Different
Jordan Mix, Versailles, KY I have a strong background of German in my family because it is on my dad’s side and mom’s side. In...
I myself, am not an oreo
Natalie Ngong, Louisville, KY. Sometimes in this world not having the voice that is expected of you as the race you are, creates a need...
Our Outer Appearance Does Not Matter
I grew up in a very divided household when it comes down to the words race and racism. When I 7 my parents divorced, I...
Muslim is not synonymous with terrorist
Fahad Alotaibi, Bowling Green, KY. I was born and raised in n Islamic country. When 9/11 happened, I had no idea that the world would...
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...
