Not seeing color is the problem
Alashia Lewis, New Orleans, LA I chose these words because white people always say that they don’t see color when that is the main problem....
Not All Black Girls Are Loud
Skyler Craighead, Laplace, LA I chose the six words, “Not all Black girls are loud,” because this statement represents a common stereotype that many Black...
Heard my name, already made assumptions
Christian Soto, New Orleans, LA For a Southern University of New Orleans class discussion project, I’m turning in this race card. People frequently draw conclusions...
I’m Jayla Seals; I’m not you.
Jayla S, New Orleans, LA When I was younger, my last name would get called for attendance, and when students heard it, they would make...
Passionate , ambitious, truthful , knowledgeable , helpful , kind
Brittany Knighten, New Orleans, LA
A Cajun Girl in her Kilt
Michelle Blanchard Ardillo, Rockville, MD. A Cajun girl in her kilt, that’s me. My dad was born and raised in southeast Louisiana, as was I,...
Tattoos and piercings don’t equal trashy.
Megan, Keithville, LA. People always call me and my family trashy because we have tattoos and I have piercings as well. People should be able...
“Talaga! I thought you were Pilipino!”
JSRL Padre, Glendale, CA. I am Filipino. Born in Quezon. Imported to East LA. Learned to walk and talk in Los Feliz. Never heard Tagalog...
Black Women Become Grandmothers Too Young
Anzita, New Orleans, LA At the time I was born my grandmother was 40 and already had a grandchild. I have two sons with a...
Is my skin too dark for you
Yeshonda Lee, New Orleans, LA My skin color is just as beautiful as any other shade of skin color.
DON’T ASK ME TO JUST FORGET
Thaddeus, Nashville, TN. I was raised poor in Louisiana where the generations of my family before me farmed and picked cotton, fished and lived off...
Why isn’t my Quincenera proof enough?
Emily Angelica Roldan, Saint Francisville, LA. My father is from Colombia and my mother is from Georgia. I have pale freckled skin, glasses, and I...
