N-word ending in “A” doesn’t count
Haley Augustus, Marrero, LA p>Growing up as a black girl in Louisiana, I always had a disconnect with the N-word, especially the “grammatically correct” way...
My Natural Hair is a Statement
Joi Brumfield, Harvey, LA Your hair tells a story about you, and you should not be afraid to wear it the way you want. Dillard...
You Talk Like A White Girl
Aaliyah Gaskins, New Orleans, LA I chose these 6-words because growing up I was always told I talked differently and had my blackness questioned multiple...
“Daddy must’ve gotten that for you”
Megan, Keithville, LA. I am a white female and I do have nice things. People always assume that my dad gets me everything. Little do...
A member of the fogotten race
Anna Fraley, Jena, LA. Do people realize that Native Americans still exist? WHY are our struggles for equality not brought to thr forefront like those...
The Hiroshimas were good Americans.
Ken Prestwich, Worcester, MA. The Hiroshima family included my first friends growing up on a small farm just outside of LA (they had one too)...
I am white but not Trumpy
Ronnie Savoie, Gonzales, LA I’m Cajun (Acadian diaspora settling in Louisiana) and have a tiny percentage of Micmac First Nations people from the 1600s. My...
Black. Good hair? Indian in your family?
Nicole, New Orleans, LA. Black women are so obsessed with their hair that it can totally consume their life… “I can’t get in the pool...
I want to be safe…again
Jun Hu, LA, CA As the anti-Asian hate incidents, reported and unreported, skyrocketing in the COVID-19 pandemic, I no longer feel comfortable to walk outside,...
A misunderstood southern white jew
Benjamin Beadle, New Orleans, LA I was born and raised in Louisiana. I was raised a Christian on my father’s side and Jewish on my...
Being Black doesn’t mean I’m dumb
Michelle Snowden, New Orleans, LA Nursing Major at Dillard University
Being Black doesn’t mean I’m ghetto
Reagan Farmer, New Orleans, LA p>My school is Dillard University
Guide To Your Privilege Right
Z Frohna, Los Angeles, CA. So. I’m a white woman who lives in L.A. But I’m also disabled, and a part of the LGBT+ community....
Black And White Together Always Better
Mike Magee, Baton Rouge, LA Being a 60 year old white man my live would not be as full and joyful without my black friends.
You don’t want truth? Too bad.
Sammy Miller, New Orleans, LA It’s interesting that people say they want equality. What they really want is to demean. I hear people say that...
