It’s sneaky, we’re all subtly racist
Michael Atkinson, Herriman, UT The more I’ve learned about racism, the more I’ve realized that even if we consider ourselves kind-hearted, stalwart non-racist, there’s subtleties...
Think Grace, Act Grace, Teach Grace
Kelsey Connolly, Wilsonville, OR. “Think Grace, Act Grace, Teach Grace” I have always been a learner at heart, but not necessarily an excellent student. In...
I learned: listen more, talk less.
Stephanie Lucianovic, Menlo Park, CA. My words come from Hamilton, and they have become even more powerful for me to remember and say to others...
I don’t consider you a Hispanic.
Ruth Santiago, Rochester, NY. A very close long time friend said this to me. I was totally taken off-guard. I asked for an explanation. She...
Gaining knowledge to break the cycle
Regina Hatten, Japan. I grew up in a predominantly white area with family who used racial slurs regularly and racially profiled all those who were...
Nobody really knows the stories underneath.
Bobbi Josephine Smith, Spokane, WA. We could learn a lot from others if we only took the time to get know them.
No Heroes for Poor, White Males
Francis Lafayette, NC. Much like modern Germans, lower class white males in America have been granted a shame about their past. We’ve been told the...
My Looks Don’t Define My Bloodline
Sierra McGeoghegan, Weymouth, MA. Growing up and even now I am always denied my Mexican heritage by lots of people of all races. I am...
Trying to understand the derivation racism
Melissa Lush, Dayton, OH. Can we learn to recognize the racism that lives within us even when we swear it does not? How to reach...
White privilege acknowledged–America’s promise renewed.
Cynthia Lawrence, Carmichael, CA. Working together we can learn from each other and build a better community.
Italian-American. Know nothing about my heritage.
Sophia Leavitt, USA. I haven’t thought much about my race until talking about it in class. Now I realize that there is so much that...
Your race tells me almost nothing.
Tyler Brown, Topeka, KS. What knowledge do I gain of a person by being told their race? Am I told that they have certain facial...
