I learned I was Black in kindergarten.
Shakira, Phoenix, AZ. One day after our teacher snapped photos of our class she developed them in black and white and scattered them out on...
Why is everything always about race?
Jessica, Harlan, IA p>Why does everything always boil down to race? Why does everything have to be racially charged? Why is it always black or...
Love Comes Naturally, Racism is Learned
Mengyao Jiang, Chengdu, Sichuan Racism is hate, racism thinks one is superior, another is weak. However, race is a matter of just means different. Different...
Learned about race FEAR at 13.
Jay Bailinson Napa, CA In lived in Oakland CA. during preteen and early teen years. I belonged to a Boys Club sponsored by the Chinese...
Pale skinned but black don’t fit.
Zanetea Reece, Fort Myers, FL. I am a bright skinned young woman, grew up in Southwest FL. We we’re not tought about our history in...
Missed the day racism was taught
Erin, MN. Racism isn’t in our curriculum, it’s not a lesson taught by chalkboards and worksheets. However it is learned. Yes, in school but also...
Democracy has to be learned from childhood
Gunnevi Sweden We are all the same inside our bodies, no matter what your skin color you may have. Why does the mind of people...
Race is not skin color. It’s learned
Anonymous Children and blind are not prejudiced. Race is not skin color. It’s ignorance.
Racism is still alive (and) doing well.
Albert Seloover Weatherford, TX Submitted via: NPR’s Talk of the Nation I was the first white man to have African Americans as room-mates at Carswell...
Prejudice is learned, fed by distance.
David James Linden, MI Submitted via: NPR’s Talk of the Nation White, privileged so long, I’m blind. Define yourself now, or be defined. Every heart...
