No lies, I actually am Hispanic!
Aidan Lopez,
Houston, TX
I’m a biracial student attending LoneStar College: University Park, however, in most instances, people choose to ignore my Hispanic background.
Lie. Pretend to be “less Black”
Anonymous,
USA.
Someone, maybe many people, in my family took on the persona of mixed race Black/Native Americans so they could be, what? Less Black? I don’t know if it was my father’s generation, or his father’s, or even farther back. I grew up thinking I was Indian and consequently less connected to my Black friends and family. All because someone in generations past thought it would be best to create a lie for their family than make them live in what they knew as the pain of truth. Now I am deconstructing my own story as I try to create a true and strong narrative for my children.
We Are All Created Equal-Lie
Lynne D. Green
Detroit, MI
Understanding Race Project – University of Michigan
That’s what we hear in America and I haven’t seen any evidence of it yet!!!!
