Everyone is unique on their own
Pam Hung, Fort Worth, TX Every race and every culture has a distinct beauty within them. Just as everyone is different based on race, we...
From the shadows into the light
Dulce K Struthers, Mount Vernon, WA I grew up undocumented and am still unlearning my behavior and ways of thinking to not draw attention to...
I’m Italian, West Asian, North African
Leah Granen, Santa Clarita, CA I grew up thinking I was second generation 100% Italian/Sicilian. I realized that my grandfather and great uncles had Americanized...
I’m not black, I’m actually brown.
Bionca Bryant, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, Black defined is the very darkest color owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the...
I’m too light, yet too dark!
Lucia Osei Anim, Manassas, VA I am Lucia, I live at Manassas Virginia. I chose those six words because I come from Ghana, West Africa,...
Be the Light in Someone’s Darkness
Claudasheia Buck, Jackson, MS My spirit carries good energy. Anybody I’ve ever come across has acknowledged the fact that I’m such caring and genuine person....
Too Light, Too Dark…Who Cares
Wilhelmina Street, Baltimore, MD. Actually, more people of our very own race seem to struggle with the idea of an extremely light person marrying someone...
Have a protective wall, can’t pass.
Amanda USA I have been bullied throughout my years. Being bullied caused a wall to be built around my heart and I couldn’t feel or...
Racism runs light, medium, and dark
Tori Carter, Sioux City, IA My name is Tori, and I am a senior at North High School. I am dual-enrolled at Western Iowa Tech...
When will we see the light
Jeannie Coicou New York City, NY Brooklyn The story behind my six words is that in this world there are forces that benefit by keeping...
Light, bright and damn near white.
Audrianna Galvin, San Francisco, CA. Half black, half white female
My skin is my greatest teacher
Eric Miyeni Johannesburg I don’t like the phrase “body part” much. At its worst it has a tendency to remind me of murders and psychotic...
For Me, Racism Started at Home
Sarah S., Washington, DC. My Puerto Rican grandmother used to call me “muchacha fea,” while calling my dark-haired, dark-eyed, darker-skinned, curly-haired sisters, “muchacha linda.” That...
Grace, pride, dignity, honour, love and light
Seydi, Detroit, MI. While growing up in Senegal some refer to me as dark as the buttocks of a cauldron, iIwas proud to be as...
