Diversity is central to my identity
Sabiha Viswanathan, Menlo Park, CA. Race is beauty. I could not imagine my life without diversity. Learning about different cultures has fostered my love of...
I grieve for my lost identity.
Janel Ruehl, Bend, OR I’m a white American, but that doesn’t mean much to me. It doesn’t feel like a fully fleshed-out identity I can...
Mom taught me to love everyone
Robert McAlister, Lexington, SC. Grew up in segregated south in a single parent home. Always felt on the margins but later in life realized my...
Racism is part of our DNA
Russ Becker, Durango, CO My cousin, who grew up on a farm in central Indiana, was a farmer and an exceptionally nice guy. In his...
We’re all the same, but different.
Cynthia Parra, Beaumont, TX. Through my profession, I have been given the opportunity to work with university students from marginalized groups and I have become...
Love all, Hate none, Become one.
Brian Patrick Berry, Kansas City, MO Have a great day! I believe in you!
Shouldn’t be issue. But guess what…?
BJ Lynn, Redondo Beach, CA. My household is multi-ethnic. Racial awareness is not by necessity racism, but the line between is thin. A PhD in...
“Hate is easy, love takes courage.”
Amy Slater, Boyne City, MI This quote by Hannah Harrington has always been one of my favorites. It really is easy to choose hate. I...
German, Irish, Native American, Black babies
Ryan Barrows, Portland, ME. There is only one color and this “Love”
Can Anyone Believe I Love Everyone?
Lisa Johnson, Holden, MO. I am, unfortunately, from very rural America. There was a short period in my life (approximately 1/4 of it) that was...
Just how you are, my friend.
Amberly Richins, Rigby, ID. Through my experiences living in another country for a couple years I’ve learned that the most rewarding feeling in the world...
Who will love this black girl?
Gabby Mbeki, Boston, MA. In the fall of 1997, I started 6th grade at a day independent school in Connecticut. I grew up in a...
Guilt. I loved my Annie so.
Lisa VonTress Las, Sunrise, FL. As a child growing up in the DC suburbs, I had no idea about what was going on. I had...
Family love comes from open hearts.
June Wells, Harrisonburg, VA My new family saved my life. I was finally safe and just one of “the kids” with my foster parents, Sam...
(My) black nanny taught me to love
RANDOLPH F BROCK Soquel, CA Thank you for doing this project. As a gay man it is close to my heart.
