Whites afraid of becoming the minority
Tyler, CA. If there’s one thing I’ve observed in my life that pertains to the current state of racial prejudice in this country, it’s that...
Done Being the Token Black Girl
Ebony, Farmington Hills, MI. I grew up in a place where Black people felt they made it. A suburban community where the majority of residents...
Yellow monkey —model minority. Still oppressed.
Chris C., San Francisco, CA. What is my place and where do I feel comfortable exercising my voice in the race dynamic? Having been raised...
I don’t want to be hated.
Juliet Rose, Banning, CA. Hi, my name is Juliet, and I’m white. Well, white-passing. I’m 1/8th Filipino and I still don’t know if that even...
“My race is human, what’s yours?”
I used to think that race was something like ethnicity. It was who you were, where you came from, or where your ancestors came from....
My silence and privilege are wrong.
Brian Jackson, China. I realize now that with my white male privilege, I have a unique position and that my silence is what allows the...
We Don’t Consider You White Anyway
Daniel Martin, Jr. Mayfield, PA. In 2007, I was working in a bakery. For whatever reason, I happened to be one of very few white...
Not Getting My American Dream
Haley Wheelon, Camas, WA. I am the “white american”, the majority and the priority. I hope someday to own a white perfect 2 story house,...
What is replacing racism is scary.
Sheryl Huntsville, AL There are genuinely good people that would discourage racism towards minorities any day, but who unfortunately are extremely ignorant, so their perception...
Who cares what white Americans think?
Tamara Oneida, KY I don’t think that white Americans should have to apologize for being in the majority in this particular country, nor should they...
I’m a white male; I’m unwanted.
Anonymous, Purcellville, VA. Living in a world where quotas of minorities must be accepted into major institutions, being a white male becomes a disadvantage. If...
I’m still proud to be white.
Brian Washington, New York, NY. White guilt has not, will not, and is not useful in the mission to eliminate racial stratification. It’s a shame...
White Majority? Maybe Numbers, Not Favored
Kai Braun, Fridley, MN. White people may make up most of the population in america and other places but are not favored or even looked...
Color Defined, Now Mixing is Fixing
Doug Shipman, Atlanta, GA. The demographic changes seen in the census are at a turning point– race has to change because the categories are rapidly...
Being bilingual is not a disadvantage.
Angie Cruz, Los Angeles, CA. As a person of brown skin color and Latin heritage, I am often spoken to in Spanish by strangers with...
I’m the majority, I am forgotten
Kevin Grumbles, Springfield, OR. I am a 30 year old white male, no one cares if I succeed or fail because there are thousands more...
I do not deserve white privilege
Susan Garvin, Carson City, NV. I was born a member of the majority race. I enjoy a life I did nothing to earn.
NPR’s Morning Edition features: ‘My Name Is Jamaal … I’m White’
Jamaal Allan, USA. Listen to Jamaal’s story on NPR’s Morning Edition What’s in a Name? The Poetry Question-Discovering the Relevance of Words As a white male,...
