I am Both, Not Just One.
Laura N. Weston, Baltimore, MD. About 80% of the time people assume (mostly men) I am Puerto Rican even though I am half Caucasian and...
Sons. Educated. Childless. Lawful. Doesn’t matter?
Robin Crawford Mitchellville, MD I fret and worry daily about all 3 of my sons, despite the fact all are grown men. They are college...
They’re Shocked When I Speak Spanish
T.W., Baltimore, MD. I am White, non-Hispanic, but I go to Mexico on a regular basis so I have worked really hard to speak decent...
“Well you’re not like super Hispanic”
Christina Aviles, Bethesda, MD. “You don’t talk like most Hispanic girls do, you don’t wear your hair like them, you don’t listen to the same...
Diversity’s a condition. Equity’s a goal.
Kevin Moreno, Baltimore, MD. When they happen at all, discussions about race too often devolve into indictments or defensiveness about one’s individual experience. But combating...
You’re pretty for a dark skin girl
Imani B., Baltimore, MD. So are all dark skin girls ugly and I’m the exception? Woukd i be ugly if i was lighter? Your insulting...
“M’ pa rele blanc,” I replied.
Emily S., Baltimore, MD. A phrase in Haitian Kreyol which means, literally, “I’m not called ‘White'” or “My name is not ‘White”. It was a...
Red skin. Reservation. Relegated. Re-appropriated. Reimagined. Resolute.
Faith Roessel, Bethesda, MD. Georgetown Day I am Navajo Indian, born and raised on the Navajo Nation in Arizona. I now live in the “bubble”...
With Them, I’m Visable. Without, Invisable.
Christy Braddock, Silver Spring, MD. Marc Quarles’ 6 words spoke to me when featured on All Things Considered this morning: ‘With Kids, I’m Dad. Alone,...
We do not torture quote unquote.
David L. Siegal, MD. Hanover (West Lebanon), NH. While that may be the CIA statement, we have in the past done the same or worse...
