Jokes Can Be Just As Harmful
Skyla Gochenour, 8th Grade Holland New Tech High School, Holland, MI. Every day there are supposed “jokes” batted back and forth between man every day....
Am I saying wrong things?
Mary, Marquette, MI I never know what’s right when talking about race and am scared to say something offensive.
Irish at Looks, American by Heart
Nevaehlee Crockett, Grand Blanc, MI p>I am fully American ethnically, and am White by race. Oftentimes, I joke about being Irish descendant due to my...
Native blood and how I feel
Tylor Newman, 48439, MI I am white and native American I embrace the native American side of my family by hunting taking care of the...
More than just a white girl
Bronte, Grand Blanc, MI >I picked this as my six words because if you were to look at me you would think I’m just a...
You’re too pretty to be black.
Brandi N. Scarlett, Lansing, MI. When people ask me what ethnicity I am, I get excited. I am so proud to be mixed race. My...
No, I’m “really” from New York.
Kate Lee van Loveren, Ann Arbor, MI. I was born in New York, grew up in New York, and live in New York (when I’m...
Born Norwegian, Raised American, not illegal
Linda Kristensen, Grand Rapids, MI. I am writing this for my daughter who is 34 with Autism. She became my daughter in 1980 when I...
Small town girl, big world problems.
Michaela Ford, Cheboygan, MI I am just a small-town girl that went to a small school with a graduating class of fourteen kids. Having a...
Colorblind childhood, learned to see.
Kira Miller, Petoskey, MI Growing up in a predominantly white town with a mixed-race best friend, I initially didn’t think much about race. My friend...
Racism is still the norm here.
Christian Hanneman, Harper Woods, MI I grew up in a racist family. It was also part of the community I grew up in. It’s so...
My color does not define me
Ryan williams, Grand Blanc, MI As a black man in America I am expected to be multiple things. Unsophisticated, not smart, ghetto, unprofessional and unethical....
“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...
Workplace became overwhelmingly Black. A blessing.
Rachel Forester, Attica, MI For almost my whole work life, I worked as clerical help in a fairly large hospital Emergency Room. I held several...
White female, eager learner, poor listener
Terry Tringali Killoran, Sterling Heights, MI I had black friends growing up. I thought I did. We played together at school and after school at...
