“I’m not my skin or hair”
Chelsea White (African American) Ann Arbor, MI and… “My skin speaks when I don’t”
Humanity’s ever-dividing yet uniting force
Rohan Dharan Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
Multiple Connection Intersection Context Coalition Unity
Kevin Goodman Ann Arbor, CA In 6 words tried to describe my current place in my journey with race a as young queer ambiguously multiracial...
“Intangible, yet I feel the effect.”
Faith Darnell Detroit, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
Not silent, just preferably unheard. Sacred.
Ramiro Alvarez Cabriales Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
Color blind is forever culture blind
Katherine Liu Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan I dislike it when people say that they don’t pay attention to the color...
Not big deal unless made one.
Paola Mendez Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan Race is a social construct and will continue to be seen as an issue...
Race: mostly your melanin, partly a paradigm.
Kevin Doherty Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
My race is double, not half.
Brittany Verner Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
Don’t look. I looked. And smiled.
Emily Puckett Rodgers Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan I was asked if there was a story behind this. Of course there...
Don’t just tolerate me; accept me.
Aliza Hirani Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
Not being racist means constantly unlearning
Melissa Manley Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
A grand illusion actualized through injustice.
Jarron Bowman Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
Growing up white- had no clue
Jennifer Colby Dexter, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
I’ve got nowhere to call home.
Claudia Ivette Sanchez Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan Displaced. Not from here nor there. Mexican, El Salvadorian, Guatemalan, but born in...
