Still learning, messing up, and loving
Zara, Minneapolis, MN My husband is Latinx, I am white. We come from different worlds but have built a life together. We both see how...
I carry my home inside me.
Steve Baker Minneapolis, MN Inspired by Hmong American writer Kao Kalia Yang.
Privilege means responsibility to be better.
Morgan Lavandowska Minneapolis, MN As a 21 year old white woman, I have the privilege of being white that gives me power to do what...
My great Grandmother cooked for white slave masters
Jerrid Crumo, Minneapolis, MN. Race is something that has been going on for the last 2000 years and will continue to go on for the...
She’s like me, never the reverse.
Nancy G Moehle, Minneapolis, MN I don’t like to think of myself as a racist. But it dawned on me just this morning, that when...
Enough to make you look pretty
Adrienne Zimiga, Minneapolis, MN. I was born and raised on the Pine Ridge reservation my first 12 years. Upon moving from Batesland, SD to Castlewood,...
Mexican Irish Girl: agnostic and dry
Joan Socorro Sullivan, Minneapolis, MN. I’m a quarter Mexican and over half Irish, I don’t attend church and I don’t drink. My hair is dark...
Jewish white woman wanting different perspective
Natalie Sabes, Minneapolis, MN I chose to include three words about my identity (Jewish, white, woman) because they affect every action I take and every...
“Fair you entered before my son?”
Heidi Adelsman, Minneapolis, MN. Working for 12 years as a Pipefitter in Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota, I saw few to no people of color...
My queerness dilutes my white privilege
Nhyx Webb, Minneapolis, MN Being a queer person in the US makes me super aware of the censure and judgement that others experience. Although a...
Two sons. Two colors. Two realities.
Sara Adams, Minneapolis, MN People treat me differently, make different assumptions about me, depending on which son is at my side.
Educating Myself on My Own Privilege
Rhiannon Emma Farr, Minneapolis, MN I haven’t lived a great life, nor a terrible one. I suffer depression and anxiety and other mental illnesses and...
Not ‘Illegal’ – Human and Deserving Compassion
Tracy Loynachan, Minneapolis, MN. To me, the terms ‘illegal immigrant’ and ‘illegal alien’ are demeaning. These terms are used too frequently, especially when talking about...
“Basic white girl”, who’s not white.
Betsy F, Minneapolis, MN p>I grew up wishing I was white. I was raised to hate my culture, my eyes, my language, and my background....
Asian and afraid to go out
Maddie Hsia, Minneapolis, MN Because of high Covid infection rates, many people are scared to leave their houses. I am also afraid to leave my...
