Lost in race as a mixed kid
Ninasophia Stowe, Riverside, CA I am mixed with Black, German and Mexican. Growing up I was very confused about what it meant to be mixed....
White but still the minority
Mackenzie Wasielewski, Kailua, HI Living in Hawaii I have always been “discriminated” against because I don’t look the other people. I am always told that...
I love being in the minority
Jonathan Rivera, NY. It may not all be sunshine and rainbows when you are in the minority group, but it has its benefits for sure....
I do no fear other humans.
Tricia Elliott, Plano, TX. One of my favorite authors is Grace Halsell who wrote In Their Shoes. I think it’s a humanizing experience to be...
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...
Whites are scared to be minority
Luis E. Pacheco, Ceiba, Puerto Rico. As a Puerto Rican in my mid-60s, who has lived two-thirds of his life in the Continental USA, it’s...
Embarrassed to be a white American
Jim Glazar, Goodyear, AZ. I think it is sad that white Americans think that all minorities will treat whites the way that whites have treated...
I am proud to be white!
Aaron Fitzgerald, Australia. It is OK to be white, we are NOT responsible for all the problems that the POC world faces; that the Jewish-run,...
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...
Prayed God would make me White
Amber Price, Atlanta, GA. I was raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I grew up ashamed of my Blackness. I heard the n-word for the first time...
In Rwanda they were all black.
Jan Ramer, Indianapolis, IN. I lived in Rwanda for 2.5 years, and got a small taste of what it is like to be in the...
I owe you nothing, I’m not responsible
Tony Concorde, NC I am tired seeing white people feeling guilty or responsible for the misfortune of minorities.
I am not your token Mexican-American
Angie Estrada, Columbia, SC. I have been struggling with my sister-in-law seemingly using me as her token Mexican-American “friend”. She parades me among her white...
Let me handle this, minority friends.
Nicholas Pencak, Chicago,, IL. From hailing a cab to asking for help from a stranger. The difference my presence makes when I’m with minority friends...
So, did you all eat tacos?
Hilary Salazar, McAllen, TX. I attended a middle school with only seven Hispanics/Latinos. One day during 2nd period, the librarian called all seven of us...
Progressives destroyed race relations in America.
Stacey Seattle, WA The Civil Rights movement was hijacked by progressives. Since that time, they have destroyed Dr. King’s “Dream”. The virtual enslavement of the...
Young Bearded White Male…ehh
Jedediah Stegman Polk City, IA No cause, no advocate, just white and male. So little to be inspired by, all our models or “heroes” are...
