From South Africa but not black?
Stefan Svicevic, Lawton, OK. I recently came to study in the United States and I am from South Africa. Since being here a lot of...
Better than most white people.
Lauryn, USA. No other race believes they are perfect or entitled to comment, judge, and see themselves as “primary” like white people. Ask a white...
“Waiting on the World to Change”
Hannah, Norfolk, VA. I chose this quote from a popular John Mayer song because it so relevant to where we still are today. This song,...
I love being a white male.
Robert, Chicago, IL. When whites become a minority in the U.S., will we be given the perks of being a minority?
Able bodied Financially Successful Minority Male
AJ, Falls Church, VA. I am a white American female with multiple disabilities. I realize that generally speaking, my whiteness and U.S. citizenship is a...
Race switches between dominance and minority
Nhi Nguyen, Trinity University In Vietnam, my ethinicity is Kinh, which is the dominant group of Vietnamese. Before coming the U.S., I never really cared...
My silence and privilege are wrong.
Brian Jackson, China. I realize now that with my white male privilege, I have a unique position and that my silence is what allows the...
I’m entitled because I’m a minority.
Joe Everybody, Philadelphia, PA. Bet you don’t have the stones to publish my 6 words
Not Getting My American Dream
Haley Wheelon, Camas, WA. I am the “white american”, the majority and the priority. I hope someday to own a white perfect 2 story house,...
I always knew I was different.
Coleen Owens Katy, TX We (my sisters and I) were often the “minority” – growing up in a military household and moving often – whether...
The Minority: To Represent or Not?
Rehenuma Meadville, PA As an Asian American Muslim women, I have been asked many times to represent my “people.” As I have gotten older, I...
What is replacing racism is scary.
Sheryl Huntsville, AL There are genuinely good people that would discourage racism towards minorities any day, but who unfortunately are extremely ignorant, so their perception...
Asians ARE people of color, too!
Maureen Boyd, Oakland, CA. It is very hard when non-Asian people of color who are supposed to be your allies in racial justice do not...
Am I supposed to feel blessed?
Jenny, Newark, NJ. I am white and grew up where I was a minority. I have been in situations where people of color have said...
I’m a white male; I’m unwanted.
Anonymous, Purcellville, VA. Living in a world where quotas of minorities must be accepted into major institutions, being a white male becomes a disadvantage. If...
Are both your parents from Cuba?
Barbara Rodriguez, Florence, SC. Yes, they both are Cuban. The look of shock never ceases to amaze me. Is it because I’m blonde and have...
