Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb blonde.
Heather Saskia Nichols, Maple Grove, MN. I do not bleach my hair. I do not color my hair. I do not highlight my hair. I...
Little brown man in white class.
Student Century College, MN As an English language learner, sometimes I feel bad, shy, and ashamed. I still struggle as everybody moves on. Every day...
Too Easy Pretending Race Doesn’t Matter
M. M. S., Morris, MN. Growing up white means that you never have to notice that you are represented in the media more than any...
Standing on border of Mexican and White.
Deborah Torres, Saint Paul, MN. This has two meanings for me. First, I honor both my paternal (Mexican) and maternal (English, French & more) heritage....
You didn’t tell me he’s black
Katherine F., Minneapolis, MN. I met a woman through professional circles when I was recruiting for a volunteer project. As it happens, she lived near...
Read Kingsblood Royal by Sinclair Lewis
Marsha Surkin, White Bear Lake, MN. I am a white woman, 72 yrs old. When I was 11 I disobeyed my mom and read Kingsblood...
The Grace of Silence makes, The Black Lives Matter reading list: Books to change the world
REPOST: The Black Lives Matter reading list: Books to change the world Tracy Mumford · Feb 7, 2015 It was the middle of August in...
I’m sorry but it wasn’t me.
Margaret Hayes, Hopkins, MN. I went to a school that had a large minority student population. I always loved and was proud of my district...
It’s been centuries; get over it.
Tiffany Barta, Bemidji, MN. I’m honestly tired of indigenous people always saying, “YOU took OUR land!” Oh, really? I took your land? I personally had...
