Ever heard of “love thy neighbor”?
Mack Leonard, Saint Louis, MO p>My words I chose were “Ever heard of ‘love thy neighbor’?”. This is referring to the bible verse Matthew 22:39,...
A reflection of my ancestors’ sacrifices
Elizabeth Franklin, St. Louis, MO I’m from St. Louis, MO, but I currently attend Dillard University in New Orleans, LA. My family has always been...
He didn’t come to our wedding.
Timothy Houston, Kansas City, MO I will let the words speak for themselves.
Confederate flags everywhere. Scares me immensely.
Kitra Mwania, Branson, MO. The confederate flag clearly means something important to the people around here. Being a black person who learned that this flag...
Love all, Hate none, Become one.
Brian Patrick Berry, Kansas City, MO Have a great day! I believe in you!
Race is not biological, but social
Amelia G, Kansas City, MO In my anthropology class we learn that we all come from one common ancestor and that we only “look” different...
Always being more than our melanin
Alexis, KCMO, MO p>One experience that I will forever remember happened in Colorado. I am white but I have a black step dad, for background...
Open arms and a kind heart
Lila Perry, Kansas City, MO Although we my not all look alike, being understanding and accepting is all this world needs. I believe that if...
Will they ask me or assume?
Hillary Buren, Kansas City, MO. As a biracial women growing up in am almost entirely white community I have adapted to addressing my racial ambiguity...
The nun made me mark “white.”
Jackie Loya-Torres Kansas City, MO As a small child in the 1970s, I remember having to take some sort of standardized test in school. You...
You are holding the binoculars backwards.
Andrew Schlager, Kansas City, MO. “You are holding the binoculars backwards.” We are so consumed by generalized assumptions about race that we fail to see...
Suburban, white, hearing “your future’s bright”
Sam Pfeiffer, Parkville, MO The quote used simply represents the luxuries I’ve been given and being told I’m very fortunate, which is true. Being born...
Can Anyone Believe I Love Everyone?
Lisa Johnson, Holden, MO. I am, unfortunately, from very rural America. There was a short period in my life (approximately 1/4 of it) that was...
