Monmouth University Archives - The Race Card Project

Healing begins with the word hello.

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 conversation, healing, hello, Long Branch, Marguerite Stocker, Monmouth University, NJ

Marguerite Stocker,
Long Branch, NJ.
Monmouth University

Even when you’re not… you are.

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 label, Monmouth University, NJ, Vaune Peck, West Long Branch

Vaune Peck,
West Long Branch, NJ.
Monmouth University

Our global motivations are innately similar.

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 change, desire, driven, equal, global, Middletown, Monmouth University, motivation, NJ, reality, similar, survival, Tiffany Wysocki, travel, truth, USA

Tiffany Wysocki,
Middletown, NJ.
Monmouth University

As I travel the world, I have found one truth: we are all innately equal in our drives and desires. We are driven by love and survival. We want the best for our families. We want to feel loved and have the opportunity to love. That’s it. That is the place we start. Not from our differences, but what makes us the same. The human condition is more powerful than our facades. If we can start from our collective human similarities, we collaborate and we win. If we start conversations and interactions with what makes us different and “other,” we judge…and lose before we begin. Change perceptions and you change reality.

Endowed by birth, merited by action.

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 action, Bill Gricko, birth, endowed, equal, happiness, inalienable rights, liberty, life, Monmouth University, same

Bill Gricko,
Monmouth University

This statement is about equal and inalienable human rights to life, liberty, and to pursue happiness that are afforded to all humans by virtue of their humanity. Respect of those rights by others is warranted only by one’s action – that all people respect all others’ rights to the same.

A lifetime to unlearn cultural biases

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 cultural bias, John Christopher, Monmouth University, New Jersey, NJ, unlearn, USA, West Long Branch

John Christopher,
West Long Branch, NJ.
Monmouth University

Twitter trends hashtag white girl problems

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018 #whitegirlproblems, basic, hurtful, joke, Kaitlyn Gravatt, Monmouth University, New Jersey, NJ, starbucks, stereotype, superficial, twitter, USA, West Long Branch

Kaitlyn Gravatt,
West Long Branch, NJ.
Monmouth University

Whenever I click on Twitter I see #whitegirlproblems. How is Starbucks running out of my favorite drink a white girl problem? How is my eyeliner on one eye not matching my other eye a white girl problem? It is hurtful to be put into this stereotype that we care more about superficial things over bigger issues. The white girl problem hashtag goes more in depth with the idea that if girls are interested in something then that means they are a certain type of person. My interest in Starbucks or makeup should not make me a superficial white girl. People should not make me feel bad for my interests or make it a joke on twitter. I should not be wondering if I get on line in Starbucks or post a picture with my drink is someone going to call me a basic white girl.

My generation has to do better

April 15, 2018April 15, 2018 #theracecardproject @MU, better, generation, Josh, Monmouth University, NJ

Josh,
Monmouth University, NJ
#theracecardproject @MU

White People Don’t Have A Culture?

January 22, 2018January 21, 2018 absent culture, culture, Gabrielle Ientile, lifestyle, Monmouth University, NJ, Spring Lake, tradition, white, white people

Gabrielle Ientile,
Spring Lake, NJ.
Monmouth University

Sometimes I hear people say that white people don’t have a culture. Then what am I? Where do my traditions and lifestyle fit in? What are the consequences of an “absent” culture?

Big hoop earrings and a bubble butt

June 10, 2016June 10, 2016 bubble butt, hoop earrings, Long Branch, Monmouth University, NJ, stereotype, Yazmine R.

Yazmine R.,
West Long Beach, NJ.
Monmouth University

Race matters- EVERY person should care!

May 23, 2016 care, everyperson, matters, Monmouth University, NJ. Monmouth University, Race, Tina Paone, West Long Branch

Tina Paone,
West Long Branch, NJ.
Monmouth University

Love meeting people who defy stereotypes

May 9, 2016 defy, Fran Ruocco, Howell, Monmouth University, NJ, stereotypes, USA

Fran Ruocco,
Howell, NJ.
Monmouth University

I cannot apologize for my ancestors.

May 9, 2016 Amanda, Ancestors, apologize, Manalapan, Monmouth University, NJ

Amanda,
Manalapan, NJ.
Monmouth University

I’m biracial & multi-ethnic: I’m Human.

May 9, 2016 African American, American, better life, biracial, Black, education, English, German, human, irish, Lake Como, Monmouth University, multi-ethnic, Nichole Pettit, NJ, one race the human race, reduce, single group, single word, USA

Nichole Pettit,
Lake Como, NJ.
Monmouth University

I’m biracial. I’m not just African American, I’m also American, German, English and Irish! Many say “You’re black,” sure but I’m not just that. Do not reduce my race and ethnic background to a single word. I do not belong to a single group, I belong to many. I am a young woman, furthering her education and work to better her life for herself, her family, and the future of the world. If you must categorize me, must describe me in a single word… Human. Human is the single most descriptive and accurate word.