Mississippi now feels like Mississippi then.
R. Johnson Jackson, MS I love this place I call home because my family’s roots are strong here; however, it seems like the more things...
This sideboard was built by slaves
Peter Seay, St. Louis, MO. After my grandparents past away, we inherited a sideboard which promptly found its home in our dining room. As it...
“Puro Mestizo”: Each, either. Both. Neither.
Gil L. Pettigrew, MS Miami, FL I am a university science instructor, science educator, naturalist, scientist & author based in culturally diverse South Florida who...
I wish I wasn’t so afraid
Travos MS For the most part I if I see someone of a different race I don’t know I get really scared and nervous…as in,...
This big chip hurts my back.
BURTON DAVIS PRICE Greenwood, MS Becoming a black professional gives one a large chip on their shoulder. This chip can be so heavy at times...
Blacks are more racist than whites
Anonymous, Jackson, MS. Dissatisfied with black racism. But we never want to talk about it, and when blacks are tyrannically racist against white people, we...
Race isn’t important, but identity is!
Allen Greiner Lumberton, MS I had to spend time on a battlefield to finally see where we as a race were headed. It amazes me...
The problem is racism not racecraft.
Rickey Hill Jackson, MS The dominant discourse on race amounts to racecraft. In so many ways, racism and racial domination never get discussed. Consequently, racism...
Momee, why did you hit me?
Joseph Jackson, III Gulfport, MS I asked my grandmother that question after she hit my butt so hard I saw little blue stars. It was...
Disheartened that non-racial issues become racial.
Meg Paul Hattiesburg, MS Recently, we had a very close mayoral race between the incumbent and his challenger. It was brought to light that there...
Different countries, different people, ALL one.
Su Stevens Dallas, TX I spent the first 24 years of my life in Mississippi. My father was from New Orleans and my mother was...
I’m an American not Afro-American
Kelvin Scruggs Gulfport, MS Is the United States of America the only nation that classifies people by race at birth? At one time it was...
Young White Male No Race Guilt
Ian McElroy Wiggins, MS I am not responsible for the prejudice of those who came before me. I owe no one for the suffering of...
We’er bigger than black and white
John Brocato Starksville, MS Submitted via Twitter: @johnwardbrocato
Stop Fearing Those Who Are Different
Charles Wright Hernando, MS I think fear is the basic emotion that fosters racism. The comfort zone gets compromised by all the stereotypes, then the...
