Just like a ‘lectric clock ticking
Jimmy Hair, Charlotte, NC. A hard working black man I worked construction with 44 years ago used to say this. He meant it about his...
God created race people created racism
Eric Evans, Tarboro, NC. Our God-given differences are meant to be appreciated not to keep us separated. As a Native American man I live in...
White Parents Raise Beautifully Diverse Children
Louise Bannon, Holly Springs, NC. Raising, playing, growing and living as a diverse family is an extraordinary experience. It brings both good days and tough...
Yellow: Neither White Nor Black Enough
Yuri Yamamoto, Raleigh, NC. I am a Japanese immigrant. I sometimes feel lost in this society where race is all about black and white. I...
Black Vietnamese. Speak spanish. Eat rice.
Hao Nguyen, Durham, NC. I wanted to say… Black Vietnamese. Speak english, spanish, vietnamese. Eat suong kho, pho, and corn dogs. Words that describe my...
Sequence: Negro. Colored. Afro-American. Black. African-American
Alonzo Felder, Durham, NC. Called by many names over the years.
Yes, you are all my family!
Hillora Lang, Burgaw, NC. As a person with Asperger Syndrome I have always felt estranged from the human race. In high school I began working...
Your family’s not inbred…are you?
Katie R. Phillips, Green Mountain, NC. I might be white, but growing up in the Southern Applachians is definitely its own ethnic identity. I didn’t...
Not White Enough, Not Hispanic Enough
Eliana Rodriguez, Winston Salem, NC. I hate the feeling of rejection from the Caucasians I grew up with and the Hispanics that come from my...
Not all white people are racist
Savannah F., Lexington, NC A lot of white people are considered to be racist, this is simply not true. I personally am not racist and...
PREJUDICE: Something wicked this way comes
Lee Masty, Waynesville, NC A great idea for a much-needed platform for all to hear and learn
Don’t think I’m like you, I’m not
JP, Harrisburg, NC As a 50-year-old man from the South living in the south I frequently find myself in situations where only men from the...
I’m brown but, I’m not hispanic.
Vaniza Bailey, Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, NC Don’t Assume, Get acquainted! Not all brown people with dark hair are Hispanics, they could be Filipino, that...
African American woman who loves people.
Imani A Coleman, Concord, NC I am an African American woman who loves people. However, I understand that there is a lot of work the...
My history is only slavery! Why!
King Kellz, Fayetteville, NC. We only learn what America has taught us about our specific race.
