What ever happened to midnight basketball?
TRCP Team, NYC. Question prompted by this story on NPR’s morning edition by Carrie Johnson. Photo Credit: %20photo%20winners%20page%20USE.htm
Stop seeing white; instead, see me.
Jill Goughnour Lynchburg, VA Submitted via: NPR’s Talk of the Nation
Workplace became overwhelmingly Black. A blessing.
Rachel Forester, Attica, MI For almost my whole work life, I worked as clerical help in a fairly large hospital Emergency Room. I held several...
NPR: Fresh Air Weekend: Michele Norris
Journalist Michele Norris reveals America's 'Hidden Conversations' about race: Norris wanted to see how Americans view race, so she asked people to share their thoughts...
The Natives are coming back home.
Lucia Casares, San Antonio, TX I’m glad someone is doing this and Michele Norris is perfectly suited. I’ve been a long time fan of hers...
I ate pasta, family ate rice.
Melanie Vanderlipe Ramil, Sacramento, CA. Growing up, I wanted to be as “non-Filipino” as possible and felt great achievement whenever a friend said to me,...
Do you make your own tortillas?
Norma Torres Addis, Seattle, WA. The first time I heard this question, I thought it was funny. After hearing it a few times, it made...
Are you the maintenance guy
Mr. Jones, Charleston, SC. New neighbors moved in about 6 months ago. 1st introduction while I was sweeping driveway “are you the maintenance guy”. I...
Grandfather’s poker gift a hanging invitation
Carol Zachary, Washington, D.C.–and Montana. Somehow I kept blocking on three things: A) the six words. . . grandfather, poker, three hangings, an invitation lost...
With kids, I’m dad, alone….thug!
Marc A Quarles, Pacific Grove, CA. Pacific Grove, I’m African-American my wife is German we have two children a son 15 and a daughter 13....
Adobo Beef Stew Rice Potatoes: Dinner
James Estanislao Herr, Los Angeles, CA. Dad’s side came over in 1717–Swiss-German and Irish with some Danish and Greek thrown in. Mom came over in...
Small white girl, watching heroes march
Susan Thackston, Agoura, CA. I was listening to an NPR story resently on Morning Edition. The program talked about “The Race Card Project” and that...
Encourage education and tolerance for everyone
Chris Smith, Submitted via Twitter: @burning_wind @michele_norris
No one box is correct.
David Kung, St. Mary’s City, MD. In 2000 when I filled out my census card and was finally allowed to (correctly) check more than one...
We’re just not understanding each other
Nancy Wilson Submitted via: NPR’s Talk of the Nation Misunderstanding is breaking my hopeful heart. I was robbed by a black man I’d smiled at...
He can’t swim, Dad saves him.
Jim Michonski, Virginia Beach, VA. I grew up in a military family. The March on Washington happened when I was two years old. We mostly...
