You don’t live with your parents?
Courissa, Bath, NY I get a lot of questions when people hear I live with my aunt and uncle, because I call them “mom” and...
dark shades does not negate beauty
Andi Symone Nero, Pleasant Valley, NY Pretty for a black girl is not a compliment
Identity Heritage Family Community Pride Connection
Jordan Rodriguez, Hyde Park, NY Your race is a part of you, regardless of what you think. Learn to love yourself because of who you...
Identify myself as Chinese or American?
Anni Yang, Commack, NY Too Chinese to be American but I am an American citizen
I just want to make friends!
Liam Sell, Stone Ridge, NY p>I am a white male from Stone Ridge NY, I don’t really care who is what race, (I understand that...
Hold my hand, cancer doesn’t discriminate.
Imari DuSauzay, New York City, NY. Brooklyn My friend is full of ideas and fighting with cancer…We hold hands to share love. I am experiencing...
I am part of the 92%
Jacqueline Gittens, New York, NY 92% of Black women voted against Donald Trump. Without deciding in some private chat we voted as a bloc. The...
Yes, I transitioned. Still white, though.
Jonah F. Brooklyn, NY As a transgender man, I can relate to being marginalized. But still, my whiteness (and now maleness) affords me privilege in...
My name’s Jefferson but I’m Latino
Jefferson Valle, Uniondale, NY Being fully Salvadorian and having a white skin complexion, and having a nontraditional Hispanic name has not always been easy. Still,...
Black Irish, mother’s grandfather from Barbados.
Dan Hubbs, Queensbury, NY. Mixed race ancestry was a family mystery. When visiting Irish relatives in Ireland, all of whom were fair skinned, I knew...
Being hispanic is the best culture
Yolani Cabrera, Huntington, NY Being hispanic is the best especially when it comes to traditions and the food and the countries we are from as...
Embracing differences, creating a classroom community
Bridy Palisi, Port Jefferson Station, NY My race card “Embracing differences, creating a classroom community” reflects an approach to education that emphasizes inclusivity and understanding....
The perfect woman do not exist- La mujer perfecta no existe!
Laura A Cruz, Hicksville, NY The gender roles are the expectations that society has for how people act, speak, dress, and groom based on their...
Classrooms filled with diversity and opportunities
Kayla Levenson, NY As I am going to be an elementary school teacher in the future, it is important to me that everyone in my...
