Racial animus is exhausting. Stop it.
Noel Holton Brathwaite, Valley Stream, NY p>There is such a thing as a black tax. In addition to working hard and trying to accomplish our...
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,...
I have white skin with acne
Elijah Hungerford, Elmira, NY While some have control over their acne, mine can be totally out of hand whether I like it or not, no...
Easy Acknowledging Privilege, Hard Surrendering It
Jason Snyder, Staten Island, NY As a middle aged white man, if I’m wearing the right costume and assume the right attitude, I can go...
Not a Stone, But a Human.
Miriam Alvarado, Glen Cove, NY Currently attending Nassau Community College
Troopers Said You’re The Wrong Color
Matthew Curtze, Buffalo, NY 1985, with a degree and a dream took the NYS Trooper exam and placed on the eligible list. Waited and waited...
I feel invisible, while standing out.
Aman Agah, Brooklyn, NY. I am Iranian, Irish, Azari, and German. Being Iranian means being called Arab. I am not Arab. Being Iranian means being...
White Martial Artist, who’s not White.
Gerard Liston, New York, NY. The way I look confuses people. Most cant pin point my heritage. I am by birth Irish and Ecuadorian. Furthering...
Single mom, recovering addict, and felon
Kelsey, Bath, NY Being a single mom is tough on its own, but being a single, recovering addict, and a felon is tougher than you...
Montgomery Blair HS still inspires me
Jonathan Feldman, Rochester, NY. My high school was integrated, and we took such pride in this that Stevie Wonder found out: he made a surprise...
My dear friend’s current life below
Susan Nickason, Penfield, NY. Listening to the news this evening about the Charleston shooting, I hear “what harms our neighbor, harms us” This speaks to...
Racism is an ego-based human dysfuntion
James E Washington, Rochester, NY. The ego thrives on identification and separation. We seems to be a nation that thrives on dualism, having an “other”...
Together we are strongest, why discriminate?
Makayla Johnson, Elmira, NY We are all human, it is ridiculous that we should treat each other differently based on race, ethnicity, religion, or other...
