Your grades don’t define your limit
Davis Bruce, Richmond, VA As a kid I was always worried I may not succeed at what I want to do because I never do...
Jasper? That is a white name.
Jasper Little, Chesapeake, VA. A lot of people are also very surprised the way I sound, they say I sound white.
Complacency is complicity, no in between!
Whitney Michelle Boone, Stephens City, VA Old Dominion University
The “quiet girl” in the back
Alyssa Banas, VA. Before I attended college, I was known as the “quiet girl” that sat in the back of the class. I loved meeting...
I’m not black, I’m actually brown.
Bionca Bryant, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, Black defined is the very darkest color owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the...
If I’m privileged, I didn’t know
Stephanie D Schrodetzki, Old Dominion University, Chesapeake, VA I didn’t know that the color of my skin afforded me privileges until I watched a video...
I’m white and I’m raising a biracial child.
Josie, Norfolk, VA Old Dominion University I’m white and I’m raising a biracial child. No, he isn’t adopted. No, I did not birth him. Yes,...
Jasper? That is a white name.
Jasper Little, Chesapeake, VA. A lot of people are also very surprised the way I sound, they say I sound white.
My child is of human race
Ngan Lam, Virginia Beach, VA. I learned race, prejudice, racism, stereotype, and developed my own personal biases, but when I look at my child I...
