I’m adopted by the opposite race.
Riley Redman,
Pittsburgh, PA.
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 opposite of white. Melanated people are no such thing. We are all light and my skin is brown, not black.
Let my struggles refine me.
Garrett,
Beaverton, OR.
Most people label me as a “rich white boy”. That’s the complete opposite. I grew up in poverty. My Mom made less than $10,000 a year when I was a kid. She raised me all by herself. She had zero assistance from the government and now I’m going to be a college graduate in May. I owe my success to her. Instead of sulking over my Dad not supporting me or not being able to do fun things, I learned to appreciate my upbringing. So when anybody says I’m just a rich white boy, I always tell that story and say “talk to me when you’ve come that far”. If I can do it, you can! Don’t let societies labels define you.
I am ugly and I’m proud
Noah J. Walker,
Detroit, MI.
People find unique people weird and ugly and I just think the opposite.
Fear/courage, Intimation/achievers, Beaten/winning
Yvonne Ovachi Bennett,
Leesburg, FL.
For every wrong there’s a right. Everything has a perfect opposite…. Hate/Love, Die/Live, Loss/Gain, No one/Everyone!!!!
Blacks and whites are not opposite
Linda Starry
Houston, TX
I have been a teacher since 1974. My first year teaching was the first year of forced busing in Houston. My first class was mostly Black and Mexican. There were two white kids, and one Creole child whose parents said he was French. The children thought I was Mexican, because I speak Spanish. When I told them I was not, they asked what I was. I told them I didn’t know what to say, because I hated that people were called Black and White. First of all, people are not black like tar or white like a piece of paper. But mostly, I hate it because it makes it sound like black people are the opposite of white people, which is silly and devisive. We have much more in common than we have that is different.
