Denial. Not just an African River!
Bruce B. Rush, Philadelphia, PA I slightly modified my initial essay to make sure it was unequivocally 6 words, without any claimed exception or exemption...
“Are you Asian? Are you Caucasian?”
Santana O., Philadelphia, PA. I’m asked by new people commonly, “Wow, you look so Asian! Are you Asian?” I’m also asked, “You’re really pale, are...
I Am Not All Asian People!
Shirin Akhter, Philadelphia, PA. When I tell other that I am Asian, they don’t believe me because they think my skin color is a little...
Cultural appropriation. Bogus issue. Get real.
Steven List, Bristol, PA 75 year old WASP, originally from Cincinnati
So many racists look like me
Robert Goffeney, Pittsburgh, PA At first, I thought it would be difficult to come up with six words to encapsulate my experience of race as...
I stare longingly at others like me
Mary Ann Paris Philadelphia, PA Except for my brother, there were never any children who looked like me. I am black and white, more specifically...
Blacks beat me, I forgave them
Bob D, West Chester, PA It happened in the summer of ’68. I was alone at a concert at the city stadium in Glen Cove,...
You will never be as smart
Fannie Blakely Philadelphia, PA Was in a gifted class in junior high school. First day in an advance math class teacher informed me not to...
Character is more important than race.
Richard Byrnes, Sellersville, PA Forget this race baiting. It is divisive. Live by MLK’s philosophy of judging people by their character, and not by the...
“My Blood is Red, What’s Yours”
Ralanda King, Philadelphia, PA. Born and raised in the city of brotherly love, but I’m full of sisterly affection, I not black but brown and...
Yes I can be both races
April Daniels, Philadelphia, PA I was always told I had to pick one race or the other. But I felt like I would be betraying...
Great-grandparents were white illegal immigrants.
Robin Shudak, Wilkes-Barre, PA Both sides of my family are Polish, who escaped from Poland the rise of fascism. Their destination: the US. My maternal...
