Path Archives - The Race Card Project

Race doesn’t define your success path

April 25, 2024 Marvin Guevara, MD, Path, Silver Spring, success

Marvin Guevara,
Silver Spring, MD

Don’t ever look down on someone because you might end up looking up to them!

Earthlings, Our Race is Human Race

April 18, 2024April 22, 2024 eaerlings, human, Human race, Loren Broyles, one race the human race, Path, Race, Spokane, suffering, WA

Loren Broyles,
Spokane, WA.

We all have our own path and yet we all want to be happy and avoid suffering.

I fell for the assimilation trap

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 Assimilation, Black, black man, Brian Roberts, career, citizen, discrimination, frustrating, Gaithersburg, Institutional racism, job, life, MD, Path, provide for my family, school, trap, what's wrong

Brian Roberts,
Gaithersburg, MD.

I am a middle-aged American black man. I thought that if I lived my life as a solid citizen, went to the right schools, secured a good career, raised a family, I would not only provide for my family, I would set an example that would make white people less frightened by black people. I thought my example of hard work and assimilation, and that of others who followed a similar path, would improve race relations. This has not been the case. In fact, my example is used to discredit other black people who have not had the same success. What I hear is, “if you made it, what’s wrong with other blacks? Why can’t they do it?” As if racial prejudice, discrimination and institutional racism did not exist. It’s very frustrating.

Changing the path of my children!!

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 CA, change, character, children, Chino Hills, culture, embrace, Path, Tina Bradford, White is right

Tina Bradford,
Chino Hills, CA.

Being raised in a home where “White is Right,” I only had one thing I could do. So I went on my own path of development. Creating myself into the black sheep of the family. Why would I do such a thing? So my children could learn we do not judge on based on the color of their skin, their sexuality, their education, or the past. We judge people on their character. We embrace cultural differences and learn from each other. No, my children are not considered supreme beings by my family, because they are mixed. But in my house, I would not want them any other way. I do not want them to associate who they are as a race, but know they will grow into a productive adult that makes the world a better place for you and me. As said before, yes, I am happy I am the Black Sheep of my family!