I am the NURSE, not housekeeping.
Kescia Gray, Los Angeles, CA Being black, some people automatically assume that you are not a professional. I have a Doctorate in Nursing Practice degree,...
Girl, you are not black enough.
Flora Griffith, Omaha, NE. I was eight years old when I first began to feel like an outsider. My school was very segregated, white people...
‘You Talk White’, I Just Enunciate
Shae, Kansas City, MO p>This is something that, as a person of colour, has really damaged me and confused me for most of my life.
America is not Black and White
Anonymous, NY And every Asian, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American people are living in it. We need to understand why being an anti-racist is not just...
I’m a person not a color
David Williams, Dallas, TX p>As An African American in this country, I face several problems throughout my life just because of the color of my...
I am not your model minority.
Jennifer Ho, Carrboro, NC. I’m an Asian American woman and often times in my daily life I’m the only Asian American person in the room,...
Chicano/Native-American trying to recapture my past
Joseph Velasco, Santa Barbara, CA My brother and I have been a quest for most of our lives to try and understand our family stories...
I was colorblind. Now I see.
Suzi, Seattle, WA I am white and grew up surrounded by whiteness. I was oblivious to what it meant to be non-white; to the fact...
I’m not a person of color
Gabriella Grange, Plano, TX. Before coming to college, I always thought of myself as a black person. But when I got to college a few...
I am proud to be white!
Aaron Fitzgerald, Australia. It is OK to be white, we are NOT responsible for all the problems that the POC world faces; that the Jewish-run,...
“White privilege” is not about blame.
Nkrumah, Hattiesburg, MS. The term “White privilege” is not about blame. It is about getting people to recognize that there are some advantages to not...
Never arrested for Driving While White.
Deb Vaughn, Gaithersburg, MD. I can drive around with anything in my car and never get a traffic stop. If I were a Person of...
Are you Italian or White?
Giosue Romano, Annapolis, MD. I thought Italians were white. Does this mean we are POC, or do we get out one box now?
Who doesn’t have a little identity crisis?
Ben, Madison, WI. Every time I think about race, especially when I’m asked to indicate it, I feel three things: anxiety, resentment and shame. Anxiety:...
My identity’s not for your pleasure
Naveena Karusala Alpharetta, GA The day every person of color can be themselves and display their cultural identity without being hated for it is the...
Ugh, I’m the only one again.
Brian Jones Maplewood, NJ I am often the only person of color in the room, and always have been. Except when I went to Howard...
