Stuck in-between, but maybe that’s good
Emma Schechter, CA As a half asian, half white kid, I often felt like I didn’t really belong. I didn’t quite fit in with the...
The Race Card Project
By Michele Norris
Emma Schechter, CA As a half asian, half white kid, I often felt like I didn’t really belong. I didn’t quite fit in with the...
Joe Niehaus, College Park, MD. Like most conflictsusceptible, resolution begins with simple communication. Both sides of the racial divide are often too willing to disregard...
Shava, Lake Oswego, OR. At times it can be confusing. I have wondered where I fit in. But in the end…I’m so glad to have...
Rachel Townsend, Rexburg, ID As a white woman, I will probably never understand completely what my brothers and sisters of different races feel and experience....
Victoria N. Fortson, GA My ancestors came to America just like many others. Just because I am white, does not mean my family “owned” “slaves”....
David B. Berenson, Cleveland, OH. All but one person with whom I shared the story of getting “mugged” asked of their race, and it began...
Mary Jo Nash, Oakland, CA The one connection we all have is that we are human. I am lucky because when I was pretty young...
Kenyel Clark, Wayne State, Detroit, MI If you are privileged, you do not feel the effects of what socially going on.So, if you want to...
Sallie Vroom, Hampton, NH. My six words reflect my perspective as a white woman who wants to expand her social circle to include more people...
R.E.A.L. Talk, High Tech Middle Media Arts, 7th Grade Trailblazer Through parts of my life people and kids that I have known claim that something...
Jen Yearwood, Milledgeville, GA. I am grateful to friends that provide me knowledge and perspective as it pertains to their diverse background; whether that’s race,...
Michele Johnson, Trinity University. My research lab studies the evolution of lizard behavior, and we need a diversity of perspectives to do our best work....
Victoria Polera, NY. Being white doesn’t make my life any easier. I still have a really difficult life without putting my race into perspective. Looking...
Elizabeth Foster, Little Rock, AR. Growing up in a mostly-white suburb of Chicago, I was isolated from cultural and socioeconomic differences. Through my privilege, I...
Nicholas Thomspon, Denton, TX. We discussed racism in my freshman sociology class. “Institutions are racist” is not an original thought of mine, but I do...