Bad time for Blue; Always Black
Tim Wagner, Fairfield, CT Come from a conversation I was having with friends. One friend saying how it was a bad time to be a...
Who’s that person at your house?
Ismail A., Minneapolis, MN. My name is Ismail and I live in Minneapolis. I am Somali and I live with my family in an apartment...
This is our neighborhood too, sir.
Sarah Natannia, Ewing, NJ When my family moved to a predominantly white neighborhood, we were one of three Black families living on our street. One...
Ashamed that my white privilege stifles others
Suzanne Rogers, Sherwood, AR. I was born with white privilege. I didn’t know true racism until I was married. I didn’t know that supposedly “good”...
The police work for you. Vote.
Alf Newlin, NJ. These six words popped in my mind while watching the national coverage about Ferguson as well as from a multi year experience...
Don’t see racism where it is not
Anonymous, San Francisco, CA. I am so grateful for increased awareness about racism in our society (it certainly still exists and we should continue to...
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...
Even with diversity there’s White supremacy
Mike R., Midlothian, VA. My six words reflect the reality that even with the increasing diversity in the U.S. and the increased interactions across racial...
Caucasian is/not White – really?
SM Boston, MA When I was 22, I received my first speeding ticket, which I deserved as I was speeding. It was a speed trap...
Old white woman, get away with anything.
Kadi Johnson, Pueblo, CO. As a middle aged, middle class, overweight, white woman, I know that the police etc. cut me a lot more slack...
I am scared to drive alone
Ariel Foreman, Raleigh, NC. I just moved to North Carolina from Virginia. I’m scared to travel on highway 14 between Home and Raleigh especially at...
Colorblindness will not fix societal issues
Gabrielle Elling, Philadelphia, PA. You may not see color, but the police and government do.
White folks get to be stupid.
Worokya Duncan, Ed.D., Saint Albans, NY. It grates on my nerves that white folks get to be stupid, and it turns into the fault of...
Young Hispanic male, possible gang member
Jonathan Pineda, San Francisco, CA. I’ve been living in the Mission District all of my life, due to the gentrification going on and many natives...
