I’m finally learning, I am powerful.
Alexandra Rosas, Milwaukee, WI. After a lifetime of wishing I could be accepted and trying to be anything except who I AM, to fit in,...
As powerful as the Red Sea
Andrea M, Houston, TX. Discrimination due to race is as powerful as the splitting of the Red Sea; splitting a society into many parts, when...
A boombox can break down barriers
Evan Contreras, Puyallup, WA. Music is powerful. Share it with everyone, and you may find more in common than you expected.
I am glad they fear me.
Ernest Leon Tyree Jr Dravosburg, PA After spending 12 years in the military I learned a lot about fear and the power it holds. One...
Art in the face of racism
Christopher McBride New York City, NY Brooklyn Seeing that exhibit really brought about a strong reaction emotionally from myself. As a musician, seeing the visual...
Listen to the experiences of others
Rick DeBruyne, Pomona, CA. Streaming film available at www.diversitytrainingfilms.com. The Color of Fear, Edited by Richard Bock, The Color of Fear is a powerful movie...
Still resonating to its powerful music!
Abby London-Crawford New York City, NY The Bronx I still teach the songs of the Civil Rights Movement to pass on its legacy to young...
A fictitious category yet so powerful
Manju Parikh Minneapolis, MN Loved your commencement speech at College of Saint Benedict in May 2014
Now we can talk about race
Gary Seven Nashville, TN All during the election season, conservatives were claiming that President Obama did nothing to unify the country about issues of race,...
I’m A Strong Powerfull Mexican Woman
Andrea Cordero Salt Lake City, UT I no longer wan to be viewed just by the color of my skin or my gender. I am...
Being An African American Feels Powerful
Chelsea Delaney, Baltimore, MD. I have read different race cards that elaborated so much about the downsides of being my race, about being an African...
I hate these walls between us.
Joel Bass Englewood, CO The idea of race was created to keeps us apart, to make it easier for us to harm each other, to...
powerful, struggle, overcome, justice, music, civil rights
Brian Lounsbury Alexandria, VA The Civil Rights movement was powerful, and such a struggle to overcome the injustices of one group toward another in a...
“What did he look like?” “Friendly.”
Matt Nightingale Santa Rosa, CA My name is Matt, and my family and I are white. About five years ago, I learned a powerful lesson...
Powerful nations considerate you inferior, Africa.
Marie Makoue Hyattsville, MD At people’s sight Africa is seen as a undeveloped territory. I choose theses words because they emphasize developed countries’s opinions about...
