My children can never be president.
Barbara Lewis Madison, AL It has been said that one thing that makes this country great is that any child can grow up to be...
No black kids in my school
Howard T. Uhal, Mentor, OH. I attended twelve years of public school in the town of Mentor, Ohio, birthplace of President James A. Garfield. To...
Why are you here to judge?
Courtney Chandler, Roseville, CA. The inherent racism our society exists with is devastating. It’s been more apparent since Trump became president, but that doesn’t mean...
But he touched the Black President.
Submitted via Twitter: @Only4RM @michele_norris, #6words, #TheRaceCardProject How the RW GOP fringe took down Charlie Crist in FL (now a D) & how they attacked Chris...
Why does so little change?
J. Morgan, IL. Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, et al. Why do we let so many disrespect our President for his race?
I have pride in my black!
Candayshia Loyd, Flint, MI. Growing up I was taught to be a quiet and polite black woman. I had to take persecution from men and...
Superior Race There’s No Such Thing
Ramon Gonzales Sacramento, CA Growing up I can clearly remember saying that whites were the superior race in this country wheter it was being used...
Civil Rights era needs extended now
Sheila Katzman Brooklyn, NY We got too comfortable after the civil rights act, hence the disrespect for the US president in 2014.
Why does racial prejudice still exist?
Susan Benjamin Roslyn, NY I think so highly of President Obama and have been overwhelmed at the depth of fear and nastiness that has surfaced...
Because of you, it was possible.
Bill Parker Phoenix, AZ This is what my childhood black friend told me after Barack Obama was elected President of the United States. I am...
Obama, Holder, Sharpton made me racist!
Chuck Aston Hedgesville, WV I’m a university educated white male raised in a small New England town in the mid-50s. Races mingled in school and...
We have so far to go
Peggy Wagner Kimble Glencoe, IL President Obama’s election in 2008 was one of the highlights of my life. The relentless racist backlash against the President...
Race is not a card game.
J.C. Dade Houston, TX When I listened to the President of the United States speak of having being profiled because he was Black, I recalled...
Privileged white woman opening my eyes
Eileen Kugler Springfield, VA Those of us who benefit from white privilege and from middle-class privilege need to constantly be aware of how our lives...
Half Jewish. Half WASP. All tribal.
Andrea Jill Berman Rochester, NY Grew up working class Jewish in buffalo NY. a very ethnic city. No melting pot there. people kept their ethnic...
