I have benefited from white privilege
Lise Dumont, Brisbane, CA I will try to correct the imbalance.
I’m white. How can I help?
Anne Huntemer, Sonora, CA. Coming from a place of privilege, how can I help welcome and fight for my friends of color? I know I...
White female learning curious appalled privileged
Sue Carlson, Madison, WI The last couple years have been eye-opening. I’ve learned to listen and observe much more carefully rather than just asking people...
White = Christian, I’m not, I’m Jewish
Janice Cagan-Teuber, Arlington, MA To me, “White” has always meant “Christian”. I grew up in a neighborhood that was 99.9% Catholic. We were the only...
White male trying to be accountable.
Skyler, Vancouver, WA Autistic, raised Islamic, and traveled the world. Still learning to be humble and understand the privilege I was born with, and will...
Little White Girl from the ‘Hood’
Caitlin Zembruski, Manassas, VA The town I grew up in is a very diverse community. There are specific areas that vary racially and ethnically, as...
White but not proud of privilege
Harley Guyton, Waleska, GA Being a white passing Arab has its benefits. To others, I am seen as privileged. That is something I am not...
White but not proud of privilege
Shannon Wagner, Washington, DC I studied History in college and have been on a quest of understanding the African American experience, oppression, inequity and the...
I didn’t ask for this privilege.
Rebecca Whiting, Northport, AL. I thought very deeply about what I wanted to use to best express myself for this card. With my personal experience,...
Teaching white students about social justice.
Terri F. Reilly, St. Louis, MO. I don’t only teach white college students, but many of them come into the classroom with blinders of privilege...
Someday I hope to love EVERYONE.
Nathan Robert Augustine, Walcott, IA I am a white man who has experienced plenty of privilege but also seen a small bit of the racial...
Privilege cripples; step out, run naked.
Tannya Forcone, Akron, OH. My truck isn’t allowed to go faster on the freeway because it’s yellow. Why should my skin color allow me any...
I can’t help being born white
Christina Sinclair, Warren, RI I try my best to stay out of the line of fire when it comes to race. As far as I’m...
Despite our “privilege”, we are killed.
Veronica Shao, CA Asian Americans are often seen as more White than we are POC. This view erases the majority of the Asian-American diaspora, especially...
My abuse was invisible because I’m white
Jack, Saint Paul, MN. My mom is an expert in manipulation and fake kindness, always sounding kind to hurt and control and shame. Because of...
Privileged White Girl, Am I Really?
Tina Myrum, Alexandria, MN. Growing up in a small town, there was not a lot of racially diversity. However, I listened to the news, read...
Biracial woman: strength, confidence, confusion, pain.
Melissa Flowers, Trinity University My mother is caucasian and my father is black. I have immense privilege in my life, and I feel that being...
