“So… I should just check ‘Other’?”
Hannah Killen, Lubbock, TX I’ve been called racially ambiguous more times than I can count. The thing is, just because I’m mixed doesn’t mean I...
White privilege was actual, palpable relief
Xacu Seattle, WA The country we came from views us as bad and wrong. We were conquered, killed, and hated. Laws were made against us,...
Should be “Black lives matter, TOO!”
Eve M. Holton, Hollandale, MN. Who doesn’t want ‘privilege’? Just saying.
Don’t Hate Me Because I’m White
Julie Kendall, Duncan, OK. I feel stereotyped and judged just because I was born a white female and am considered a conservative, and am older....
White privileged with a blended family
Anonymous, Saint Paul, MN. I grew up northern CA in a very middle class well to do with family that was racially homogeneous with a...
Privileged whites must start the conversation
Marcia Ladd, Chapel Hill, NC. A group from my Presbyterian Church has been studying and talking about the black experience, white privilege and what we...
Ignored flaws are obviously a privilege.
Vincent Wrice, Paterson, NJ. It is frustrating to endure heightened scrutiny with harsh judgment yet be regarded so little.
Private School? No, I’m not rich.
Tempe Ray Memphis, TN I have the privilege of attending a private school. Many people assume that just because I go to a private school...
Obstacle course meets me every day
SLTR Seattle, WA I was raised in a white protestant homogenous family. From the time I was young, my curiosity led me to friends of...
Acutely aware of my own whiteness
Grace Mayes, Bella Vista, AR. As a white female that grew up in a latino and black populated area with an English as a Second...
Post-Racial? Stop. Look. Listen. Racism’s Here.
Kyle Alexander, Rochester, NY. Coming from a position a white privilege and having a large peer network of other white individuals. I hear a lot...
Not Racist, Not Privileged, Just White.
Francis Skony, Chicago, IL. Being an almost 40 year old man from Chicago, I’ve always grown up with a melting pot of friends, acquaintances, co-workers....
I am white, I am privileged.
Carly Mayer, Portland, OR. Often I hear white people say that they are not privileged because they aren’t wealthy, or because they aren’t straight, etc....
