My heritage is Irish, not white.
S. Aleana, Ocala, FL. I did not come from a privileged white family. My family line on all sides traces back to the early 1900’s....
I fully accept and understand privilege.
Emily Glemzu, Chesapeake, VA. As a white person I totally understand that I was born with certain privileges that others lack. It is my responsibility...
Born with the privilege of serenity.
Elinor Hilton, Portland, ME. I’m white, and I was born with the privilege to not have to think about my race all the time. I...
Society is crashing, be white passing.
Jake Carrasco O’Connell, San Francisco, CA. I chose my six words to be: society is crashing, be white passing. I chose these six words because...
We invent race to justify intolerance
Joshua San Antonio, TX We are all one race and have only minor different biological features. Do you really believe that is the driving force...
My shopping bags don’t get checked.
Ashley Cooper Hair, Washington,DC. Georgetown Day School In the town where I went to high school, the privilege I felt was one of class. There...
Do hillbillies have white privilege too?
Anonymous, Knoxville, TN. I’m from the Mountain South, where white privilege and racism take on a range of meanings outside the mainstream. I’ve heard our...
Privilege should be the ‘Zero line’
Taylor Johnson, Glen Mills, PA. I see privilege as an opportunity to make change and I would like to see it break out of the...
What about the white people?
Anonymous, CA. Why isn’t there scholarships for white people? Why is there scholarships based on race anyways? Why isn’t there white history month? Why aren’t...
Yes, I’m white. But not privileged.
JMM, Nashville, TN. I’m white. 100% pale as can be white. I grew up as one of a small handful of white children in my...
Will My Children Know White Privilege?
Ellie Myers, Saint Louis, MO. I was born and raised in Saint Louis, Missouri where the tension around race politics is palpable. Race never played...
White People, White Culture, Social construct
Barry Irving, Syracuse, NY. …History tells us that Whiteness has always been a social construct that is used to exclude certain groups… ( people of...
My privilege: not guilt, but Responsibility
Anonymous, Portland, OR. I use the Race Card project framework to update my racial autobiography occasionally, so it changes over time. Right now, I am...
2042 can not come fast enough.
Nathan Henderson-James, Oakland, CA. 6 words is obviously limiting. However, my 6 reflect my own experience growing up as one of the few white kids...
