progressive Archives - The Race Card Project

1961 White Gay Progressive Born Activist

January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 1960's, activist, CA, civil rights, Connected, Costa Mesa, gay, Mark Cleveland, progressive, white

Mark Cleveland,
Costa Mesa, CA

Growing up a gay child in the 1960’s I knew instinctively and immediately that my future was deeply connected to the Civil Rights movement. Our beloved LGBTQIA community worked hard to earn the respect of our black leaders & mentors and after years of struggle we were accepted and included. And that deeply enriched our PRIDE. I’ve lived with a sense of struggle and connection my entire life.

Ashamed that accomplished minorities surprise me.

May 22, 2021July 18, 2023 accomplished, ashamed, fix, liberal, minorities, National Geographic, progressive, Seattle, stereotypes, Surprise, WA

Anonymous,
Seattle, WA.

No matter how liberal and progressive I might claim to be, no matter how many workshops I’ve been to or essays I’ve read about privilege, I still hear my inner voice express pleasant surprise when I see a minority doing well at something. Whether I see a minority excelling in business, writing an editorial in the national press, or doing rounds in a hospital, inside I first say, “wow, look at that!”

I am not proud of this and I don’t know how to fix it.

Last Black Man Standing In SanFrancisco

June 7, 2020June 7, 2020 African-American life, black man, CA, city, experience, last man standing, nation, negative, progressive, Race, San Francisco, Shang-ri-la, Shangrila, Stephen Grove Malloy, wealthiest

Stephen Grove Malloy,
San Francisco, CA.

Would love to contribute my experience here in the Nation’s Wealthiest and Progressive City…one would think it were Shangrila when in fact it has been the most negative “race” based experience I’ve encountered in my 55 years of African-American Life in these United States.