It’s more about class, than race
Craig Woolmington-Smith, Orinda, CA. I was raised in a military family where discrimination was everywhere and a highly respected way of life, but the discrimination...
Every Race Has Been A Slave
Jimmy Naughton Colorado Springs, CO Why does any race deserve restitution for their hardships? Every race has been enslaved, yet today’s discussions only ever focus...
Race is a Matter of Mind
John Stephens, New Market, VA. Many years ago, when I was a young man, I went to see the movie The Defiant Ones with Tony...
Black Man Father Kids Race
Derrick Carter, Charlottesville, VA. Trying to understand and teach my biracial children and how they can make the future better for every race.
Guilt. I loved my Annie so.
Lisa VonTress Las, Sunrise, FL. As a child growing up in the DC suburbs, I had no idea about what was going on. I had...
What race are you? JUST HUMAN!
Mika Derifield, Wadsworth, OH. It’s so sad that we live in a world that requires labels. Applying for a job, home, or even a social...
Stuck between two races..fitting neither.
Margaret Hayes, Bartow, FL. I am mostly White on my mother’s side. Her family is all Southern. I do not look anything like them nor...
Sadly, Gay is a Race too.
William, Bill Donius, St Louis, MO Thanks for doing this project. Out differences should make us stronger, but it seems they’re dividing us, more so...
Indian who was clueless about race
Charuta Apte, Sammamish, WA. I am an Indian, and teach in a under-served community in a school which is equally white, black and hispanic. In...
Russian? You’re improving the race Amiga!
Mayra Velez Buffalo, NY Picture of us, a Belarussian and Puerto Rican, soon-to-be-married, couple. When we started dating, every time I said he is belarussian...
Sure, right, Jewish is a race
Anonymous, Portland, ME Although I’ve explained a thousand, people keep telling me that Jewish is a race not a religion. At this point, why both.
Race is unique and beautiful!
Victoria A Murga, El Paso, TX From EPCC in my sociology class, I have learned more about race and ethinicity.
Three Cultures. Two Races. No Home.
Kristen Ellerbe, Richmond, VA. As a mixed child, I have never felt at home with any culture. My mother was born in the Philippines and...
