Focus on me, not my appearance
Shelby, Sunnyvale, CA. Too many people in this world focus on how we look when we should be focused on our character and our personality....
What do you identify as?
Zachary Trebellas, Batavia, IL. I think so much pain over race comes from the fact that it feels like we are being defined by others....
Race is about culture not color.
Hunter, Birmingham, AL. What does race mean to me? When I think of race I don’t think about skin color. I think about culture, religion,...
My color does not define me!
Tena Thompson, Hilton Head, SC. We need to start our individual conversations about race and life issues within our centers of influence.
I am me, not my race
Dawn Taylor, Alta Loma, CA. I don’t want to be defined by the color of my skin and I don’t define others by the color...
Why does so little change?
J. Morgan, IL. Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, et al. Why do we let so many disrespect our President for his race?
WHITE feminism. I live with contradiction.
Danielle Nelson Winston Salem, NC I’m proud to be a feminist, but I’m not proud of the unspoken privilege that comes with being a white...
Defined by race – who am I?
Jamie Lee Myers Jacksonville, FL Many people seem to identify who they are by their race. We also all seem to have a tendency toward...
Michele Norris & John Legend in Ferguson for, “Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America”.
The Race Card Project and A&E will facilitate and archive the conversation during “Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America” a once-in-a-lifetime event airing...
White is not a single race
Slaton Anthony Mount Vernon, IA My last ancestor came to America before 1800 all from England, France and Germany. My ancestors fought and died in...
Mixed and feeling like I’m voiceless.
Charlie J., Honolulu, HI. People who are mixed race (and identify with both/all sides of their heritage) are expected to sit quietly in a corner...
White people can’t talk about race
Rick Brown Santa Barbara, CA As a white man I feel that I will never be able to have a legitimate open conversation about race...
Colors place us all in corners
Cherisse Hayes, USA. The borders of the structure of race are become more prevalent and defined, racists are getting more brute at protecting those borders.
Sometimes I forget I’m not white
Darshi Balasuriya Long Beach, CA I spend my days mostly in Orange County California. I live in this white world and often see myself in...
