Race is fear of the unknown
Marissa Allegra ’16 Ann Arbor, MI The human race is known throughout history to have segregated, alienated, and judged others on the basis of being...
Race Is Nothing But Mammal Made
Erin Raleigh, NC I cannot remember where I got this information from it’s either from visiting “RACE: Are We So Different?” that opened at the...
Race means when you run around
Eric Brooklyn, NY I gave my daughter a calendar of notable African-Americans for Black history month. She thumbed through the pages and then announced “hey...
Race doesn’t define me, actions do.
Kai Brown Boston, MA Often times I feel that as soon as people see me, they label me as a certain race and adjust their...
Race, I don’t like to run
Becky Fulton Joplin, MO I’m was born in 1968 shortly after the death of MLK Jr. of mixed race and grew up raised by grandparents...
Race articulates differences and causes misunderstandings
Anonymous Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
Race articulates difference and causes misunderstandings
Elkena Steele Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
How do you know my race?
Dominique Brager Mount Hermon, MA I’m white but I’m half European. My father is American and my mother is Belgian and they are totally different...
Race. We aren’t in Kansas anymore.
Joe Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan I feel like this phrase accurately describes my feelings towards race as well as that...
Talking About Racism Creates More Racism
Samuel Lynn Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
Please: Hispanic is not a race
Mark Wood-Caballero Tempe, AZ I can’t fully determine what races I have in my heritage. My father, born in Baltimore, was a white anglo-saxon. My...
Because I’m White, Race Doesn’t Matter
Keegan Beljanski Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
