I am White & I am proud!
K. Veidt Mid-Atlantic, USA I am proud of my race. I am proud of my French, Scottish, German, and British heritage; I am proud of...
My race does not mean ignorance.
Gaby Gonzalez Mineola, NY People tend to immediately decide I’m not educated simply because I’m Hispanic. Race does not equal ignorance nor does it equal...
Determined by our genetics or ourselves?
Jane Hortelano Pewaukee, WI This is a question that first occurred to me years ago when I met a friend’s future husband and sister-in-law. The...
Race is fear of the unknown
Marissa Allegra ’16 Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan The human race is known throughout history to have segregated, alienated, and judged...
Race’s implications are real, must change.
Taine Stoll Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project, University of Michigna As a scientist, I know that there is no biological proof to our perceived...
Every race is a beautiful paradox.
Andrea Smith Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
Look past race to underlying humanity.
Miles Spencer Kimball Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
Human race is not a competition.
Harm Derksen Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
Mixed means no where to identify
Maya Rodriguez CA Being half white makes me feel like people don’t accept me in either race.
I really wish it didn’t matter.
Radhika Washington, DC I wish race wasn’t a factor that divided us as Americans or as human beings. Unfortunately, that is not the world we...
Do other reporters here cover race?
Anonymous Yuma, AZ I am the only brown person in my newsroom. What luck to work somewhere where issues and stories about people of color...
Race will always be a factor.
Dr. Ralph D. Story Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
You are required to check one.
D. Casey Jones, M.D., Colonel, US Army (Ret) Olympia, WA What I am trying to convey is the institutionalization and public reinforcement of race bias...
Race colors perception, diversity changes it
Brian Konz Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
Organizations based on race are racist.
Pat Greenfield Harwood, MD Until we end all groups based on someone’s skin color, we will never be equal.
