“Race flavors every encounter in America” – Rev. Marshall Hatch
Joe Baker, Fort Wayne, IN. I wish I could take credit for this, but it was spoken at the National Christian Community Development Association Conference...
Yellow: Neither White Nor Black Enough
Yuri Yamamoto, Raleigh, NC. I am a Japanese immigrant. I sometimes feel lost in this society where race is all about black and white. I...
Don’t fake equality for your convenience.
Meah, Raleigh, NC I see too many times, people faking their support for minority groups when they want to come across inclusive. Once they are...
I am scared to drive alone
Ariel Foreman, Raleigh, NC. I just moved to North Carolina from Virginia. I’m scared to travel on highway 14 between Home and Raleigh especially at...
Skin not prison, come touch heart?
Linden Gibson Raleigh, NC I will never get used to being looked at by total strangers as a threat to their safety just by walking...
Sexism: worse than racism. It’s complicated.
Woman, Raleigh, NC. Yes, racism exists and at times, thrives, but if you’re a woman of color, you’re more likely to be affected than your...
I wish I was more white
Lynn P., Raleigh, NC. My mother is white and my father is black. I am light skinned and proper speaking but not white enough in...
That Uniform Don’t Cover Your Ass
Sid Makeba Raleigh, NC I was so proud in the fall of 1960 to join and wear the uniform of The United States Air Force....
My sons are potential murderers
Tanisha Henderson Raleigh, NC There is perception and then there is reality. What do you do when those lines cross and the reality is you...
We Share The Same Last Name
E R Leathers Emerville, CA Each and every Sunday, after attending church, my four sisters and I would head to downtown Raleigh. Sometimes we stopped...
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...
