Using white privilege against white privilege.
Taylor Edens, Richmond, VA It’s well understood that white privilege affords white, cisgender men more social standing – one way to dismantle this system is...
That Was So White Of You
Lillie Carroll, Richmond, TX “You are so white” is something I hear almost all of the time. I hear it after I say something quirky...
Your grades don’t define your limit
Davis Bruce, Richmond, VA As a kid I was always worried I may not succeed at what I want to do because I never do...
That Don’t Count Because You’re White
Lakeesha Graves, Richmond, TX Black and White yet too black for white people and too white for some black people. Where do I belong? Why...
Father’s reflection, mother’s renewed hope, transformation
Christina Mayes, Richmond, CA. The constant revolving question in my life is, “What are you?” Let’s take care of this question now. My father is...
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...
I am BLACK & PROUD, always & forever.
Lauryn Fleming, Richmond, VA p>I feel as a black community we lack being prideful of who we truly are due to society. The saying “black...
Things aren’t always as they seem
Richard, Richmond, VA This applies not only to racism and prejudice, but EVERYTHING!! That homeless person on the corner? They might have a Ph.D but...
Did I come from another planet?
Selamawit Hurisa, Richmond, VA In my child’s school, the majority of parents are white. I am a black immigrant and I am confronted with many...
But, you were born in U.S.A
Belen Martinez, Richmond, VA Being a Hispanic born in the United States can be very hard. Many times I’ve felt like I don’t belong here...
“You Must Be Mixed with Something.”
Shaunda Kemp, Richmond, VA p>This is a wonderful project to inform others about their experience with racism and show awareness.
Busing: white girl, black schools, lonely
Clara Silverstein, Boston, MA. As one of the white children in Richmond, Virginia in the 1970s whose family willingly participated in busing, I had few...
Son, let me explain ‘busing’.
Joe Stainback IV, New Tazewell, TN. A quote from my mother … My positive spin on ‘race’ interactions gleaned from mandated busing in the early...
Mother gave me a different world.
Mary Horton Richmond, VA I didn’t realize until shortly before her death how different the world my mother gave me was from the one she...
Being Black and southern, educated engineer
Kristen Ellerbe, Richmond, VA. Calling me an Oreo or not really black, or basically a white girl means that you define some part of my...
