Found my ancestors and grief too.
R.Henry Goins San Francisco, CA I am a genealogist. I have been researching my North Carolina family for about ten years now. I found my...
My daughters are not my grandkids.
Terri Hunter-Davis San Francisco, CA My daughters are 11 and 14. I am middle-aged. Like many women of my generation, I had a career before...
Inescapable mulatto nature of American culture
Submitted via Twitter: @zerode San Francisco, CA A quote from jazz critic Albert Murray. More about Albert Murray: Taken from Albert Murray, an African American...
And I have several black friends!
Christy Berger San Francisco, CA Being non racist in our day to day lives is great, but it is not the same as being anti...
Are you sure you are Black?
Saundra Davis San Francisco, CA Biracial before it was cool…people often refuse to accept that I’m a Black woman…or they assume I would rather be...
Wanted brown skin before I understood.
Nancy Silverrod San Francisco, CA As a kid, before I understood anything about racism, I wished I was black, because I thought people with brown...
White black other, same same different
Pete Reich San Francisco, CA I heard the piece on Race Card and six word essay on NPR and was intrigued at the topic and...
Vote equal rights, not special privileges.
Christian Meyer San Francisco, CA A denial of opportunity, such as employment or admission to a higher learning institution, for example, based on the color...
So easy to offend without intent
Leslie Veen San Francisco, CA There have been times when I have used a word or phrase that seemed neutral in meaning to me only...
