Breaking news: I am not rich
Brooke Evans, Santa Barbara, CA I am white with blonde hair and blue eyes and I grew up in Santa Barbara, which is a fairly...
Anti-asian racism is America’s tradition
Ken Yamamoto, Santa Barbara, CA Historical immigration policies
Chicano/Native-American trying to recapture my past
Joseph Velasco, Santa Barbara, CA My brother and I have been a quest for most of our lives to try and understand our family stories...
How much do they pay you?
Rosa-Maria Lazarovits, Santa Barbara, CA. This happened when my girls were toddlers and we played at a park. A latino woman approached me and asked...
I am Black, red, white, brown
Michele Moreno-Cheverez, Santa Barbara, CA. Everyone deserves equality, equity, respect, compassion, empathy and a chance in life. One world~one people.
Pretty fly for a white guy
Thomas Paine, Santa Barbara, CA. I don’t begrudge being white because I know the advantages it has afforded me. It just sucks being associated with...
White people can’t talk about race
Rick Brown Santa Barbara, CA As a white man I feel that I will never be able to have a legitimate open conversation about race...
But I’m European American NOT white.
K. Lynn Santa Barbara, CA I do national survey work. I read the question: Are you latino or of hispanic origin? A respondent will say,...
Never had playdate with black girl
Haley Powell Santa Barbara, CA Me and my friends have noticed and talked about this before- it’s not like we tried to avoid making any...
White male. Wear hoodie. Not afraid.
Chris Santa Barbara, CA As a father who lost a child, my heart breaks for travon’s parents. Injustice doubled.
You think I’m Black. I’m not.
Omari N.F. Santa Barbara, CA Race is something we made up and nothing good has come of it (valiant struggles to overcome its many ills...
Yet another way to make generalizations
Carol Sacks, Santa Barbara, CA. My nine-year-old daughter, who is adopted from China, is reading a biography of Muhammad Ali for a book club project....
