Acknowledging privilege isn’t accepting the blame.
Branden Bean Drake Seattle, WA None of us decided to be born white, just as none of us created the social and political systems that...
Biracial. Choosing everyone instead (of) no one
Sarah Seattle, WA Growing up biracial in a small, conservative, and rural town often left me feeling like I didn’t belong. No one could fully...
Aspiration to equality, struggle with assumptions
Lincoln Ferris Seattle, WA When meeting someone we don’t know, our ancestral mind seeks to confirm “are they one of mine, or not.” That means...
Ex’s father an ungrateful bigot
Christopher Saldaña Seattle, WA While I was helping my ex’s father move from California (my home state, from which I have since moved), he took...
Good news: Whites fear racist label
Caitlin Sullivan Seattle, WA White people, even the most overtly racist ones, hate being called racist. As long as that’s true, maybe there’s hope for...
I’m White, but must you hate?
Jeannette Seattle, WA I have a good friend who is African American. We have always got along, but as of late I’ve seen her make...
Ethiopian-Americans are not African-American.
Abesheet Seattle, WA America may lump us all together; but as far as we are concerned, american-born blacks might as well have been white or...
Blackman, baseball cap – I, shockingly, flinch!
Joan Michaels Seattle, WA I had my purse snatched by a young man wearing a baseball cap who happened to be black. I never thought...
UhOh, Mexican? It’s OK, she’s Black.
Jeannie Graves Seattle, WA This was my first realization that I held prejudices. Once I knew that, I could work on it. I hope I’m...
Complex, challenging, hurting, beautiful, hopeful, misunderstood
Sue Johnston Seattle, WA UW-Madison
I’m Indian-American, I’m from America
Abhishek Mehta Seattle, WA Why is it always assumed that non-whites or non-blacks are from another country first? I’m always asked where in India I’m...
American girls do not speak Spanish.
Ana Seattle, WA We lived in a very small homogeneous town, and my parents had just gotten divorced. My father was the Spanish speaker and...
Nine eight one one eight leads
Christina Roux Seattle, WA In the 2010 US Census, the zip code 98118 led the country in diversity.
