But Black Mental Health Matters Too. . .
Drew Ferebee, Norfolk, VA What are some character traits you think of when someone ask you to describe a black man? Whats the first thoughts...

You’re Invited! You’re not a minority?
Rafael Rosato, Berwyn, PA. This is my college graduation picture from 1988. I received a bachelor of arts degree from an Ivy League University and...
My dear friend’s current life below
Susan Nickason, Penfield, NY. Listening to the news this evening about the Charleston shooting, I hear “what harms our neighbor, harms us” This speaks to...
Summer protests. Fall reading. Winter white-silence.
Leila Chabane, Palo Alto, CA I’d say that other than not doing enough about my white privilege, I’m also still learning about my ethnic and...

Our silence will not protect us.
Allison G. Hawthorne, York, PA. We all have to get up walk out our front doors and stand up and speak out, so our voices...
Even a poor conversation beats silence.
Nicholas Howe, Northhampton, MA. Smith College I attended a mixed-race suburban public high school in Connecticut, where I competed on both the swim team and...
The ever lingering question is WHY?
Yochanan Kushnir New York City, NY Manhattan The answer is drowned in silence and pain.

Speak if silence is a privilege.
Annie Berman, Northhampton, MA. Smith College This is what it means to be a good ally. It is not POC’s job to be the only...
Silence is Golden; Bullets are Silver.
Syrcharles Rounds Shreveport, LA You grow up learning not to tell . Wonder if you should risk dying and tell, or be quiet and let...

