Always searching for where I belong
Tyler Brown, Ellenwood, GA I chose the phrase “Always searching for where I belong” because it encapsulates my journey as a young black female who...
You like this type of music?
Valkyrie Hall, Janesville, WI I grew up very diverse with music since I grew up around many people from country to rap, so sometimes people...
Blacker the Berry, Sweeter the Juice
Brailynn Billingsley, Opelika, AL People judge me because I’m darker toned than my peers. If they were to talk to me, they would understand I...
I’m A Human, Not A Fruit
Gabrielle Guzman San Diego, CA Yes, I am Mexican. Yes, I know I apparently hold the same facial features as someone who would be considered...
I am not defined by society
Justina Adarkwah Christchurch, VA I’ve always had a problem with identity, but ironically I realized it was me that thought I had a problem, it...
Think you cute because you’re lightskin?
Kwazi Owens Washington, DC I see so much divisiveness among black women due to colorism. I remember growing up and girls automatically not liking me...
I Am A Light-Skinned Black Woman
Rosina B., Temecula, CA. African Americans come in all colors and hues, and just because my skin may be light it does not make me...
You are smarter than you look
Amanda Sperow, Chehalis, WA. Oregon State University Because I am a young woman with blonde hair, and I take pride in the way I look...
“My Blood is Red, What’s Yours”
Ralanda King, Philadelphia, PA. Born and raised in the city of brotherly love, but I’m full of sisterly affection, I not black but brown and...
I am mom, not the babysitter
Mikaela Rejbrand, San Francisco, CA. Being a person of mixed race, my biological mom is white and my biological father is black, and having married...
Color doesn’t change who you are
Lindsey Einck, Primghar, IA South O’brien. Color doesn’t change who you are. Your color of your skin shouldn’t make you any different than anyone else.
What does Puerto Rican look like?
Janet Jimenez Washington, DC Puertorriqueño(a) is the “proper” term used to address a native islander from Puerto Rico. Do not confuse with Newyoricans, or anyone...
The difference is culture, not color.
Brenda Ward, Schaumburg, IL. The color of our skin has nothing to do with who we are. It is where we live, who raises us,...
My skin is not my culture.
Rachel Brinson, Centennial, CO. People always want to put me in a box and assume what I find offensive, what I find familiar, and how...
