So, what exactly are you anyway?
Lisa Dawson Andrzejczyk, Palm Coast, FL. I am black.. I never thought of myself as anything else. I am light-skinned for certain, clearly aware that...
Ask if I’m Hispanic, not Mexican.
Natalia Z., USA. I’ve had people ask me if I was Mexican. When I said no they asked if I was Indian. I’m half Hispanic...
Peach crayon never worked for us.
Maya PS Boston, MA Growing up in a color-challenged yet friendly midwest suburb, we were one of 3 families of color in our local school....
“Is that mud on your face?”
Anna Shaw, Deltaville, VA. This is the question that my brother and I were asked by native children in the Bahamas. Each member of my...
Skin doesn’t define the person’s race
Lisette Lazaro, 8th Grade Holland New Tech High School, Holland, MI. When people see the color of someone skin they automatically go to an conclusion...
Scrub brown skin with whitening soap.
Kate Blanco, Berkeley, CA. Filipinos and Filipino-Americans tend to have an obsession with “whiteness”. I was once told as a young kid to use whitening...
Its an ugly yet beautiful word
Kadeem Thomas-Evans, Columbia, SC. When I hear the word race I feel strange it’s like there making it seem like your different from every one...
Always check “White, Non-Hispanic origin” box
Jay Marie Fernandez, Bridgeport, CT. With white skin, being of Hispanic origin, in a household that did not speak Spanish, in a predominantly Spanish speaking...
I walk in, they hate me
Sidney Lozano, USA. When I walk into a room, any room I can feel every emotion arising from every single being. Everyone already hates me...
My Soul can’t see your skin.
Doretta Dozier, East Orange, NJ. From the very early age of 5 I was delighted with my sense of how big the world was to...
I’m not white I’m actually pink
Jacob Monarch, Shreveport, LA. It is impossible for white to be an accurate description of the color of anyone’s skin. It ranges between a pale...
I am more than my skin
Lisa Gullion, Nocross, GA. I only look white, I am a high percent of Cherokee (whom were murdered by the dozens for land), I am...
Simply put, I believe in Equality.
Charlie Knight, Indianapolis, IN. The color of ones skin; ones sexual orientation; and/or ones religious beliefs have absolutely nothing to do with ones humanity. Simply...
I’m A Strong Powerfull Mexican Woman
Andrea Cordero Salt Lake City, UT I no longer wan to be viewed just by the color of my skin or my gender. I am...
Post racial society–dream not reality
Jennifer Woods, Okemos, MI. I am a 65 year old African American and am sick to death that in 2012 we are still, Still, STILL...
We are lazy, we shouldn’t be.
Gil, Ann Arbor, MI. Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan I believe that discrimination and racist attitudes derives from human nature to be lazy. Because...
Human? We have something in common.
Brandon Attala, Grand Rapids, MI. ‘Race’ is just a way to classify ourselves on a more individual level. In actuality, we are all made...
