Black 365 days of the year.
Marquez Jones, Houston, TX I chose “Black 365 Days of the Year” because in my heart and in the manner that I live my life,...
The real fear of a black parent
Belinda Gilmore, Maceo, KY It was early 2016, and I was on the phone talking to a friend I had not seen in a while....
You are your own person inside
David Helfrich, Barnegat, NJ Your physical looks don’t define the person you are inside, but society doesn’t see it that way. Society sees your outside...
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...
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...
We define society, society defines us
Shuling Lin, MA All of the issues talked about in these race cards are a result of individuals stating facts about another. The world we...
I’m just stuck in the middle.
Alexis Berry, Wayne State, Detroit, MI Being Biracial is really a challenge. Being half black and half Arabic makes me feel like I belong to...
Trapped Brown Girl with Red Blood
Michele George, Author, Columbus, OH. The struggle of being born in a brown body is heavy. Society treats ‘us’ as though we choose to have...
They Teach Us Black Isn’t Beautiful
JaNya, Chicago, IL Everything about being black is beautiful but society tries so hard to teach us that it’s not.
They won’t listen, they won’t believe
Merritt Campbell Burton, Lewiston, ID I considered myself color-blind until I learned that wasn’t helping. I was one of those hippy-dippy people who would say...
Interculturalist. Asian-American. Woman. Mother. Writer.
Jennifer Ghymn, Wyomissing, PA. The individual filters of race, ethnicity, society and family impact the way we interact and engage with the world to shape...
I have the gift of choice.
Dawna B., Ft. Thomas, KY. I am bi-racial and have the power in today’s society to choose the race I identify as. My race and...
“Mythical norm”, is what I be
Donald Malchow, Milwaukee, WI. A friend explained to me that I was the “mythical norm” in our society while we were in college. That really...
Every education leads to another future
Daisha Taylor Cleveland, OH Every time an African American graduates is another way we prove society wrong. But it is another future persued and created.
Not white enough, not black enough
Cassie C., VA As the child of an interracial couple (which are not just black & white but also Native American) that ended in divorce...
