Be yourself, regardless of your color
JT Robertson, Brockport, NY. Your color should never dictate who you are on the inside. Be yourself, free of stereotypes and the societal rules that...
“Race” is fake; I am not.
Dennie T, Atlanta, GA. “Race” is a human-concocted, cultural construct that has nothing to do with biology and everything to do with (negative) cultural conditioning...
So much hate, I’ll never understand.
Lee Proctor, Philadelphia, PA. I consider myself to be an intelligent person but I am unable (and unwilling) to understand racism or any other of...
Wow, I can’t believe you’re black!
Kelsi Evans, Williamsburg, VA. Growing up in society I have always been questioned about my race. I come from two very, very light-skinned African-American parents,...
White Privilege, Enjoy it, Earned it!
Douglas Wayne Thomas, Kissamee, Fl. I am not apologizing for something I have no control over. Every major contribution to mankind was done by people...
Society is crashing, be white passing.
Jake Carrasco O’Connell, San Francisco, CA. I chose my six words to be: society is crashing, be white passing. I chose these six words because...
iSpy with my pretty brown eyes…
Michele, Leesburg, VA. This was one of the nicer things said to my daughter at her church-ran private school, where she was the only white...
Father of two girls…I’m Black
Keith Williams, Hawthorne, CA. I know plenty of black fathers…notice I didn’t say sperm donors, we are perceived to be an endanger species. Every father’s...
Like religion and law historically advantageous
Warner Squire, Bartow, FL. I’m convinced that much of our society and standards are based on perpetuating manufactured truths in order to manipulate people who...
I am more than skin color
Mitch Dobbs, Columbus, OH. There was a time in our society when individuals were treated differently based on the color of their skin. It was...
Raising a bi-racial daughter in America.
Heather Sams, Moreno Valley, CA. My daughter is a beautiful, intelligent, biracial young lady. I am white and her father is a light skinned black...
Southern Living: Caught Between Different Cultures
Jackie Houston, TX My parents are South American immigrants who were granted amnesty during the 1980s. I was born and raised in Texas. I didn’t...
White person, in a white place.
Connor York, Portland, OR. Experiencing life as a middle class white male in a largely white area can make it difficult to understand the complex...
My color shouldn’t determine my future!
Tyler Logan, East Lansing, MI. Don’t fall under the pressure of society telling you that because of your skin color your path has already been...
I’m a human before I’m black.
Zarriya Johnson, Kansas City, MO. We are humans first. Our race is just something we as humans created to determine how a person should be...
Dreamer for Young Black Teens Everywhere
Messiah Williams, Camp Hill, AL. I’m a young black man from Alabama trying to inspire other blacks to be more productive in society.
