I never met a Jew before
Bob Rosenfield, St. Louis, MO. I work in a rural area of Missouri where there is no diversity. Most everyone are white and Christian. It...
white white white white white white
Anonymous, St. Louis, MO. I truly believe that for me, the down sides of being black would be worth a full sense of acceptance into...
Deep-seated racism persists in divided city.
Jack Kiehl, St. Louis, MO. I live in a city that is significantly divided between blacks and whites. The division and living in such homogenous...
Is Jew a religion or race?
Hannah Herzog St. Louis, MO Guess what? It’s both (sort of). You may be of “Jewish” ethnicity without being of Jewish faith (non practicing), or...
People ask B, “What are you?”
Basmin, St. Louis, MO. This question has been asked since I began my earthwalk as though I am something other than human, that I don’t...
This sideboard was built by slaves
Peter Seay, St. Louis, MO. After my grandparents past away, we inherited a sideboard which promptly found its home in our dining room. As it...
There is no way you’re Philippino!¨
Some experiences that I have had with race and racism would be that when someone would try to guess where my ancestors were from or...
“Hush, Child, they’ll take Grandma away!”
Robin Greeley St. Louis, MO This is what my relatives said to me at a family reunion in the 1950s.They were afraid that if it...
Not hispanic enough, not white enough
Alfida Cruse, St. Louis, MO. Growing up half Dominican and half Missouri German (white) constantly left me feeling not white enough for the white kids...
I want to feel safe and protected
Zoe Evans, St. Louis, MO. When I hear about kids being killed, I feel scared because I’m one.,
Lost culture, lost opportunities, lost hope.
Marvin Hardy, Ferguson, MO. Born in and raised in Saint Louis, it’s amazing how much an African-American male has to give to make a success...
Racism against whites is real
Glenn Allen Campbell, St. Louis, MO. I always make a point to treat everybody with kindness and courtesy but it is rarely reciprocated by blacks....
