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White Jewish girl in a bubble

February 12, 2026February 15, 2026 america, Asian, Beachwood, Black, bubble, Emily Einhorn, guilt, hate, Jewish, joke, lucky, OH, opportunity, small town, stand up, suburb, target, White girl, white guilt

Emily Einhorn,
Beachwood, OH.

Whenever there is talk about racism, a part of me feels guilty. I have lived in a small suburb my entire life. In this town, people joke you’re either black, Jewish, or Asian. I have never witnessed a racist act and I feel as if I’ve missed out on being a part of a prominent aspect in American culture. I have never felt targeted as a Jew and I have never seen any of my friends be targeted for the color of their skin. I am taught that, that is not how America really is and as ridiculous as it sounds I want to have the opportunity to stand up for what I believe is wrong. I hate feeling like a lucky little white girl.

Uniquely Made, The American Girl Today

October 20, 2021March 30, 2022 African American, American, American girl, Asian, association, CA, category, Christina Rains, Color, Dutch, French, HIS311 CBU, human life, identify, Indian, judge, Latino, made, Mexican, pride, proud, racial equity, Riverside, Spanish, stand up, stereotype, Today, unique, value, white, White girl

Christina Rains,
Riverside, CA.

French, Indian, Mexican, Dutch, but American?

It is quite clear that you cannot judge individuals by their color. Race in reality just identifies where your family has lived and what part of the world you are from. Throughout my life, I have been called “white girl” but in reality, this categorization is far from the truth. Both sides of my family are trilingual (speaking French, Spanish, and English), and yet my great grandparents and grandparents chose to assimilate by not continuing to teach their native languages. Despite the assimilation, I am proud to be an American. As a result of the loss of my family’s native languages I have never mastered Spanish, much to my disappointment. I have been frustrated with the association of the term “white” since the term now seems to be synonymous with the term racist or prejudice. I feel that this is unfair since many individuals that are categorized as white are not racist or prejudice. Many individuals seem to have forgotten the America has been striving through the education system and legal system to establish equality for all races. Although America is still working towards equality, equality is finally within our grasp. I am excited to be part of the race card project, so that I can make a difference and stand up for racial equality and universal value for human life. It is important to realize that God created all individuals equally and in His image. Thus, who are we to judge others by their race whether Latino, Asian, African American, or White.

HIS311 CBU!

Stand Up for Individuals Who Cannot

July 29, 2021 ally, Durham, Maddy Neathawk, NH, stand up

Maddy Neathawk,
Durham, NH

We’ll stand up for each other

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 #blacklivesmatter, Jewish, other, Portsmouth, proud, racial justice, stand up, Susan H Berger, tast force, Unitarian Universalist, VA, WWI, WWII

Susan H Berger,
Portsmouth, VA.

I am a proud Unitarian Universalist of Jewish decent. If we don’t stand up for each other who will stand up for us in this world. UU’s and others hid Jews in WWII. I am a member of our Racial Justice Task Force. “Black Lives Matter.”

Our silence will not protect us.

November 1, 2020November 3, 2020 Allison G. Hawthorne, complacent, one race the human race, PA, protect, silence, speak out, stand up, voice, Vote, York

Allison G. Hawthorne,
York, PA.

We all have to get up walk out our front doors and stand up and speak out, so our voices are heard. We have to vote. We have to stop being complacent. Sometimes I feel weary of struggling, when are we all going to be just human?

Be A Voice For Other People

October 21, 2020 be kind, Fleetwood, NC, other, stand up, Sydney Turnmire, voice, Wilkes Community College

Sydney Turnmire,
Fleetwood, NC
Wilkes Community College.

Be a voice for other people. Stand up for others. Be kind to others. Help others out. Be a voice for them and stand up for them when they can not for themselves.

Well…there’s so many minorities now…

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 conservative, evangelical, Half, immune, Latino, light skinned, Minority, Obama, OR, Portland, stand up, Tony Reyes, white

Tony Reyes,
Portland, OR.

I’m half Latino. My mother is a white, evangelical, conservative. I came home the night Obama was re-elected and asked if she had heard the results. The above statement was how she very bitterly responded. Apparently people of color aren’t intellectually capable of choosing a president on the basis of anything else but race. I have quite a few memories concerning race that fill me with anger. Anger both at people and at myself for not standing up. Because I’m light-skinned, I’ve been present during times where groups of white people (I grew up in the suburbs) think there’s no one around to offend. Out of all the stories I could have chosen, I chose this story to illustrate that racism is real, it’s painful, and literally no sector of society is immune to it. Not even family. I feel much better just from writing this.

Stand up, don’t be silent, Fight Continues

February 17, 2016February 17, 2016 activist, Brooklyn, civil rights, fight, New York City, NY, proud, silent, stand up

Amy
New York City, NY
Brooklyn

The power of everyday people to stand up and not take racism, sexism, anti-semetism, homophobia as okay. We must fight and always speak out. We cannot be silent, even when it seems like the hatred is focussed on “others” because we are all humans and one person being put down and held down keeps us all down. The civil rights movement makes me proud to be an American and an activist.