Missed the day racism was taught
Erin, MN. Racism isn’t in our curriculum, it’s not a lesson taught by chalkboards and worksheets. However it is learned. Yes, in school but also...
Hispanic white woman discriminated by every race.
Bridget, Washington, DC. As a child growing up in the Texas Hill Country I was often told to go back to Mexico. I didn’t speak...
Working hard as a white woman
Lindsey Halsey River Falls, WI Sometimes I feel that racism is taken to such extremes that we forget how much everyone struggles and is judged...
Traveling closes doors on old stereotypes.
Brent Beard, Lansing, MI. For a broke college student, I’ve been lucky enough to see more of this world than many people ever will. I’ve...
No job because his name was Mohammed.
Vicki Parrish, San Jose, CA. My engineering graduate student from India had the family name, Mohammed. He is in the top of his software engineering...
I’m sorry but it wasn’t me.
Margaret Hayes, Hopkins, MN. I went to a school that had a large minority student population. I always loved and was proud of my district...
The heart is blind to color
Eve, Syracuse, NY. Student ’16 You should not let people’s color affect your opinion of them.
Ignorant thoughts lead to immoral actions
Elizabeth Adams, Manilus, NY. Student ’16 “Racial Profiling”
It’s not racist, it’s segregated here.
Amanda Rae, Houghton, MI. I go to college in a very predominantly white city at the northern tip of Michigan. Here the student population is...
African american boys like my booty
Wendy Stokesbary Cedar Rapids, IA I went to middle school with lots of African american students and noticed the boys seemed to admire my curvy...
I knew that these things happened, just not on this level.
Rachel K. McCain New York City, NY Brooklyn Hello, I’m Rachel. I’m eleven years old. Thanks for sharing this wonderful art and information with everyone....
Racism is not a good thing.
Marsha Leibson: entry of for a 4th grade student Miami, FL Submitted for a student who just encountered the term. His class is working on...
Am I smart because I’m white
Derek Kendall Cullowhee, NC Why Is it when people see a African American student going to college they automatically assume that he must be here...
Different kinds, different opinions, do matter.
Marsha Leibson: entry of for a 5th grade student Miami, FL This is a fifth grade student’s work. His name is Alex. He has a...
