That girl spat in my eye.
Caprice Becker, Manhattan, KS. I was in High School in a very small town of about 1300 mostly descended from German immigrants in the 1870s,...
We can always change the channel.
Audrey Lee Cho, USA. My parents immigrated to America in 1973, with my older brother Lee Wan Young and my sister, Lee Shin. I was...
Empowered Latina recovering from self hate
Natalia Lopez, Los Angeles, CA. Growing up in East LA and being told I was one of the “good children”, I played into the identity...
First saw black person at 16
Daniel Schram Boise, ID I live in a part of the country that even today has less than 1% black people in it. I’m a...
Welfare: Black faces televised White missing
Mary Lou Henneman St. Paul, MN Black faces continue to be portrayed as the face of Welfare for televised commentaries and Black voices for radio...
Racism is Our Generation’s Struggle Now.
Jade Mack, San Antonio, TX. Racism today comes in many forms. In America, racism is xenophobic, and can come from any race. Racism is interpersonal,...
Come look, black people on television!
Ron Boose, Atlanta, GA. It wasn’t until 33 years after the first television was invented in 1927 that a black actor and actress were seen...
