Do hillbillies have white privilege too?
Anonymous, Knoxville, TN. I’m from the Mountain South, where white privilege and racism take on a range of meanings outside the mainstream. I’ve heard our...
What do we owe each other?
Lisa Williams, Johnson City, TN. When I think of what I owe other people, I think in terms of how I want to be treated...
Yes, I’m white. But not privileged.
JMM, Nashville, TN. I’m white. 100% pale as can be white. I grew up as one of a small handful of white children in my...
I’m black. He’s black. Perfect match?
Joelle Kanyana. TN Going to school in a town where I’m in the minority as a black girl (Burundian heritage, Ghana-born, American citizen) has its...
Now we can talk about race
Gary Seven Nashville, TN All during the election season, conservatives were claiming that President Obama did nothing to unify the country about issues of race,...
We are HUMANS, NOT COLORS
Nik Parttridge, TN. I am classified as White/Caucasian because of how I look. This does NOT mean that I am the same people who enslaved...
I never wished that I was white.
Ronald Killebrew, Memphis, TN. If God made be black, he must had a good enough reason to do so, and that is good enough for...
My name sounds black, I’m not.
Lynea Ramse, Nashville, TN. My name is pronounced La-nee-a. I have been grouped with black girls all my life in settings where people haven’t met...
You just assume that I’m American.
Sophie Kershaw, Knoxville, TN. I was born in England, lived in Denmark for a few years, and my family settled in the US. I speak...
Men are equal, Upbringing is not
Robert P. Jackson Nashville, TN Submitted via: NPR’s Talk of the Nation
“White privilege” makes me feel invalid
Alice N, TN. I want to feel like my achievements are because of me and not because of my race. However, I’m told that I’ve...
Racist relatives “mulatto”. Couldn’t tell them.
Tim Brown, Millington, TN. I grew up in a very large Southern white family of absolutely insufferable racists. While researching our family’s genealogy, a cousin...
Most Qualified Blacks Are Chosen First
Fredrick Clemmons Brentwood, TN When I grew up I heard a lot of statements that suggested White people did not want to hire Blacks. But...
Race is a misconception humans created
Meg Seigenthaler Memphis, TN Skin color is but a tiny portion of our DNA. Like blue eyes or red hair, it shouldn’t have such an...
