That Don’t Count Because You’re White
Lakeesha Graves, Richmond, TX Black and White yet too black for white people and too white for some black people. Where do I belong? Why...
I’m “too white” or “too black”
Edison LaCour, Orange County, CA. I am a product of a biracial marriage, or now with my newfound knowledge from my Biological Anthropology class, a...
Not white enough, not black enough
Cassie C., VA As the child of an interracial couple (which are not just black & white but also Native American) that ended in divorce...
Well How Black Am I Really?
Carnesia, Aurora, CO. As far back as I can remember I’ve always been told by past educators that I am very “well mannered” unlike the...
Where do my kids fit in?
Azizi Saulet, Riverside, CA. They are not black enough for black kids. They too black for white kids. Where do my kids fit in?
Hey Dominicans! You too are black.
Cristina Reyes, Houston, TX. I chose the six words I wish I could go around the streets of Santo Domingo yelling. I have never understood,...
Black. Not Black Enough. Too Black.
Toolie, Anchorage, AK. To the black community, I “act” too white to be like them. To the white community, my skin is too dark to...
