twitter Archives - The Race Card Project

Damaris, MD Submitted via Twitter: @BklynOBGYN

Vision failed. Opportunity passed. Never again.

Seth Yaffo, Submitted via Twitter: @SethYaffo.

I hate hearing “the neighborhood changed”

Glenny Brock, Submitted via Twitter: @glennybrock Always code. In fact, most of the people I’ve heard say this were people who themselves CHANGED neighborhoods by leaving.

No 2 people are exactly alike

Submitted via Twitter: @caitlinchris

Gay doesn’t make me less Black

Exodus Rex, Submitted via Twitter: ‏@ExodusRex.

Civility heals wounds from the past

Submitted via Twitter: @WTyler2011. New Haven, CT.

My son wished for brown skin. Change?

Patty Lubold, Submitted via Twitter: @plubold .

2007: Smuggled out of Eldoret, Kenya

Vancouver, Submitted via Twitter: @JAY_MC In Kenya for humanitarian work right before the election. Things got hairy and I was stuffed in a secret part of van.

Sweet, intelligent, handsome, loved black man

Kenyatta Yamel Milwaukee, WI Heard about this through twitter so I thought I would have my say.

Growing up in America as “other.”

Marie K. Shanahan, Submitted via Twitter: ‏@mariekshan. When you’re not quite minority enough. In 1997 at age 25, I came to terms with my place and my (mixed) race in America. I wrote a personal essay about it for The Hartford Courant: “Mixed Races, Mixed Messages: What Happens When You’re Asked To Choose Between Two […]

Oooh..can I touch your hair?

Soledad O’Brien, Submitted via Twitter: ‏@Soledad_OBrien. @michele_norris #theracecardproject

Yes, I know how to swim.

Danielle , Submitted via Twitter: @perfectlygdkids.

A costume mistaken for an actor

Patricia Arnold Submitted via Twitter: @patarnold826

Racism’s mainly about money and power.

Submitted via Twitter: @vijayiyer

Twitter trends hashtag white girl problems

Kaitlyn Gravatt, West Long Branch, NJ. Monmouth University Whenever I click on Twitter I see #whitegirlproblems. How is Starbucks running out of my favorite drink a white girl problem? How is my eyeliner on one eye not matching my other eye a white girl problem? It is hurtful to be put into this stereotype that […]

Happy, friendly neighbors… until dating starts.

Submitted via Twitter: @Only4RM #theracecardproject Once open-minded, inclusive parents start to act nervous, different when cross-racial crushes develop & kids hit puberty. Some parents change around Junior High. All of above to some degree. More “oversight” of kids’ interaction. No more jokes about crushes. Group plans no more 1on1. The changes are subtle. To the […]

I’m glad my son is White.

Franklin Oliver, Submitted via Twitter: @FOLIVER4U.

Look at me in full color

Ty Martinez, Submitted via Twitter: @TyMartinez_tmb. I made a visual representation to accompany my #racecard#insixwords @michele_norris Sometimes. “I use pictures when words fail.”

Looks white. Is black. Hilarity ensues

Mat Johnson, Submitted via Twitter: ‏@mat_johnson

I’m here, you don’t see me

José Andrés, Submitted via Twitter: ‏@chefjoseandres. Yes that is chef José Andrés…

No I’m not Italian. I’m Chicano

Tony Diaz Houston, TX Submitted via Twitter: @AztecMuse

My mixed kids have it differently

George Washington III. Submitted via Twitter: @GWIII #theracecardproject George’s story was featured in NPR’s Morning Edition. Listen here, http://www.npr.org/2013/04/02/175292625/when-youre-mixed-race-just-one-box-is-not-enough

My mom said don’t say n*****.

David Thomas, Austin, TX Submitted via Twitter: @DavidRT A Note from Michele: David said his submission was “difficult to write”.

I’m not basically white, I’m suburban

KayBee, Washington DC. Submitted via Twitter: @PetiteKaybee

My brain looks like yours inside

Jeannette Brown, Submitted via Twitter @Sisterchemist, #theracecardproject

It will be up to women

Tayari Jones, Jersey City, NJ. Submitted via Twitter: @tayari

Marry white to dilute the brown.

Samantha ‏, Submitted via Twitter: @dsc00 My mom’s advice to my sister and I while growing up. For the longest I resented my fair skinned mom for making us feel inferior. Time has healed some of the pain but not all. Funny thing is both my sister & I ended up with white partners. So […]

Poll taxes keep blacks from voting

Clay Underwood Submitted via Twitter: @tclayunderwood TY for The Race Card Project, @michele_norris. My words, inspired by my mom’s first voting experience: Poll taxes keep blacks from voting.

I tell people “I am from THE planet earth”

Krupali, Submitted via Twitter: ‏@krupali.

I’m light-skinned. My black is harder

Big Tex, Submitted via Twitter: @bigtexmarketing

So, how did your parents meet?

Alexander Chee, Submitted via Twitter: @alexanderchee #theracecardproject Portrait of My Father by: Alexander Chee REPOST from granta.com His drink was Crown Royal, his candy bar, a Baby Ruth, though he didn’t like chocolate much. He was good at poker, loved reading Tolstoy. His suits were bespoke. […]

Picked first again still can’t hoop

Grady Barrens, Twitter: @realGinsanta @michele_norris #sixwordstory #theracecardproject

Made in the image of God

Submitted via Twitter: @MochaJuden #theracecardproject

Why emphasis on race in South?

Melanie Cogdill, Submitted via Twitter: @mcogdill.

We’re all mutts anyway. Who cares?

Raul Medina, Submitted via Twitter: @raulmedina #theracecardproject

She’s just not the right fit

Matthew Shenoda, Submitted via Twitter: @matthewshenoda. “She’s just not the right fit” – The Hiring Committee.

Respect the differences you don’t like

Tyler Levine, Submitted via Twitter: @Tyler1l1 @michele_norris #theracecardproject

Transracial adoptive family = living multiple realities

Steve Pederson , Submitted via Twitter: @stevped

Covering brown people? You’re an advocate.

J.Lantigua-Williams, Submitted via Twitter: ‏@JuleykaLantigua #theracecardproject

Grateful, granny called me black boy

Kevin Browne ,‏ Submitted via Twitter: @drbrowne #TheRaceCardProject “Black Boy” for Michele by: Kevin A. Browne I was grateful; granny was prophetic, almost making me out of clay, caressing my tar with old love. black before it was a color. we come from an oily family, our skins sticky to the touch. we, who gushed […]

I grew up in the 98118

Guy Godefroy , Seattle, WA. Submitted via Twitter: @mrfatlace Additional information for the 6-WORD ESSAY: http://southseattle.komonews.com/ news/arts-culture/ 445093-census-bureau-98118-most-diverse-zip-code-us

Encourage education and tolerance for everyone

Chris Smith, Submitted via Twitter: @burning_wind @michele_norris

No, I do not know karate.

Kimi Redd ‏, Submitted via Twitter: @alaKimi.

“I am an undercover Mexican.” – a coworker of mine who doesn’t “look Mexican”

Paul Audette , Submitted via Twitter: @wisereturn5m.

I’m a story. Aren’t you too?

Heidi Durrow, Submitted via Twitter: @heididurrow.

“You come off as too articulate.”

Bobby Rivers, Submitted via Twitter: @BobbyRiversTV @michele_norris #theracecardproject 6 words I’ve heard from Anglo producers in my TV career.

Missing the point, making thing worse.

Denise Harris, Submitted via Twitter: @dharris15 #TheRaceCardProject

The world could use more grace

Tom Durso, Sub,itted via Twitter: @tomdurso #theracecardproject #AMAHigherEd:

Checkerboard squares sitting side by side

Mike Scourby Submitted via Twitter: @brooklynkid1951

It’s more than black and white

Dan, Submitted via Twitter: @onedcl. @michele_norris #theracecardproject

Gay is Not the New Black

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Bethany O’Neal ‏, Submitted via Twitter: @bethanyoneal.

Uncomfortable misplaced white guilt without remedy

Angela Klocke Forbes, Submitted via Twitter: @AKlockeForbes #theracecardproject

We aren’t all “Strong Black Women”

Ce Submitted via Twitter: @CelesteAurora Sunday March 11, 2012- 140 character exchanges spark a rich conversation… The Tweets that ignited the conversation… We aren’t all “Strong Black Women” @CelesteAurora Has “strong” become a euphemism for “it doesn’t matter how we treat them because they’ll survive”? Pamela Upsher ‏ @PupsherLive It seems so. […]

When it matters, it doesn’t matter.

Submitted via Twitter: @IslandvibeJason #theracecardproject

White girl trying to create change.

Jillian Hiscock, Submitted via Twitter: @‏jhiscock.

Opportunity to discover. Opportunity to misunderstand.

Stephen Marc Walls, Submitted via Twitter: @stephenwalls #theracecardproject

Dignity and respect favor no color.

Constance R DeWitt, Submitted via Twitter: @crae100 #TheRaceCardProject

We do match on the inside.

MJ Norton, Submitted via Twitter: @mjnorton. #theracecardproject

“Why do you ‘play’ a slave?”

Nicole A. Moore, Virginia Beach, VA. Submitted via Twitter: @namoore Nicole Moore, Public Historian, Blogger, Consultant and Interpreter of Slave Life ‏ http://www.interpretingslavelife.com/

What if they were our own?

Ty Martinez, Submitted via Twitter: @TyMartinez_tmb. @michele_norris “What if they were our own?” #insixwords #BringBackOurGirls #bringbackourhope

The sound of heartbreak is loud.

Danielle DuCré, Submitted via Twitter: @sphereofdin

Spanish last name. No less American

Tony Bueno Submitted via Twitter: @tonybueno10

White Parents, Filipino daughter, don’t stare.

Ashley S. Westerman, Submitted via twitter: ‏@AS_Westerman. @michele_norris #TheRaceCardProject

The school cafeteria is still* segregated

Steven Rodgers, ‏ Submitted via Twitter: @metricmodulate. (Opt. “self* segregated.”)

Heart open. Mind closed. Love lost.

Becky Stewart, Submitted via Twitter: @davefan.

In academics, foreign names are intimidating.

Dahway, Submitted via Twitter: @ShadesOfWei.

I actually know how to swim

シドニー Submitted via Twitter: @_sxdni

Threatened identities become our most important

Samantha Martin, Submitted via Twitter: @traveladvising #theracecardproject

An Ignorant Way to Identify People

Татьяна [tɐˈtʲjanə] Submitted via Twitter: @montillathehun_ #theracecardproject

Black girl attitude, but sounds white

MonsterCookie, Submitted via Twitter: @MonsterCookie. @michele_norris #theracecardproject

“Why keep talking about racial issues?” -says only white people

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Keith Martin, Submitted via Twitter: @KeithM8140 @michele_norris #theracecardproject

Guessing my ethnicity is not a game.

Altinay Cortes, Submitted via Twitter: @yanitla1687.

My race matters, my story matters.

Kathy Sisneros ‏, Submitted via Twitter: @sisneros623 #theracecardproject

Start with kids and mix well.

Anika Fajardo, MN. Submitted via Twitter: @anikawriter.

There is always a misunderstanding.

Submitted via Twitter: ‏@enriquebrao, @totn @michele_norris #theracecardproject.

My black daughter needs extra protection.

Brenda Bielke, Submitted via Twitter: @brendabie. @michele_norris, #theracecardproject

The truth is difficult to discern.

Lynn Submitted via Twitter: ‏@Lynn4MK @totn @michele_norris

Difficult lessons learned early in life.

Kyle Jones, Submitted via Twitter: @MsKyleJones.

AmeriKKKa hates me! Business as usual…

Eriq Troi, Submitted via twitter: @EriqTroi, #racecardproject.

My fight is considered too radical

Jasmin H Submitted via Twitter: @hsting32

Hyphenating myself – how to prioritize culture?

Misbah Ahmed Submitted via Twitter: ‏@misbabaa #theracecardproject

You are what you must defend

Don Cheadle, Submitted via Twitter: ‏@IamDonCheadle.

Let’s all hit the reset button

Submitted via Twitter: @ABL_Brands. Lambertville, NJ.

Killed for living in American skin

Tiffany Yizar, Submitted via Twitter: @tyizar #TheRaceCardProject

Change is, and has been overdue

PRMediaHostRenee, Submitte via Twitter: @PRMediaHostRene #ShiningALight #BlackLivesMatter

I am not your take out menu.

Shashwati , Submitted via Twitter: @Shashwati1m.

Deserves more than just six words

Tristan Cordier , Submitted via Twitter: @SharkStats. @totn @michele_norris

When did Italians lose their box?

Trish Lewis ‏, Submitted via Twitter: @ECLECTICCHAIR.

Don’t tell that joke ever again!

Simone Robinson, Henrico, VA. Submitted via Twitter: ‏@PttSophisticate

Convincing a tiger it’s a tiger.

John M Morgan, Submitted via Twitter: @jomorgs. #theracecardproject

I’ll just call you Annie instead

Ms. Brooks, Submitted via Twitter: @TheREAL_MBrooks. @michele_norris #TheRaceCardProject

So acceptable we all crack jokes.

Sara Tall, Submitted via Twitter: ‏@saractall. In my super diverse high school we would have said “So acceptable we all crack jokes.” Low income = high understanding.

You don’t look like a Mexican.

Ryan Indianapolis, IN Submitted via Twitter: @Antisthanes

Who will speak for him now?

Submitted via Twitter: ‏@macsmom, @totn #theracecardproject

Racism = acorn. White Privilege = oak tree

Rita Burch St. Paul, MN Submitted via twitter: @reetstweets

Learning more, trying harder, every day

Anne, Submitted via Twitter: ‏@anneburkhardt1m.

Glad love doesn’t come in colors.

Terry McMillan ‏ Submitted via Twitter: @MsTerryMcMillan

Stop saying I’m articulate. Please

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Brooklyn, NY Submitted via Twitter: @Sistalocks

Just being human should define us