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 […]
Exodus Rex, Submitted via Twitter
Joseph Miller, USA In the Twitter thread that brought me here, NatGeo published two pictures of white people. Both of the six-word captions for these people included the word “ashamed.” All of the non-white people had captions that were variations on victimhood jeremiads. I reject both of these mentalities. The victimhood mentality so enshrined by […]
Danielle , Submitted via Twitter: @perfectlygdkids.
Belinda Gilmore, Maceo, KY It was early 2016, and I was on the phone talking to a friend I had not seen in a while. We were discussing life since she had to leave work due to a health issue. We both have a son the same age that would graduate high school in August. […]
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 […]
Submitted via Twitter: @marianleedavis. …often spoken as though it were a compliment by non-Black acquaintances.
Submitted via Twitter: @CelesteAurora It’s more than a stereotype…almost an expectation (from all races) that “strong” is what black women should be. Has “strong” become a euphemism for “it doesn’t matter how we treat them because they’ll survive”?
Krupali, Submitted via Twitter: @krupali.
Tom Jackson’s Gums, Submitted via Twitter: @Deacon_TKD @michele_norris
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. […]
Bobby Rivers, Submitted via Twitter: @BobbyRiversTV @michele_norris #theracecardproject 6 words I’ve heard from Anglo producers in my TV career.
José Andrés, Submitted via Twitter: @chefjoseandres. Yes that is chef José Andrés…
Chris Smith, Submitted via Twitter: @burning_wind @michele_norris
Seth Yaffo, Submitted via Twitter: @SethYaffo.
Kimi Redd , Submitted via Twitter: @alaKimi.
Katherine Rand , Submitted via Twitter: @itsalldhamma.
Sonya J Van Alstyne, Submitted via Twitter: @SonyaJordan #theracecardproject
Mark Smith, Submitted via Twitter: @MESmitty
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
Ms. Brooks, Submitted via Twitter: @TheREAL_MBrooks. @michele_norris #TheRaceCardProject
Soledad O’Brien, Submitted via Twitter: @Soledad_OBrien. @michele_norris #theracecardproject
Don Cheadle, Submitted via Twitter: @IamDonCheadle.
Jana Ditton , Submitted via Twitter: @janaditton. @totn @michele_norris
Julie Delegal Submitted via Twitter: @julieinjax @totn @michele_norris #theracecardproject
Paul Audette , Submitted via Twitter: @wisereturn5m.
Simone Robinson, Henrico, VA. Submitted via Twitter: @PttSophisticate
Island Vibe Jason , Submitted via Twitter: @IslandvibeJason.
Ryan Indianapolis, IN Submitted via Twitter: @Antisthanes
Tristan Cordier , Submitted via Twitter: @SharkStats. @totn @michele_norris
Submitted via Twitter: @dampajoo. #TheRaceCardProject You are offering your children up for sacrifice on the diversity altar. Whites must protect their children from black.
Matthew Shenoda, Submitted via Twitter: @matthewshenoda. “She’s just not the right fit” – The Hiring Committee.
Submitted via Twitter: @Only4RM #Trayvon’s father
Shashwati , Submitted via Twitter: @Shashwati1m.
J.Lantigua-Williams, Submitted via Twitter: @JuleykaLantigua #theracecardproject
John M Morgan, Submitted via Twitter: @jomorgs. #theracecardproject
Steve Pederson , Submitted via Twitter: @stevped
Shane Broyles, Submitted via Twitter: @sabroyles. Raleigh, NC. #theracecardproject Photo is not mine.
Submitted via Twitter: @caitlinchris
Submitted via Twitter: @MissFerragamo #theracecardproject
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.
Stephen Marc Walls, Submitted via Twitter: @stephenwalls #theracecardproject
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.
Submitted via Twitter: @enriquebrao, @totn @michele_norris #theracecardproject.
Damaris, MD Submitted via Twitter: @BklynOBGYN
Submitted via Twitter: @WTyler2011. New Haven, CT.
Patty Lubold, Submitted via Twitter: @plubold .
Kenyatta Yamel Milwaukee, WI Heard about this through twitter so I thought I would have my say.
Patricia Arnold Submitted via Twitter: @patarnold826
Submitted via Twitter: @vijayiyer
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 […]
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 […]
Franklin Oliver, Submitted via Twitter: @FOLIVER4U.
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.”
Mat Johnson, Submitted via Twitter: @mat_johnson
Tony Diaz Houston, TX Submitted via Twitter: @AztecMuse
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
David Thomas, Austin, TX Submitted via Twitter: @DavidRT A Note from Michele: David said his submission was “difficult to write”.
KayBee, Washington DC. Submitted via Twitter: @PetiteKaybee
Jeannette Brown, Submitted via Twitter @Sisterchemist, #theracecardproject
Tayari Jones, Jersey City, NJ. Submitted via Twitter: @tayari
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 […]
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.
Big Tex, Submitted via Twitter: @bigtexmarketing
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. […]
Grady Barrens, Twitter: @realGinsanta @michele_norris #sixwordstory #theracecardproject
Submitted via Twitter: @MochaJuden #theracecardproject
Melanie Cogdill, Submitted via Twitter: @mcogdill.
Raul Medina, Submitted via Twitter: @raulmedina #theracecardproject
Tyler Levine, Submitted via Twitter: @Tyler1l1 @michele_norris #theracecardproject
Heidi Durrow, Submitted via Twitter: @heididurrow.
Denise Harris, Submitted via Twitter: @dharris15 #TheRaceCardProject
Tom Durso, Sub,itted via Twitter: @tomdurso #theracecardproject #AMAHigherEd:
Mike Scourby Submitted via Twitter: @brooklynkid1951
Dan, Submitted via Twitter: @onedcl. @michele_norris #theracecardproject
Bethany O’Neal , Submitted via Twitter: @bethanyoneal.
Angela Klocke Forbes, Submitted via Twitter: @AKlockeForbes #theracecardproject
Submitted via Twitter: @IslandvibeJason #theracecardproject
Jillian Hiscock, Submitted via Twitter: @jhiscock.
Constance R DeWitt, Submitted via Twitter: @crae100 #TheRaceCardProject
MJ Norton, Submitted via Twitter: @mjnorton. #theracecardproject
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/
Ty Martinez, Submitted via Twitter: @TyMartinez_tmb. @michele_norris “What if they were our own?” #insixwords #BringBackOurGirls #bringbackourhope
Danielle DuCré, Submitted via Twitter: @sphereofdin
Tony Bueno Submitted via Twitter: @tonybueno10
Ashley S. Westerman, Submitted via twitter: @AS_Westerman. @michele_norris #TheRaceCardProject
Steven Rodgers, Submitted via Twitter: @metricmodulate. (Opt. “self* segregated.”)
Becky Stewart, Submitted via Twitter: @davefan.
Dahway, Submitted via Twitter: @ShadesOfWei.
シドニー Submitted via Twitter: @_sxdni
Samantha Martin, Submitted via Twitter: @traveladvising #theracecardproject
Татьяна [tɐˈtʲjanə] Submitted via Twitter: @montillathehun_ #theracecardproject
MonsterCookie, Submitted via Twitter: @MonsterCookie. @michele_norris #theracecardproject
Keith Martin, Submitted via Twitter: @KeithM8140 @michele_norris #theracecardproject
Altinay Cortes, Submitted via Twitter: @yanitla1687.
Kathy Sisneros , Submitted via Twitter: @sisneros623 #theracecardproject
Anika Fajardo, MN. Submitted via Twitter: @anikawriter.
Brenda Bielke, Submitted via Twitter: @brendabie. @michele_norris, #theracecardproject
Lynn Submitted via Twitter: @Lynn4MK @totn @michele_norris
Kyle Jones, Submitted via Twitter: @MsKyleJones.
Eriq Troi, Submitted via twitter: @EriqTroi, #racecardproject.
Jasmin H Submitted via Twitter: @hsting32
Misbah Ahmed Submitted via Twitter: @misbabaa #theracecardproject
Submitted via Twitter: @ABL_Brands. Lambertville, NJ.
Tiffany Yizar, Submitted via Twitter: @tyizar #TheRaceCardProject
PRMediaHostRenee, Submitte via Twitter: @PRMediaHostRene #ShiningALight #BlackLivesMatter
Trish Lewis , Submitted via Twitter: @ECLECTICCHAIR.
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.
Submitted via Twitter: @macsmom, @totn #theracecardproject
Rita Burch St. Paul, MN Submitted via twitter: @reetstweets
Anne, Submitted via Twitter: @anneburkhardt1m.
Terry McMillan Submitted via Twitter: @MsTerryMcMillan
Brooklyn, NY Submitted via Twitter: @Sistalocks
Matt Bentz, Submitted via Twitter: @mbentz27. Drake University Des Moines, IA
Aron Goldman Submitted via Twitter: @ArgoJournal #TheRaceCardProject Watch Dr. Seuss’ The Sneetches
REPOST from http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/gwens-take-making-peace-making-coffee/ Gwen’s Take: Making peace and making coffee BY GWEN IFILL March 20, 2015 at 10:52 AM EDT I woke up one morning this week to discover that Starbucks had decided to launch a new initiative at its coffee shops, branding their paper cups with a #RaceTogether hashtag and encouraging baristas to chat […]
KJStJ, Submitted via Twitter: @MiathePug #TheRaceCardProject
Wendy Wetzel Submitted via Twitter I’m white; she’s black. How do I help her through so much new to me?
Chris Vaught, Submitted via Twitter: @chrismali. @michele_norris
Submitted via twitter: @CTGlo #theracecardproject
Jeff Hutchinson, Submitted via Twitter: @humblywalkin
YaVaughnie Wilkins, Submitted via Twitter: @YaVaughnieW
Submitted via Twitter: @josephedison
Travis Abercrombie, Submitted via Twitter: @Trabercrombie, #RaceCardProject
New york City, NY Submitted via Twitter: @junecross
Martha S. Jones Ann Arbor, MI Submitted via Twitter: @marthasjonesUM
Brian Spears Submitted via Twitter: @briankspears Drake University Des Moines, IA
Desiree Fletcher Submitted via Twitter: @fletcher_hayes Drake University Des Moines, IA
Kate Kimple Submitted via Twitter: @katekimple Drake University Des Moines, IA
Submitted via Twitter: @shannon2818
Joe Heafner Submitted via Twitter: @heafnerj
Submitted via Twitter @Spinsterellla I Talked to my mom a few minutes ago (morning after the Trayvon Martin verdict) . She said to me ….. #TrayvonMartin
John Brocato. Submitted via Twitter: @johnwardbrocato.
Tisha Johnson, Submitted via Twitter: @TheShenme.
Submitted via Twitter: @zerode San Francisco, CA A quote from jazz critic Albert Murray. More about Albert Murray: Taken from http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/murray-albert-1916 Albert Murray, an African American novelist, jazz critic, professor, and essayist, was born in Nokomis, Alabama on May 12, 1916. His birth parents were Sudie Graham and John Young but he was adopted by […]
Submitted via Twitter: @hiawathaw , Nashville, TN.
Guy Milhalter Washington DC Submitted via Twitter: @GMilhalter
Teri Aitch, Submitted via Twitter: @Talix18.
Lesia Submitted via Twitter: @LES_than3
Ann Mitchell Submitted via Twitter: @Dburbsgal
Submitted via Twitter: @JAY__MC Virginia Beach, VA
Kyrk Morris Submitted via Twitter: @KyrkMorris
Submitted via Twitter: @O_Mezota
Lisa Brazytis Submitted via Twitter: @lisa_brazytis #theracecardproject
Lisa Taylor-Reinwald Submitted via Twitter: @Weesah89 @michele_norris
Submitted via Twitter: @kinlichiinii27 @MorningEdition #theracecardproject
Trill T. Sherman, Submitted via Twitter: @wu_youngAOM #theracecardproject
Scott Dillon Submitted via Twitter: @Scoddee @totn @michele_norris #TheRaceCardProject
Submitted via Twitter: @Munsonism @michele_norris #theracecardproject
Cindy Kelly Submitted via Twitter: @WichitaCindy #TheRaceCardProject @totn
Submitted via Twitter: @KyrkMorris @totn @michele_norris
Submitted via Twitter: @cheraz76 @totn @michele_norris
Submitted via Twitter: @cheraz76 @totn @michele_norris
Women & Politics Submitted via Twitter: @wrip1m #theracecardproject
Linda Powell, Submitted via Twitter: @misslindapowell #theracecardproject
Andrea Williams, Submitted via Twitter: @AndreaWillWrite. #theracecardproject
E A Oppenheimer Submitted via Twitter @Two_Cranes #TheRaceCardProject (this summer was 150th anniv of US-#Dakota War)#Minnesota READ MORE on this topic
Pastor Ava C. Gaines Submitted via Twitter: @pastoravac
Submitted via Twitter: @desert_sista #TheRaceCardProject
Nailah Porter Submitted via Twitter: @NailahPorter
Steve Heyden Submitted via Twitter: @slideroolz #TheRaceCardProject
Bill Lincoln, Submitted via Twitter: @born2flie. Mapping of Racist Tweets November 9, 2012 to Mapping by Nathan Yau VISIT: flowingdata.com/2012/11/09/map
Troy Bouffard Submitted via Twitter: @ArcticTroy #TheRaceCardProject
Submitted via Twitter: @Only4RM The more I think about the “invisible” Obama, the more I think back on Ellison’s message. Powerful. EXCERPT FROM RALPH ELLISON’S INVISIBLE MAN “I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am […]
Chris Roberts Submitted via Twitter: @croberts5
Kim Glenn Submitted via Twitter: @kimtv
BKNYla Submitted via Twitter: @bknyla #TheRaceCardProject
Heather Martin Submitted via Twitter: @heatherbrezo #TheRaceCardProject
Antinuke Diver Boston, MA Submitted via Twitter: @Yes,We’reTogether
Chicago, IL Submitted via Twitter: @SoulbyMax
Rachel Devenish Ford Submitted via Twitter: @journeymama http://www.journeymama.com
Dr L’Heureux Dumi Lewis Submitted via Twitter @dumilewis via Twitter Clicking on the link below will take you to Uptown Notes: www.uptownnotes.com/
John Brocato Starksville, MS Submitted via Twitter: @johnwardbrocato
Bill Patterson Submitted via Twitter: @NationRanch #Racecardproject
Caryn Riswold Submitted via Twitter: @feminismxianity
Submitted via Twitter @excitedstoat http://t.co/HjpUM3T The Dude: Walter, he peed on my rug! Donny: He peed on the Dude’s rug. Walter Sobchak: Donny you’re out of your element! Dude, the Chinaman is not the issue here!
Submitted via Twitter: @derricklweston
Submitted via Twitter: @mltaylor13pt1
Melanie M. Cogdill Submitted via Twitter: @mcogdill My bi-racial kids? They are only seen as Asian.
Kim Brown Submitted via Twitter: @KimBrownTalks
@kg13
Lady Toppington Submitted via Twitter: @TopVonMon
Tomeka Hart Submitted via Twitter: @hartofmenphis
Submitted via Twitter: @MsTerryMcMillian Otherwise I would have missed a lot of love in my life.
Submitted via Twitter: @professionalThinker
Submitted via Twitter: @steveped
Maridith Geuder Submitted via Twitter: @MsMaroon
Submitted via Twitter: @catfishJohn47
Melissa Submitted via Twitter: @15pacifichts
Submitted via Twitter: @GynoStar
Pierrette Mimi Poinsett, MD Puerto Rico Submitted via Twitter: @yayayarndiva
Submitted via Twitter: @ktwithak
Hiawatha Walker Submitted via Twitter: @hiawathaw
Hiawatha Walker Submitted via Twitter: @hiawathaw Nashville, TN.
