Just being human should define us
Matt Bentz, Submitted via Twitter: @mbentz27. Drake University Des Moines, IA
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...
She’s just not the right fit
Matthew Shenoda, Submitted via Twitter: @matthewshenoda. “She’s just not the right fit” – The Hiring Committee.
Whites: reject guilt and self-hatred.
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...
But you are not really Black!
Submitted via Twitter: @marianleedavis. …often spoken as though it were a compliment by non-Black acquaintances.
Ignoring” race doesn’t make it disappear
Tom Jackson’s Gums, Submitted via Twitter: @Deacon_TKD @michele_norris
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...
Encourage education and tolerance for everyone
Chris Smith, Submitted via Twitter: @burning_wind @michele_norris
Culturelessness: how the oppressor oppresses itself
Katherine Rand , Submitted via Twitter: @itsalldhamma.
You see me as I’m NOT!
Sonya J Van Alstyne, Submitted via Twitter: @SonyaJordan #theracecardproject
I grew up in the 98118
Guy Godefroy , Seattle, WA. Submitted via Twitter: @mrfatlace Additional information for the 6-WORD ESSAY: news/arts-culture/ 445093-census-bureau-98118-most-diverse-zip-code-us
I’ll just call you Annie instead
Ms. Brooks, Submitted via Twitter: @TheREAL_MBrooks. @michele_norris #TheRaceCardProject
Oooh..can I touch your hair?
Soledad O’Brien, Submitted via Twitter: @Soledad_OBrien. @michele_norris #theracecardproject
