I understand that I will never understand
Sarah, Longview, WA I saw these words somewhere and it really stuck with me. I have been told many times that I will never understand...
A Struggle I Will Never Understand
Sara Pardo, Millers Creek, NC I am a white woman. I occasionally hear a comment that is stereotypical or discriminatory against white people. However, I...
I WILL try, but can’t understand
Luke Brockman, Oregon State University, Blachly, OR My six words are an attempt to underline my privilege in this country. I’m white, but have never...
Let them stare, it doesn’t matter
Samantha Charter, Phillipston, MA. My six words may seem a little odd until you hear the story behind them. I am white and my boyfriend...
I never know what to say.
Sydney, KS. I do the best I can to be an ally for my friends of color. Sometimes, though, I stay silent on issues. Not...
Understand NOW Didn’t then I’m sorry
Gingie Hunstad Cedar Rapids, IA So enjoyed hearing you speak at Coe College….and have heard you often on NPR
I thought I knew, but didn’t.
Erica Tjelta, Spartanburg, SC. After growing up and living in rural and small-town Wisconsin for my first thirty-six years of my life–it was a shocking...
Because I’m White, I’ll never understand.
Daisy Weeks, Colorado Springs, CO. Assumptions, with small grain of truth.
Race doesn’t determine my capability
Shanelle Smith, Richmond, CA. Aspen X Sometimes I feel that at school, students that are non black just assume that I’m not doing as well...
I’m white, but I dream, too.
Catherine Moses, Port Arthur, TX. Let it be known for posterity’s sake that I am white, but I want equality, too. We’re on the same...
I want to understand, let me.
Marc Strickland, Niceville, FL. I am a 63-year-old college-educated white Republican.
“You’re white, so you don’t understand.”
Carrie Piper, St Peters, MO. I grew up in the part of the suburbs that’s sort of a demographic limbo. You’d know what I meant...
Born white 1956, but feel ashamed.
Jani Lee New York City, NY I accept what African American friends/co-workers say, I would like to answer, “But it wasn’t me.” I listen, feel...
I wish I could fully understand.
Hilary E. Cooke West Lafayette, IN I was unsure how to answer “where I am” because I am currently on sabbatical in France, but I...
