So much hate, I’ll never understand.
Lee Proctor, Philadelphia, PA. I consider myself to be an intelligent person but I am unable (and unwilling) to understand racism or any other of...
Couldn’t understand kid who mowed lawn.
Nancy L Moore Livingston, MT We lived in DC 1964-65 and one day a kid from the inner city offered to mow our lawn. He...
Little brown man in white class.
Student Century College, MN As an English language learner, sometimes I feel bad, shy, and ashamed. I still struggle as everybody moves on. Every day...
I can never begin to understand
Josh Miller, Salt Lake City, UT. I have had to opportunity to meet many people from all across the globe. I can never begin to...
I Can’t Understand What You’re Saying
Brenda Ling, Casper, WY. I’ve lived in Wyoming four years now and no one has said this to me – knock on wood. Though someone...
“You’re white, you wouldn’t understand.”
Elizabeth Las Vegas, NV Because I have white skin, people automatically strip me of any heritage I have. Please don’t mistake “white” as the absence...
Being white doesn’t mean can’t understand
Tim Fall El Macero, CA I refuse to believe that complete understanding is barred because of the color of a person’s skin. There may be...
Seek to understand; then find forgiveness.
Stephanie Bell Easton, PA More than 40 years ago, I was verbally assaulted on my college campus by a militant group of black girls who...
To Understand, you have to listen.
Michael Wendlandt Drake University Des Moines, IA Current culture is so based on social media and on entertainment, that stereotypes are becoming more and more...
Wanted brown skin before I understood.
Nancy Silverrod San Francisco, CA As a kid, before I understood anything about racism, I wished I was black, because I thought people with brown...
Can I Ever Truly Understand It?
Erik B Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
