Peace comes from understanding each other
Israel Santos, Rockville, MD I am a member of Montgomery College’s ACES Ambassador Leadership Program(AALP)
Why still such a gap in understanding
Michelle M Heatley, Boxborough, MA The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Rooted in hatred, Risen in Understanding
Shawna, CA I am White. Every white person in my life has always been so hateful and this has shown me what not to be...
Oh, do you speak English? Si.
Loreina Gonzalez, Edwardsville, KS. Imagine not being able to have a proper conversation with anyone, because they all assume you do not speak English. They...
Pain anger confusion impatience exhaustion pride
Jua Fluellen, Washington, DC. I would like for more people to deconstruct the role race places in the way they are perceived and responded to...
A border town taught me understanding
Christian Diego Cintron, El Paso, TX. Culture and race should be celebrated. Growing up in a border town taught me people are different and we...
Contrived for power, superiority, riches – dehumanizing.
Carol Wenger, New Holland, PA. As a white woman, I’ve been learning, relating, and waking up to an understanding that I’ve been complacent in my...
Hispanic and I only speak English
Marlo Torres, Riverside, CA. I am Puerto Rican and I have always grown up with the question of; You’re Hispanic, why don’t you speak Spanish?...
See my humanity first, race second.
Sylvia Stancil, Wayne State, MI While I will concede that these mere six words may represent an oversimplification to addressing extremely complex issues, recognizing the...
Intercommunity dialogue and understanding brings change.
Elon Race Card Project, Isabella Cannon Room, Center for the Arts
Not a Race, Still a Human
Cameron Warren, Downingtown, PA. I’m a very Irish child, and being proud of that has always been hard due to the fact I have red...
Loving me = easier to love you
Makeda Zulu-Gillespie, Minnepolis, MN. “The balance in trying to give your children an open road to follow their dreams and making sure they recognize the...
2042 can not come fast enough.
Nathan Henderson-James, Oakland, CA. 6 words is obviously limiting. However, my 6 reflect my own experience growing up as one of the few white kids...
Accepting. Understanding. Empathy. Listening. Reflecting. Loving.
Ryan Stiemsma, Fond du Lac, WI. The 50th anniversary of the Selma March is today. These are just some words I thought of as I...
