
I’m not woke, but I’m learning.
Joe Boehman, Midlothian, VA University of Richmond I grew up not having to think about my privileges. I believed that I was a product of...
The Race Card Project
By Michele Norris
Joe Boehman, Midlothian, VA University of Richmond I grew up not having to think about my privileges. I believed that I was a product of...
Makayla, Richmond, VA Society places a heavy focus on my identity as a black individual, but my life is intersectional. It makes it so hard...
Tom, Richmond, VA, I always prided myself in not being racist or biased. After well over 40 years of life I finally realized I have...
Althea McMillian, Chesapeake, VA At the end of each day, I reflect back on the days events. I am constantly amazed at how on many...
Mark Person, Richmond, VA My family has recently donated Nat Turner’s Bible to the New African American Museum of History and Culture and I have...
Anonymous, Richmond, VA I clutch my purse because I was raised in New York where the police actually come to school assemblies teaching us how...
Jean LB Creamer, Richmond, VA If I could have another chance If I could say I’m sorry I would scream it till I cried I...
Hilary Appleton, Richmond, VA I am fascinated by people–who they are, where they came from, and the story of how they got to where they...
Andrea Zinski, Richmond, VA Are we really that different? No, we are very much alike – on the inside. There are many levels to hate...
Clare Pugsley, Charlottesville, VA I chose these six words because America in 2019 is a place filled with more open (and hidden) racism and bigotry...
Ronald A. Crutcher, Cincinnati, OH This was a statement made to me by a German man here in the United States, as he queried me...
Keith W. McIntosh, Richmond, VA I am blessed to be married to my lovely and talented partner, Penny. We were in prior relationships which gave...
Scott Tilghman, Richmond, VA I met Reverend Samuel Billy Kyles at the Loraine Motel National Civil Rights Museum in August 2009. My daughter and I...