#URTRCP Archives - The Race Card Project

I’m not woke, but I’m learning.

June 28, 2021July 1, 2021 @urichmond, #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Midlothian, USA, VA

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 American Dream. My dad worked hard, earned his college degree in night school after coming home from WWII, and my mom and dad put my four siblings and I through college. We weren’t rich by any means, but we were comfortable. That is the American Dream, but looking back I know that the story would have been very different if my parents were not White.

I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to earn multiple degrees, and to have a wonderful job doing what I love. I also know that I am very fortunate to have privileges – being a White, straight, male of a certain socio-economic status affords me the privilege to not have to think about what it means to be White, to be straight, to be a man.

I am not “woke.” I am constantly learning how much I need to learn. I don’t want to hurt others as I walk this Earth. I want to use my privileges to help others, by using my voice, my presence, and what I’ve learned to educate and advocate for folks who are sometimes not listened to. I want the students here today to know a world that is truly equitable…and that has to start today.

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Old Soul, White Skin, Human Race

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Richmond, The Sharp Speaker Series, University of Richmond, VA

Glenn,
Richmond, VA

Why can’t we all get along?

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I’m black and so much more

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 @urichmond, #theracecardproject, #URTRCP

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 rise up against adversity when everyone wants to stick you into a box and place judgment on that one factor. It has taken a lot to embrace and appreciate the culture and history that I get my skin tone. However, I am also a woman, a scientist, a sister, a daughter, a dog owner and so much more. I am proud of every part of me!

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Oh. I thought you were Mexican.

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Richmond, The Sharp Speaker Series, University of Richmond, VA

Collected at The Sharp Speaker Series
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA

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Called racist–three times–why me?

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Richmond, The Sharp Speaker Series, University of Richmond, VA

Collected at The Sharp Speaker Series
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA

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Another social justice warrior white girl…

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Richmond, The Sharp Speaker Series, University of Richmond, VA

Collected at The Sharp Speaker Series
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA

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How do I live my beliefs?

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Richmond, The Sharp Speaker Series, University of Richmond, VA

Collected at The Sharp Speaker Series
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA

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Black and American. Not African American.

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Richmond, The Sharp Speaker Series, University of Richmond, VA

Collected at The Sharp Speaker Series
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA

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Cut me, what color is it?

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Richmond, The Sharp Speaker Series, University of Richmond, VA

Collected at The Sharp Speaker Series
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA

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I am more than a number!

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Richmond, The Sharp Speaker Series, University of Richmond, VA

Collected at The Sharp Speaker Series
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA

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Coexist, acceptance, peace. Open your heart.

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Richmond, The Sharp Speaker Series, University of Richmond, VA

Collected at The Sharp Speaker Series
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA

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I don’t see black– So OFFENSIVE!

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Richmond, The Sharp Speaker Series, University of Richmond, VA

Collected at The Sharp Speaker Series
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA

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I did not know I’m biased

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 @urichmond, #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, bias, Richmond, VA

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 automatic biases that I did not realize were there that impacts my decision making

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Small things can make BIG differences

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 @urichmond, #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Chesapeake, USA, Virginia

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 days, the smallest actions (quick conversations, greetings, smiles, kind/rude acts by other etc.) seem to have the biggest impact on my day.

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Everyone must learn from our past.

November 12, 2019November 13, 2019 @urichmond, #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Richmond, USA, VA

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 served as a spokesperson for the family. Rev Turner was baptized on our family property Persons Millpond in Southampton County, Virginia back in 1828. Persons United Methodist Church, est 1838, is celebrating 181 years. We feel the Bible is a unifier and healer. Also, I have been involved in U of R’s Growing Up in Civil Rights Richmond Exhibit: A Community Remembers The times are changing and we learn from our past to make for a better tomorrow.

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Don’t Care What Color You Are!!!

November 12, 2019November 13, 2019 @urichmond, #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Richmond, USA, VA

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 to clutch our purses in a way where we won’t get pickpocketed or mugged. I’ve been doing it since grade school and it has nothing to do with who is near me or who is close to my personal space. I am very proud of the fact that attempts to pickpocket me have been unsuccessful because I know how to store valuables in a way that can’t easily be stolen and because I know how to clutch my purse. I do what I need to do to protect myself as well; women are more likely than men to get raped or abducted. I am not going to stop doing these things just to ease your feelings when you decide to assume it’s about your color. Everything isn’t always about your skin color. I’m sorry for your wounds; I really am. I want to hug everyone and make it all better… if I thought that would work. …but please hear me when I tell you, “I don’t care what color you are!”

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If I could have another chance

November 11, 2019November 13, 2019 @urichmond, #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Richmond, USA, VA

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 would plead until you knew
I would post it on the
Bricks of the Food Lion on Forest Hill Avenue
Where I unleashed a torrent of anger
Borne not of racism
But of illness and exhaustion.

But you will never know this.

When your car cut me off,
My stomach heaved again,
And alongside the nausea of pregnancy
Rose blistering anger at the
Recklessness of teenage drivers.

Immediately you exited your car,
Heading over to me,
A dark-skinned teenager with
An intent expression,
Your friends gathered behind you

And you apologized.

You apologized to me,
Yet in my blind and self-absorbed sickness that day,
I threw your apology back at you and
I barraged you with angry words,
Steeped in the acid of nausea, self-pity,
And self-righteousness.

It did not occur to me until later
How I made you feel,
How you doing the right thing
Still got you smacked with my terrible
Unjustified outburst.

How this must have looked and felt like
Another racist encounter,
And how my verbal abuse
And refusal to engage with
Your good will
Continued the undeserved maltreatment
You had likely experienced
Too many times in your young life.

If I could have another chance,
I would join you in your desire for peace
I would shake your hand
And thank you
And confirm the good person
That you are
And greet your friends who
Stood beside you.

A tirade stinging of discrimination
Was not my intent.
But it was my impact.
And it was my fault.

MY fault.

I am so sorry.
I am so very sorry.

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Why don’t we all love diversity?

November 11, 2019November 13, 2019 @urichmond, #theracecardproject, #URTRCP, Hilary Appleton, Richmond, USA, VA, Virginia

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 are today. I’m interested in people who share my story, but I’m even more interested in those who have a completely different story. To me, commonalities are nice and even comforting, but the differences are so exciting! I always want to know what it’s like to live another life, to view the world in a different way, to experience different successes and struggles, and to follow different social customs or cultural traditions. This passion for examining diverse human stories is what led me to study acting in college, and what drew me to work in higher education–a setting in which learning, growth, and discourse are at the heart of the mission. Diversity among humans makes the story so much more interesting, so it’s hard for me to understand why not everyone feels that way.

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