Mind wide, self-education comes free
Edward Darden Washington, DC Every American black person, who succeeds is and was self-educated to a great extent, at least in the beginning. When children...
You’re more European than I am!
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...
White Stepson, Black Son, Multiracial Daughter
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...
Everyone, everywhere, deserves real equal opportunity.
Andrew Lovell, Mishawaka, IN I am white, but throughout my entire life, I have always believed that everyone deserves equal opportunity. This means equal opportunity...
I am black AND enough
Airra Jackson, Elkhart, IN I know that I can do and be anything that I set my mind to. I am enough. I am worthy...
Is systematic racism still around? Yes.
Ryan, South Bend, IN A lot of people say that systematic racism doesn’t exist anymore, such as laws and policies. However, something pretty modern, the...
Blue Eyes. Blonde Hair. White Privilege
Kait Vinnedge, Niles, MI I recognize the privilege I have had in life just based on the way that I look. I am always mindful...
I am not followed around stores
Katie Andrews, North Liberty, IN Because I am a white woman, I am never followed around the store or thought to be shoplifting.
Embrace all race, despise no face.
Teresia Nganga, USA. Having relocated from East Africa to the United States of America, I have been treated with so much respect. In my workplace,...
Race is just a social construct.
Tommie Billups, Michigan City, IN I believe the idea of race was to develop as a way to make one group of people feel superior...
Stop saying “not all white people”
Allyssa Kempf, Mishawaka, IN White people: when someone is telling you about what race means to them – stop shutting down because you get offended...
American is NOT a race.
Morgan Rockhill, Edwardsburg, MI I work at a doctor’s office, and there are many patients who put down that their race is “American” instead of...
