Artsy, Kind and Curious. That’s Me
Shamar Birden, Ashland, VA I’m Shamar Birden, I’m a freshman at Virginia State specializing in computer science. I have many skills and some experiences that...
Created perfect the first time around
Jasmine Dixon, Virginia Beach, VA Gods image of you is how we are created. This is the the body he wanted us to have. Along...
Using white privilege against white privilege.
Taylor Edens, Richmond, VA It’s well understood that white privilege affords white, cisgender men more social standing – one way to dismantle this system is...
I’m not black OR white, ok!
Zahra Hersi, Fairfax, VA I’m a mixed kid and it’s weird because I don’t really act ‘black’, but I don’t really act ‘white’. When I’m...
I am still an American citizen.
Yousuf Khan, Potomac, MD. I was born and raised in Springfield, VA before moving to Maryland. When you ask me where I’m from, expect me...
We MUST teach kids about racism
Sam S. Arlington, VA I’m a young white teen growing up in a rich white area. For the past few years I’ve tried my hardest...
Sometimes we should just listen quietly.
Lucas Sullivan, Christiansburg, VA Michele’s presentation on the Race Card Project had me in a tizzy for days thinking of what I could say. What...
White family, black children majority, white child minority
Bill Taylor, Middleton, WI My seven words express what our children have said to us. My wife and I are white, around 79 years old,...
Smart black kid plays tennis alone.
Raheem Cash, Alexandria, VA. As a kid I spent a lot of time being one of two or three black kids in honors classes. Spent...
False construct that still shapes us
David Meredith Hindman, Williamsburg, VA We know that race is not real – all humans share 99.9% DNA, and yet it has shaped our perceptions...
I’d Love to Hear Your Story.
Charlotte Siragusa, Norfolk, VA As a white girl living in the USA I think it is incredibly important to educate ourselves to the best of...
