Dress like trouble, seen as trouble
Mike Arlington, VA I’m tired of people dressing, acting, talking like trouble makers, gangsters or criminals then complaining of discrimination. You will become as those...
Two Arms, Two Legs, One Head.
Latoya Baerlocher-Turner, Newport News, VA. It’s fun watching people attempt to imagine my face from my name. My first name is notably of African American...
I’m blond, not your racist cohort
Kara Cox, Charlottesville, VA. I constantly get people making racist comments about others to me. They see blond hair and blue eyes and assume I...
Why are your eyes so red
Danae’ Monroe, Norfolk, VA We all bleed the same color, red. But instead of remembering this, some people choose to be racists, with hatred in...
white parents white son black daughter
Amanda, Fredericksburg, VA I had a child with a white man, then was in a relationship with a black man which resulted in a daughter....
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...
