Those who EXPERIENCE racism DEFINE it.
Ann Lewis Richmond, VA Racism is a system of oppression that only People of Color can experience; there is no “reverse racism” or racism against...
My skin color is not white
Jordan Schramm Richmond, VA When I think of white, I think of a simple 8×12 sheet of printer paper. My skin does not resemble that...
Dude, I can speak English Too!
Irmarie Richmond, VA Just because I am Hispanic, it doesn’t mean I only know how to speak Spanish. I’ve been speaking English since I was...
Do Black People Truly Hate Themselves?
Carlton Yearwood, Arlington, VA. Why the killing, why the hate, why the rape and tears…why, why, why? If we cannot love and respect one another,...
I’m not responsible for the past.
J.S. Richmond, VA My grandparents came to the US in the 1960s from Poland after living through the Nazis and the Communists. I won’t be...
Slave Descendants of Nelson County Virginia
Derek Nicholas, Newland, NJ. Hello, my name is Derek G. Nicholas. I am going to tell you a fascinating story of the descendants of Cabell...
Persecution and humiliation, my Huguenot heritage.
Andrew Steven Doss Callands, VA I learned of my Huguenot heritage when I took up genealogy several years ago. They were forced to leave their...
But where are you really from?
Adriana Green Richmond, VA Cornered in the grocery store, back pressed against stacked cans and rows of condiments – “But where are you really from?”...
Many southern Negroes never learned reading
Ted Hochstadt Falls Church, VA This is approximately what my mother said to me when I asked her why our African-American cleaning woman could not...
White guilt doesn’t work on me.
Eric Vonhoussen Richmond, VA Let’s be honest. This website isn’t about anything else, but making white people feel guilty and ashamed to be white. Well,...
Proud to say that I’m Irish
Tom Denver, CO Plus also French, Welsh, German, Dutch, Scottish and Swiss. My family first came to Virginia in 1700. My grandbabies are now also...
Indian with a feather, not a DOT
Courtney Randolph Norfolk, VA I’m actually Native American. I hate this phrase. So generalizing.
