I’m educated; doesn’t mean I’m white.
Adja Toure Annandale, VA Not a day goes by without at least one schoolmate telling me I’m white. But only on half of these occasions...
Chinese-American girl isn’t even Asian
Dana Mulligan Falls Church, VA I am totally, completely, one-hundred-and-ten percent of white decent. However, I identify as an Asian-American. Due to her father’s job,...
Oh, I wasn’t expecting someone black
Anonymous, Hampton, VA As a young, black female majoring in architecture, I’m continually confronted with stares and comments from people not used to seeing someone...
Grandparents deny we’re Melungeon, ancestry hidden.
Melodie Thompson Collins High Knob, VA It’s quite difficult to do geneology when my grandmother’s people deny who their parents were related to in truth.
White and Male. Privilege and Responsibility.
Richard A. Stevens, Jr. Herndon, VA My privilege as a White male requires that I acknowledge this fact and work to reduce oppression within my...
Not all blacks are African American
Eric D. Riner, VA Both of my parents were born in Haiti and legally immigrated to the United States where I was born. I feel...
From Jamaica but I am white
Craig Schoonmaker Leesburg, VA “You are from Jamaica. How come you are not black?” “Are your parents black?” I don’t mind the questions and curiosity...
How do I stop being racist?
Bobbie Virginia Beach, VA I have so many confused thoughts about race. If everyone around me is white, and I’m white, what else should I...
White in North, Black in South
Lea Setegn Richmond, VA Growing up in Rochester, New York, I spent my elementary school years in a Catholic school that was 99% white. I...
Where’s the box for cultural diversity?
Isabelle Strauss McLean, VA I feel boring when I fill out race and ethnicity on a form – I’m white, nuff said. Or maybe not....
I’m glad my children look white
Mark Mott Hillsboro, OR I am an Asian American who grew up in VA, I was called many things and many were not my name....
I’m white, watch what I say
Meagan Cromer Manassas, VA Since I am white, I always feel that I have to be cautious of what I say when talking about race,...
PROUD TO BE A BLACK MAN
Beniyam Matewos Alexandria, VA I stand up for myself and my beliefs. I stand up for those i love! I speak my mind, think my...
I am American, stop insisting otherwise.
Erin Arlington, VA My brown skin and Asian features do not make me a perpetual foreigner. I am a born and raised New Englander. I...
1. Don’t talk about white club.
C.D.U. VA The first rule of white club is you don’t talk about white club. Whiteness isn’t acknowledged as a race. When we do acknowledge...
