Complacency is complicity, no in between!
Whitney Michelle Boone, Stephens City, VA Old Dominion University
Three Cultures. Two Races. No Home.
Kristen Ellerbe, Richmond, VA. As a mixed child, I have never felt at home with any culture. My mother was born in the Philippines and...
I don’t fit in your boxes.
Dave Lawrence, Mechanicsville, VA For most of my life, when I was asked my race, I was forced to choose just one — and I...
Yes, I married a Vietnamese man.
Kaylin Nguyen, Williamsburg, VA My husband and I have been together for four years now. I am white, he is Vietnamese. I am originally from...
Divide in America demands one listen
When I entered high school, I quickly learned terms like white privilege, white fragility, and microaggressions, which challenged my identity. While I understood I benefited...
Your Attitude Will Always Determine Your Direction
Tanisha Pruitt, Virginia Beach, VA Cherish the moments that you have because you can lose everything in the blink of an eye.
Puerto Rico’s joys, sorrows and struggles
Alanna Rodriguez, Harrisonburg, VA Puerto Rico is a place where corruption has been very marked, as in other countries of the world, and its people...
Blacks opress themselves and blame whites.
Amanda, Virginia Beach, VA I was never one to think of myself as racist. Over the last several years I have watched the black community...
Dude, could you please calm down?
Payton Collier, Woodbridge, VA “Can you please calm down” is an unwanted sentiment that has been offered to me many times. The most hurtful of...
“How does one become a Patel?”
Allison Patel, North Chesterfield, VA My boss’s boss’s boss asked me this question at a big event where I was introduced in a place of...
What does “talking white” sound like
Meka Burnett-Gross, Virginia Beach, VA. Speaking correct English was a “must” growing up in my house but living in the south, I was often confronted...
I’ve never really been black enough.
Taylor Butts, Chesapeake, VA. I’m Black. Completely. I’ve tried to trace my ancestry but couldn’t get very far. I’m very light skinned and “talk white”...
Black, Mother, Sister, Wife, wonderfully made
Sylvia Jones, Virginia Beach, VA This is a thoughtful project to do. Everyone should give themselves a little time to think about themselves, positively.
