Meet My WHITE AFRICAN AMERICAN Son
Janice Davidsson, Norfolk, VA. You can’t help who you fall in love with and this American girl fell in love with an African boy. So...
I don’t know where to begin.
Elizabeth Johnson, Arlington, VA. There are so many things I wish I could say but am worried they will come out the wrong way. I...
Dating an Arab, not just him.
Maggie C Portsmouth, VA My friends and family notice his skin color first, instead of his amazing personality or how much he loves me.
You Don’t Want An Honest Conversation
Sarah Carneal, Centreville, VA. We cannot have an honest conversation about race in this country. It is a fact that white people who bring it...
Colorblindness means you can’t see me.
Ashley Diaz Mejias, Richmond, VA. I write this as 34 year seminarian and old mom of two girls; my husband is haitian and puerto rican,...
Dys and Dis will not mean unlikely.
Hadasah A, Toano, VA Dyslexia and Disability has no color. I’m entitled to the same services as the green and purple students, which comes to...
My Skin is a Deadly Weapon
Monica Mosley, Richmond, VA My skin is a deadly weapon No matter the shade shape or form A constant reminder To stay still in the...
Oh, where’s your accent from?
Martyna, Manassas, VA When I started working in the local pizza place one of the Hispanic girls said to me: “First time I met you...
If I’m privileged, I didn’t know
Stephanie D Schrodetzki, Old Dominion University, Chesapeake, VA I didn’t know that the color of my skin afforded me privileges until I watched a video...
I am not what you see
James Moore, Sterling, VA. No one told me when I adopted my baby girl that I was no longer white. I had to find out...
Tiring of race issues shows privilege.
Queenie, Virginia Beach, VA. I am an African American mother of a 23 year old son. We have seen lots of race issues on the...
Don’t straighten your hair, baby girl.
McKinley Dixon, Richmond, VA. In the dominantly caucasian school that my sister used to attend, she would get picked on for her hair being curlier...
My daughter isn’t a “China Doll.”
Debra Cope, Alexandria, VA. Adoption is beautiful, and I really don’t mind helping others navigate the awkward preconceptions that accompany it. But this phrase just...
Wishing, hoping, fighting for better
Melissa Teates, Falls Church, VA For a long time I have wanted to help but wasn’t sure how a white person helps. I marched when...
