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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
You’re Too Pretty To Be Black
Akira Lee, Virginia Beach, VA I once had a woman approach me in a restaurant and tell me that I was really pretty. It was...
Was your dad in the war?
Petra Snowden, Virginia Beach, VA As a German-born immigrant I always felt this to be a sensitive question, especially when asked by my Jewish friends....
I’m More than, Less than Accepted
Nicole Reynolds, Virginia Beach, VA. Race often goes hand and hand with self worth. Who am I in the world? What does that answer mean?...
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...
He can’t swim, Dad saves him.
Jim Michonski, Virginia Beach, VA. I grew up in a military family. The March on Washington happened when I was two years old. We mostly...
Grateful for Painful Cultureshock Down South
Audrey A Fischer, Wilson, NC. When I lived in Virginia Beach, I didn’t notice race. Up north, it was so institutionalized that I barely knew...
