Because I married a white man
Patricia Osborn Grand Rapids, MI People are always surprised when they see me. My last name doesn’t. “match” how I look. Although my parents are...
Ashamed of the power given me.
Patrick Casey, MI. Being a white man, from birth, power was bestowed on me. As I did not earn it, I need to acknowledge the...
Race doesn’t define how you act
Ethan Flechner, Milwaukee, WI I’m a white man and I act very differently then most white people I see in stories and on the news....
Relax, we’re on same team now!
Michael Gauer, Egan, MN. I’m a white man who had a black roommate and believe the color of skin it totally irrelevant. White Americans have...
“White privilege” is not about blame.
Nkrumah, Hattiesburg, MS. The term “White privilege” is not about blame. It is about getting people to recognize that there are some advantages to not...
Let Me Guess, They Were Black?
Taylor Jackson, Tuscaloosa, AL. The race card might come off as confusing since I am a white man and my race card has a different...
“YOU THINK LIKE A WHITE MAN”
Josclynne Grier, New York, NY. Sadly, he meant it as a compliment. It wasn’t.
White, Black, Brown! Just an American
James Edward White, Indianapolis, IN. You look at me and you see a white man with blue eye. But on my mom’s side my great...
My adopted Black sons are priceless.
Tom DiMartino, Boston, MA. I had the immense pleasure of listening to Michele speak today in Boston, and the topic of adoption touched me personally....
Black good samaritans, or would-be robbers?
Samuel C. Johnson, Keezletown, VA. I am a white man now 67 years of age. In May, 1968 (a month after the assassination of Dr....
Blacks are hiding behind skin color.
Robert Reich, San Jose, CA. The White Man can’t do any more for the Black Man, he has to do it himself.
Race’s Reality and Historical Legacy Matter
Gabriel Rossi, Jersey City, NJ. As a white male I want to learn about the realities people from all nations experience in the United States...
Beaten by blacks for being white
Anonymous, USA. I’ve witnessed several other whites that have had similar experiences of being beaten or bullied by blacks, throughout my life. I’ve witnessed much...
You should marry a white man.
Camille G.S. San Francisco, CA Growing up as a first-generation Asian American, my family would tell me that I should marry a white man for...
Proud to be a white man.
Bill Miller Houston, TX No liberal guilt here. I treat everyone as an individual and not as a member of a group.
