Cannot White Males Change Discrimination?
Richard Holmes, Durham, NC As racism and hate-crimes have proliferated and reversed so much progress in the last few years, I despise that the haters...
None deserve better, all deserve equally.
Valerie Cook, Sheldon, IA What makes one person deserve more privilege than another?
Using white privilege against white privilege.
Taylor Edens, Richmond, VA It’s well understood that white privilege affords white, cisgender men more social standing – one way to dismantle this system is...
White Privilege doesn’t solve every Problem.
Payton Meier, Bellevue, IA You might think the white privilege makes life so much easier for whites. It does not, it does’t solve everyday problems...
White Slavery & The Myth of White Privilege
DeAnna Calderon, Austin, TX. I grew up poor in the Southside of Chicago. We were extremely poor and even homeless at times. Sleeping outside in...
Acknowledging and understanding my white privilege
Lauren Michaels, Poolesville, MD As a white individual, I have learned to identify my privilege in order to recognize what I have, and use that...
No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs
Benjamin Christy, Laguna Niguel, CA. This is the title of John Lydon’s autobiography, which refers to his upbringing as an Irishman in London. He was...
Deliberately deviant to preserve white privilege
Marcos Cu, Seattle, WA. I would prefer to write about diversity instead of someone else’s prejudices. For example the Mayan’s mathematical wonders architectures. The Kwakwa...
The privilege of being white while black
Joseph Benjamin, San Antonio, TX. I’m a light skinned black man who grew up poor and black in the south, but because of my skin...
Privilege is real. I get it.
Eric Moore, Anchorage, AK. “I get it” cuts three ways. First, I understand this is true. Second, I am in most ways the example of...
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...
Privilege lives everywhere, silent but deadly
Ava Zahm, Irvine, CA White privilege is something I’m embarrassed to have learned about so late in my life. As a young white woman, I...
I’m Black before I’m anything else.
Jan Miles, New Orleans, LA. I’m not a woman–I’m a BLACK woman. I’m not a writer–I’m a BLACK writer. In law school, I was a...
Rose colored veil of white privilege
Bill Lee, Simi Valley, CA. I was raised seeing the world through the rose colored veil of white privilege. I now know this. Spoiled and...
Why can’t we all be nice
Misti Harrelson, Meridian, ID p>I would always shake my head at those I thought to be prejudiced and felt that many minority groups stereotyped Caucasians...
White privilege is cheerleaders who flip
Margee Herring, Wilmington, NC. Cheerleaders are predominantly white girls and boys. Why? Because their parents could afford gymnastics lessons. It’s just one of the many...
