I’m still learning about white privilege.
Steve Hammond, Oberlin, OH. The first time I heard the phrase white privilege was at our dining room table. The kids were catching us up...
White Privilege makes me very bitter
Jessica McMurtry, Collins, GA. I am white, yes, but it makes me very bitter when other white people refuse to see how being another “race”...
White privilege holds EVERY person back.
Margaret Ann Watts, Elgin, IL. We all bleed the same color.
Speak if silence is a privilege.
Annie Berman, Northhampton, MA. Smith College This is what it means to be a good ally. It is not POC’s job to be the only...
White privilege acknowledged–America’s promise renewed.
Cynthia Lawrence, Carmichael, CA. Working together we can learn from each other and build a better community.
Sir, please check your White Privilege
Andrew S. Philadelphia, PA. To say minorities had it easy in this country would be like saying the sky is green, both insanely false statements....
White Privilege, Enjoy it, Earned it!
Douglas Wayne Thomas, Kissamee, Fl. I am not apologizing for something I have no control over. Every major contribution to mankind was done by people...
Recovering Southern Privileged White Girl
Tiffany, Indianapolis, IN. I was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. But I grew up in the middle class suburbs. My schools were overwhelmingly white....
Do hillbillies have white privilege too?
Anonymous, Knoxville, TN. I’m from the Mountain South, where white privilege and racism take on a range of meanings outside the mainstream. I’ve heard our...
What is it like to be White?
Raymond Currie, San Francisco, CA. Thanks to the Race Card Project for the opportunity to say this. I often wonder, but could never say to my...
White Privilege Asian Wife Still get it…
Lee, Queens, NY. I live in NYC. A melting pot no? I am one of the few people where I work who is white American....
I have privilege, so what now?
Anonymous, USA. Once we’ve made the realization, or just simply acknowledged the obvious, what are we supposed to do now.
I’m Brazilian. Am I still white?
Kati, Nottingham, MD. I did not know what white privilege was before coming to the US. I definitely see how I have it easier here...
I’m ashamed of my white privilege.
Marcy, Little Rock, AR. I want to be an ally but I’m scared to make hurtful mistakes. I want to learn how to speak up...
I am a proud White male.
Laurence Almand, Reno, NV. As a White male who has worked and supported himself since the age of 18 I am sick and tired of...
Racism-Social Construct defines White Privilege
A. Odell Richardson, Pittsburgh, PA. America’s greatest export to the world…! Distinguishing people by the color of their skin with “white” at the top of...
I do not deserve white privilege
Susan Garvin, Carson City, NV. I was born a member of the majority race. I enjoy a life I did nothing to earn.
