Race stolen when ancestors abused enslaved.
Janie Hill Hatton, Milwaukee, WI First National Principal of the Year 1994 I value this project and hope it will prompt conversations to unite the...
Race should not be that hard.
Gabriel Rouse, Madison, WI. I’ve always felt like race is a simpler issue than we as humans like to make it. Why can’t everybody love...
Cautious eye-holding while saying hello.
Mark Loup, Williams Bay, IL. This is one of the reasons I’m glad I left Chicago, one of the most segregated big cities in America....
I’m white and pay the price
Jim Zeirke, Sussex, WI. I’ve faced more overt racism than most blacks. While much of black racism is discreet, I’ve been told to my face...
We all have a cross to bear.
Anonymous, Milwaukee, WI. After writing/blogging about race for over 15 years at Blackfriendonline.com there is only 1 thing I’ve learned. We all want and fear...
Saddened by such lack of education
Carolyn Spoerl, Hudson, WI. I taught in the Dominican Republic for a year and came back to teach in a rural American classroom. These two...
What does an American Look Like
Carlos, Beloit, WI. What does an American Look Like? The real question is, “what was the intentional look of an American.” America is a history...
Willing to LISTEN, not only hear.
Rochelle Fritsch WI The country’s history and current tension around race and ethnicity create a pull in which some of us need to talk about...
Who doesn’t have a little identity crisis?
Ben, Madison, WI. Every time I think about race, especially when I’m asked to indicate it, I feel three things: anxiety, resentment and shame. Anxiety:...
Do-rags are kept behind the counter.
Colin Schmidt Sun Prairie, WI I worked at a retail store in high school, and this struck me as an example of the subtle racism...
“What are you? Let me guess.”
Reem Totonchi, Madison, WI. The guesses are almost never correct, unless they come from a fellow Middle-Easterner. “Where are you from?” they ask, eyes smiling...
