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I’m Black before I’m anything else.

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Black, black on black crime, Black woman, blackness, default, I'm black, Jan Miles, LA, law school, New Orleans, norm, white privilege, writer

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 BLACK law student. If I kill my brother, it’s BLACK-on-black crime. Just as white privilege is societally applied (rather than being internally rooted), blackness is also applied by society. I don’t get to just be me, the way white people exist–as the norm, as the default–I’m BLACK me.

Interculturalist. Asian-American. Woman. Mother. Writer.

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 challenge, cultural identity, enage, ethnicity, filter, impact, Interculturalist. Asian-American, Jennifer Ghymn, PA, Race, society, understand, Woman.Mother, writer, Wyomissing

Jennifer Ghymn,
Wyomissing, PA.

The individual filters of race, ethnicity, society and family impact the way we interact and engage with the world to shape a personal cultural identity. I believe people should follow their curiosity, be open to new concepts and challenge themselves by looking at things from a different perspective. Race is a contentious topic that’s not going away but it should be embraced as a relevant and necessary topic. Understanding who you are as an individual and owning your identity is starting to recognize the importance of who you are and the importance of how different everyone else is.

I am not the exchange student.

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 actor, Brooklyn, humor, Mellini Kantayya, NY, Race, writer

Mellini Kantayya,
Brooklyn, NY.

I am an actor and writer who currently has a book out (humor essays) about the entertainment industry. I include a chapter about race, and there are many many six word race cards I could have created. But being mistaken for the exchange student and many other like encounters are what made me develop a sense of humor—too see the funny side… which is how I make my living today. Though, I still wish there was a way I could go back in time to tell my teen self.