Black Women Become Grandmothers Too Young
Anzita, New Orleans, LA At the time I was born my grandmother was 40 and already had a grandchild. I have two sons with a...
Young Bearded White Male…ehh
Jedediah Stegman Polk City, IA No cause, no advocate, just white and male. So little to be inspired by, all our models or “heroes” are...
The young are not naturally prejudiced.
Adam Jones, Chaska, MN. I am a para in a special education class, and the high school in which I work is very diverse. The...
Not Mexican Looking “You know Spanish!?”
Daisy Reyes, Rialto, CA. Even as a little girl in Mexico I was the “Chinita” (little Chinese). When I came to the U.S., I was...
To be young, gifted, and black.
Maynard Hearns, Santa Cruz, CA. The black story in america is very simple: we were slaves, and then we weren’t. We were never given freedom,...
Are you having white girl problems?
Charley Birdsall, Kailua, HI One night, my friends were having dinner across the street from where my family and I were having dinner. So, I...
Young Hispanic male, possible gang member
Jonathan Pineda, San Francisco, CA. I’ve been living in the Mission District all of my life, due to the gentrification going on and many natives...
Young Bearded White Male…ehh
Jedediah Stegman Polk City, IA No cause, no advocate, just white and male. So little to be inspired by, all our models or “heroes” are...
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....
No, where are you REALLY from?
Gerard Achilles Obnial, McAllen, TX. When I first worked in the hospital, it had always been routine that my patients would ask not for my...
Black bodies swinging on poplar trees
Kyetheus Monteiro, California, PA. To be young, gifted and Black!
Dreamer for Young Black Teens Everywhere
Messiah Williams, Camp Hill, AL. I’m a young black man from Alabama trying to inspire other blacks to be more productive in society.
I smile at young black men.
Nena Clark Rochester, MN I am an old, white woman. I work in the govt center and I see all kinds of folks there who...
No, really honey. What are you?
Anthony Young Beltsville, MD My first business trip as a young professional turned out to be an immersion in issues of race and ethnic identity....
Young White Male No Race Guilt
Ian McElroy Wiggins, MS I am not responsible for the prejudice of those who came before me. I owe no one for the suffering of...
