Unearned privilege: acknowledge it, share it!

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God's Son, then a Black man

I do not need your validation.

Lost and unaccepted between two worlds

Remember Me As A Peaceful Earthling

Race is important, Love is Necessary

Don't believe everything that you think

Mom placed newborn in front row

I am always the perpetual foreigner.

Hey Boy, you don't act Black

Don't wanna be in the race

Bi-racial daughter draws Black self portraits.

You're too white to be black

Light girls aren't real black women.

A fly in a fly bottle.

Not all Latinos are Mexicans

She`s so beautiful, is she mixed?

Never Been Asked: What Are You?

You're Asian? But you're so tall!

More colors more stories more gratitude

I am a student athlete

Effortless indigenous in melanin we trust

White, privileged, and until Floyd, clueless

I don’t get followed in stores

White privilege has broken my heart.

Why should we care so much?

Joy is the armor of truth

Yes I'm Black, but not angry

You're the African American of Indians.

10 Mile Move Flipped the Grid

I am NOT Pork and Cheese

Please Doctor King, do it peacefully.

I have broke free from colorblindness

The cultural struggle is truly endless.

Don’t be suspicious seeing Black sailors.

The Irish were once persecuted too.

Return to China you Chinese pigs!

Undocumented. Illegal. Alien. Immigrant. I’m Human.

Gay and black is truly me.

Native, not your costume or trend

Where do you really come from?

uummm...what are you anyways?

Tight Black curls line the tub

Never felt like I belong anywhere

Bird Watching: A Metaphor on Race

It’s time to be uncomfortable white people

I belong here and also there

White-skinned negro: community of one.

Only one’s sexuality trumps skin color.

We gay Muslims aren't accepted anywhere.

Be the Light in Someone’s Darkness

You don't belong, but same birthplace

You don't have the qualifications needed!

Asian and colonial pride and shame

White but not proud of privilege

Mostly white mixed, no real heritage

People fear what they don't understand...

I am disappointed in my race.

Opportunities don't happen, You create them

Being white doesn't mean free privilege

More than just a dumb blonde...

People are people wherever you go.

I can and should do better.

White to Latinos, Latino to Whites

White, jock, straight, country, long hair

stop the hate spread the love

Can we all just get along??

Being black in a white town

Black People Deserve To Be Equal

My favorite superpower is my kindness

Practice Tolerance. Love even if you disagree

Change is good, Educate your parents

My Family is of many races.

Soul over body, love over fear

I Am More Than Just A Blonde

Change is good, change is healthy

Where I’m from doesn’t define me

You will never be the best.

Life's hard sometimes. Never give up!

I'm white but not a white supremacist

i'm white but not as white as snow

Different on outside, like on inside

Where do I even fit in?

My Black Panther freshman college roommate

I'm white. How can I help?

1972, frightened seeing first black man

White female born in America. Blessed.

Black childhood, Asian marriage, Aboriginal church.

Can you say that again? LOL.

Black women not angry just tired

You're wearing a hijab? I'm nervous.
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"We are seventh graders at High Tech Middle Media Arts striving for change, so silence is not an option."
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