Mixed Race
I’m not white. I’m also not not-white. So it’s fuzzy figuring out exactly what privileges I benefit from.
I’m not white. I’m also not not-white. So it’s fuzzy figuring out exactly what privileges I benefit from.
This clash reached a fever pitch during the election season when my grandparents’ support of Donald Trump caused full blown arguments between them and my liberal cousins and aunts.
After I learned my dad doesn’t vote, I was upset. I used to picture my dad’s love for his country like Rocky — lasting until the very end, no matter the challenge.
When I think about my brother and sister not knowing the language, I get annoyed, but I’m also annoyed at myself for not learning it all fast enough.
What is the American dream? Well, it depends on whom you ask.
A recent study shows, that more African Americans have been arrested by the age of 23, than any other race.…