When Staying Might be Aiding Your Own Oppression
First, I wanted to hug this girl and tell her, “Same!”The pressure to adapt is real. But I also wanted to give her a strong side-eye. Like, what are you doing??
Traverse City
Race/Related: My First Time Being Called The N-Word, I Was In Elementary School
It was the first time I had ever heard that word. I didn’t know how to react. I had many questions. Should I be upset? Could I call the white student the n-word too? Who invented this word? Do adults use the word?
Race/Related: My First Encounter With Racism
As part of our partnership with the New York Times Race/Related, Youth Radio correspondents from around the country described their lasting memories of a first encounter with racism.
I’m Compromising Myself And My Blackness To Push Social Change
It’s complicated living in this mostly white town…I’ve had to compromise myself and my community more than I want, hoping for diversity and dialogue.
A Great Place For Hate
My hometown of Traverse City, Michigan is a vast land of freshwater, blue skies, wildlife, green as far as the eye can see…and three different hate groups within a three-hour drive of my house.