Young, Black, And Tired of White Ignorance
It’s 2017 and some people are still extremely ignorant about race. I get that some people get off on asking ignorant things, but that doesn’t mean I need to give them attention.
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I Was Adopted Into A White Family
As a kid, I didn’t care that my adopted mom was a different race than me. But as I got older, race became more important.
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.
White Privilege
My whole life, I’ve always been the girl who’s white face didn’t quite match my last name.
Not Black Nor White
Nila Venkat grew up equating white with beautiful. In her teens, she developed a stronger sense of self, and became reconciled with her identity as an immigrant and an Indian-American.
White Privilege
My whole life, I’ve always been the girl who’s white face didn’t quite match my last name.
Half Of All Young, Black Males Have Been Arrested By 23
A recent study shows, that more African Americans have been arrested by the age of 23, than any other race.…
Rates of Incarceration For White and Hispanic Women On The Rise
According to a new study by The Sentencing Project, “The Changing Racial Dynamics of Women’s Incarceration,” women’s incarceration rates have outpaced…