We Look Nothing Alike, But Love is More Than Skin Deep
“Are these your parents?” A U.S. Border Control Agent peers into the backseat, where I, age four, am sitting. My…
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Please Don’t Try To Be Colorblind
“I don’t care if you are pink, blue, or purple. We are all part of the human race. I don’t…
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By Chris Schmitt To Americans of Color: My Family Will Always Stand With You
About a year ago, my wife and I were headed to an evening event at our daughter's daycare in the…
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By Laura Niebauer Palmer I Want My Son To Take Pride in His Heritage
I don’t know how many times I’ve been asked the same question, THE question. The one I have grown accustomed…
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By Will Carter Dear Daughter, You May Be 50% Black and 50% White, But You Are 100% You
It is a providence of God that I taught a student this past year. She’s mixed race, and I am…
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By Jasmine Davis My Husband and I May Look Different, But Our Love is the Same
I can't chalk up everything going on to all white people being evil because I know and live out the…
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By Jacalyn Wetzel Speak Up Even When it’s Uncomfortable—We’ve Been Waiting For You
Your comfort is not priority. As you sit around your family tables rubbing sleep from your newly-awakened eyes, remember your…
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By Kyle Means The Lesson I’ll Never Forget From My Black Middle School Teacher
I’d like to begin this article by admitting something I’ve been ashamed of for a long time: my third-grade soccer…
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By Jehava Brown Dear White Moms, This is What I Need You To Know
Dear white moms, You are my friends. You are my sisters. We are the same in more ways than we…
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By Meg Duncan Maybe It Starts Simply By Saying, “I Hear Your Hurt.”
For years I haven't put much thought to racism. I'm ashamed to say it, but it's true. I've been taught…
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By Natasha Smith Dear God, Let Hatred Be Overcome By Love
Sticks and stones still break bones. Words still hurt. And racial violence still kills. I sat in bed the other…
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By Kierra Henderson Black Mama We See You; White Mama We Need You
MAMA! These are my four sons. Paul Jr. Joseph, David, and Noah. They are cute funny and brilliant. I love…
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