Blacks Are Racist, Too by Angelica E., Pearland, TX I once thought that all racists were Caucasian people but I have learned that anyone can be racist. Racism is big in the twenty-first century. Continue...
I Am More by M. J. B., Poplar Bluff, MO I am more than white. I am more than black. My name is mulatto, That’s all you’ll ever care to know me as. The world sees me like you do: Blood traitor. I don’t speak your language. I don’t like your music. I love my golden-amber hide. Continue...
Is It Oppression? by Ibreez A., League City, TX I’ve never fully understood some things probably because I still have much to see and learn. But at times, I feel the world’s weight upon me and see myself as a wizened minor, toddling around with my proverbial cane. Continue...
Women by Nidhi C., Kottayam, Kerala, India We have been taught to conceal our faces Conceal the fears that surround us We are taught to live in fear in our own home In fear of our own shadows We have been trained to be commodities They buy us, sell us, use us and discard us We have been taught to smile in front of ... Continue...
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