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I’m not a millennial, but I’m multiracial and multicultural. And I’m Black. I was 11 years old when Loving v. Virginia was decided in 1967. That case…
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When I was in third grade my white elementary school principal walked up to me on the playground to chat. He greeted me in a kind fashion and after a…
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I’m a black professional woman. I’ve experienced “race” in the pressure to function in service to others more than myself. I’ve been punished with…
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I've always felt uncomfortable with the privileges white skin gives me. I mean, I know my white skin can mean store clerks assume I'm honest. And nobody…
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It's hard enough being the token. Being the ignored token is even worse.Being a Black Queer Dude is interesting. Growing up, I'd hear "Gay!? Black people…
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In the late nineties, I participated in a large-group workshop where participants organized themselves in space according to a series of prompts. One was,…
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I was pursuing the American dream, but suddenly, I felt hopeless, recognizing that despite my intelligence, hard work, and loving heart, I could be tossed…
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I recently took a trip to Augsburg, Germany as part of the City of Dayton’s Sister Cities delegation. In the weeks leading up to my trip, people kept…
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Deconstructing Race is a series of commentaries about racial identity by Miami Valley residents. It's co-curated by Dr. Kimberly Barrett, vice president…