Posts tagged Growing Up

Oreo: Growing Up Black in Post-Racial America

Despite being raised to be a well-adjusted, confident, Black kid, I wanted to be White.

Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsAugust 30, 2020Racism, Colorism, Post-Racial, 90s, Respectability Politics, Family, Growing Up, Editorial, Being the only oneComment

Growing up Asian in the American South

Once when I was alone, crossing the road, on the way to a Carolina football game, a drunk, white, frat-boy hanging half-way out of his friend’s Chevy pickup truck yelled at me, “Hey! Love me long time!”

Wai Yi NgWai Yi NgApril 4, 2019Colorism, Asian, Climbing, Asian American, Family, Race, Racism, African American, Growing Up, Being the only one, FriendshipComment

African American Pro Surfer Dominique Miller Is Smashing Stereotypes on the World Tour

The ensuing news coverage declared her the breakthrough performance of the world tour. There’s a photo of Dominique: quads tensed, long brown curls flying loose behind her. Goddess like. She ended 2018 as the 5th ranked woman in the world.

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