1. I have felt unsure of myself because of my race. I learned to overcome it by keeping my identity and staying strong and true to myself. And not caring about what others thought of me. 

 

2. My physical appearance has definitely made me feel singled out. Especially going to a high school that is majority white, students and teachers. I hated it when teachers would say racial things that would make people of color feel uncomfortable and would have to speak up for it. Let me say it for people. People of color it is not your job to educate others around you! 

 

3. My best technique is to think outside the box a bit. Everyone is born different for a reason. I am born different and unfortunately born a threat as well. I don’t let what people say or think get to me. 

 

4. Our community should be personally responsible to become more ethically aware and educated then the area they grew up in. So yes, our community needs better education about what minorities go through and racism.

​

5. Letting the students of color speak freely about what they are experiencing to the teachers. Regardless of how they feel. And having the teachers actually take the steps and follow through with what the people of color are saying could be useful. 

 

6. That’s a hard question. You can’t change people. I think the staff and teachers need to have more talks about racism and inclusion for that to work. 

 

7. My journey to self love was just accepting me for me. Theirs no point in complaining because you are who you are and you’re stuck with yourself whether you like it or not. Building that confidence of self love is very important. I realized that I can’t change my skin color. But instead I can be proud of it and embrace who I am!

​