We asked folks a question that led to many surprising answers – some sad, some thought-provoking and some funny. We’ve highlighted a cross section of those responses below.
Marchello Eans
I believed that everyone on television and within society were superior and Black people were the lowest on the totem pole. I felt like we were dealt a bad hand. Read more>>
tyler Germaine
I have spent most of my life struggling with identity. I grew up in a small town where pretty much the only person people wanted you to be was the star athlete who also got good grades and made it to church twice a week. I tried to be that, I tried to dress like those kids, I tried to talk like them. Read more>>
Phillip Wolf
That it wasn’t good enough to just be myself. As a kid, I used to think I had to mold into whatever box people expected you to fit in at the time. I didn’t fully believe in my voice or perspective. As I got older, I found my identity and unapologetically owned it. Read more>>
