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What does it mean to be White in the United States? A personal account.

By: katelynskyebennett 2015-07-16

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How often do you think about the color of your skin? How often do you notice the ways it affects how people treat you? I am White, and I try to think about this every day. I surely do not have to think about my Whiteness. I didn’t realize it until about a year and…

A List of New England Things

By: katelynskyebennett 2015-05-282015-11-14

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“You know you’re a ____ if” lists and “20 things about _____” articles are popular right now. Being bullet point style, they’re easy for Millennials to skim, and they appeal to our sense of identity. Inspired by these attractive albeit shallow articles, I’ve constructed a list of New England identifiers. Not all of these apply…

Embracing My Whiteness

By: katelynskyebennett 2014-04-132015-07-02

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I have always wanted to be Black. I have tried to tan as much as is naturally possible, and I can get pretty dark, but I am still clearly a white person. I have contemplated the texture of my hair, which is curly, half smooth and half kinky. When a friend told me it seemed…