Word portrait honors memory of George Floyd
“When I watched that video of George Floyd, I was in shock. It’s such a sad thing. Then I saw the ‘#ICantBreathe’ hashtag, and it really hit me. I felt like I needed to take those...
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‘I never, ever look at anybody’s skin color’
“It’s kind of funny how my wife and I met. I was working at an apartment complex as the maintenance guy. She worked for an answering service, and she answered the phones for our apartments. So...
‘We’re trying to go forward, not backward’
Kenneth Clark was raised to treat everyone as equals, regardless of race, color, gender, creed or religion. He has an interesting view on the discussion around the appropriateness of confederate statues. Related: ‘I, as a...
‘I, as a human being, believe everybody is equal’
“My mom and dad raised me to always help people regardless of your race, your color, your gender, your creed or your religion. When I go places and meet people, I don’t look at color. I...
‘When I look at someone, I don’t see color’
“I was born in the South, in Kentucky. Dixieland all the way. My mother was white. My father was black. I can remember being at a grocery store with my mother and hearing other white ladies...
