The Race Card Project at St. Thomas: Race Card Submissions
In 2010, journalist Michele Norris began inviting people to distill their thoughts on the word race to only six words. Printing 200 postcards and issuing a call to action, Norris and her team were unsure of what – if anything – would result. What took root was a groundswell. People often send backstories about what is behind their six-word statements. In 2013, the Race Card Project was awarded the prestigious Peabody Award for excellence in electronic communications for turning a pejorative phrase into a productive dialogue on a difficult topic. Go to theracecardproject.com for more information.
St. Thomas is partnering with the work of Michelle Norris to bring you The Race Card Project at St. Thomas.
We welcome any thoughts or comments on The Race Card Project at St. Thomas or any of the submitted Race Cards. Email RaceCardProject@stapostle.org to respond.
The Race Cards submitted through the The Race Card Project at St. Thomas are displayed below.
Uncomfortable.
I love God!!!!!!!
I love my family so much.
I love.
I’m a child of God.
Listen to God.
Love all.
Love God.
Remember All and love All.
Reparations…where do we even start?
Talk is cheap. Action is hard.
The best thing in life is to visit God everyday.
The Lord is always with you!
Unseen as woman … imagine if Black.
We are All God’s children: We are All beautiful.
We can all make a change.
We’re all in God’s image.
We’re really not that different – are we?
Where do we go from here?
God created all races in love.
God died on the cross for us to live!
God is good.
God is love.
God loves all his children. Hate of any kind is not love of God.
God loves you.
I am brown, thank you God.
I am tired of lame excuses.
All people are different.
Always hear God’s words.
Create a safe place for discussion.
Faith over Fear, Humble and Kind
– Danielle Albinger
Background story here.
The only nation is one humanity (Fritz Gerald Polyte)
– Michael Ryder
Background story here.
Let’s make equality an Actual Reality.
We are exactly what God intended.
WE have so much to learn.
We are all human we should respect one another.
We are all the HUMAN RACE
True love through Christ is colorblind.
We are all children of God.
Journey together.
JUSTICE for EVERYBODY, Not just me.
Instant assumptions based on limited info.
Jesus loves me.
God made us all!!
If you’re loving, life is great.
…was blind but now I see…
– Amazing Grace
Blind people don’t care for skin color.
God Bless America in All the Great Things it Does!!!
– C. Haydon
“DEI” is not a bad word.
Can someone explain race to me?
– Background story here.
Interracial Marriage Matthew 19:5-6
– Background story here.
I’m listening and want to understand.
– Timothy Berglind
Love everyone. No favorites. No exceptions.
I look different, but I’m you.
– Vivian Emmanuel
Awareness, Empathy, Fear, Love, Respect, Tolerance
– Richard Peterson
I was joking. Was it prejudice?
– Background story here.
All Lives Matter Including the Unborn!low to grow bear the best fruit.
– Jean Vozza
I’m born. I live. I die.
– Prianka Sharma
Background story here.
All are welcome. All are equal.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Everyone is different and that’s okay.
Racism: knock it off
When prejudice ends, peace will begin.
Jesus: brown-skinned, Middle Eastern Jew
Our responsibility … creating a just society.
Love one another … I will try harder.
“All will be well” – Every color
Race shouldn’t define who you are.
Love. Joy. Culture. Friendship. Unity. Individuality.
What makes people unique; different cultures
We are all part of God’s rainbow!
All are one in Christ. Amen.
The “only-ness” must sometimes be exhausting.
We are all created in God’s image – LOVE
cars, ethnicity, time, running, nationality, identity
Equality brings peace, love, and togetherness.
We’re all the same God’s children.
Everyone, everywhere, shall be treated equally
Equality brings everyone together as one
God created all his children equal
doesn’t matter beyond celebrating our culture
We all living
Erasing the margins by standing with
God creates diversity; it is good.
“You are your best thing” – Beloved (Toni Morrison)
*human *solidarity *love *creation *unity *inclusivity
All people are equal.
You can’t be Racist and Christian.
“Some are guilty … everyone is responsible.”
Race is the color of skin.
Let’s be family rather than strangers.
To the blind … color doesn’t matter.
Love your neighbor as yourself, amen.
Love others as God loves you.
“There’s too many of you dying.”
God’s Rainbow of beautiful People.
Read.
God made us ALL for a reason.
Erase preconceived notions … embrace our differences.
Not us and them, only we.
Please stop wokeness in my church.
Conscious anti-racisim heals my unrecognized racism.
I’m mixed but not mixed up!
What would Jesus do? Tear down the walls.
I’m not “woke;” I am awakening.
Overly sensitive and overdue for sensitivity.
See with your heart not eyes!
Listen, Learn, Love and never forget!
How we treat one another matters.
Race matters, better understanding means compassion.
All one race. The human race.
Try something different – an ethnic meal.
We are more alike than different.
People of color are humans too.
If you were blind you wouldn’t care about color.
It’s not your church. Sincerely, God.
Read this twice: Love one another.
Think about if someone had done this to you. Are you still laughing?
One kind action!
Let us sing in harmony together.
Race is separating someone by color.
Actions speak louder than words.
Let’s all keep listening and learning
Please be kind to one another.
Stop hate, embrace difference, be kind.
– Nancy Oetter
Race is an artificial construct.
Being different -Being accepted -Being loved
Race: not a scientifically valid concept
Black, Brown, Red, White – God’s Rainbow
– Mary Carr
Not much changed since the 1960s
– Mary Anne Buckman
Background story here
Finding Unity in Diversity through Relationships
– Tom Norton
How do we welcome the “other?”
We’re ALL God’s Children. Aren’t WE?
– Janet Simpson
Monica and Me: Ebony and Ivory
Background story here.
“He’s one of the good ones.”
– Michael Nagy
Background story here.
All are made in God’s image
God created man in his image
– Jack Ceferin
Genesis 1-27
Job … only white person … missed opportunity.
Time to make a change now.
Human Totem-poles don’t work. They hurt!
Exactly, all men are created equal.
Treat everyone you encounter with respect!
Make the “Them” Part of “Us”
Inclusion. Respect. Understanding. Listen. Learn. Embrace.
Lithuanian mother was made fun of.
The human race – unity not uniformity.
Diversity brings value to open minds.
Man’s inhumanity to man brings tears
Let justice roll like a river.
Love all with respect and kindness.
Eager to learn …Needing to unlearn.
All Lives Matter
Regret not dating him … difference races.
Acknowledge, Learn from, Appreciate, Celebrate Diversity
There is only ONE RACE …”The human race”
All united in the Human Race.
Our diversity makes us all interesting.
No hate. Model respect and kindness.
The inside matters, not the outside.
All are one, one are all.
Equality. Merit. Justice for All!
All humans are equal
Worked hard …being white also helped.
Listen. Learn. Love.
All are disempowered by radical indoctronation
Lord’s Prayer starts with OUR (not my)
So I’m black. What’s the difference?
Won’t succeed. Man left God out. Equality
One word can make a difference
Love your neighbor – No exceptions!
One People. One Spirit. One Heart.
The dehumanization of another human being
Two beautiful granddaughters
To be Christian is to LOVE.
We’re all human. Everyone deserves LOVE
Diversity is the spice of life!
We are all made in his image …
College roommate. Different race. Learning experience.
One Father One Race
Differences add LIGHT to the darkness
– Christine Cliff
It is okay to be difret (different)
– Daphne
Which box do I check off?
Let differences build BRIDGES, not fences
– Christine Cliff
Differences are powerful, enriching and desirable
– Juliette Folkin
God’s children are “all” of us
No one should judge by color
Love your neighbor as
Jesus loves
– Isabella
This face doesn’t matter, only the heart does
God loves me God loves you
Every person shines like a star
God loves you no matter what
Alzheimer’s is one’s Hell on earth
– Bill Fry
What matters is on the inside
All are welcome in this place
Walk a mile in their shoes
We are all God’s children
Accept that everyone is always different
– Carmen
We are stronger together
I am because we are
What would Jesus do … rinse, repeat
Lord, help me to do more
M.L.K. had the answer
Can’t we all just get along?
Love all with respect and kindness.
– Al Pinto
“Had no idea” is no excuse
– Paula Kosin
Acknowledge, Learn From, Appreciate, Celebrate Diversity
Knowing history is meant to disturb.
– Mary Jo Hazard
No hate, model respect and kindness.
In a rainbow, white is boring.
– Peggy Goralski
Eager to learn, needing to unlearn.
Let justice roll like a river.
Inclusion. Respect. Understanding. Listen. Learn. Embrace.
I apologize for my white privilege.
Expand inclusion to the marginalized many.
– Mike Ryder
We learn. We pray. We change.
Why does difference make me uncomfortable?
The human race … unity, not uniformity.
