I am not pigmentally challenged
I bleed in color
Dream vivid dreams
And leap from slumber
Singing songs that make the rainbow
Quiver at dusk
We laugh in yellow
Michael Olabisi
Michigan in Color Contributor
Michigan in Color
This was the response I received just minutes after tweeting that I would be attending a national solidarity event, aimed at ending racial injustices on college campuses, hosted by the Black Liberation Collective.
I will be completely honest in saying that this is one of the hardest things I’ve had to write — mainly because I know that, as my mother, you are my biggest supporter and encourager. I can always count on you to be my number one fan — except when it comes to my natural curls.
An American's nightmare
Hello, Officer, I just saw that you shot a man of my same skin tone
My hands won't go near the wallet in my pocket
So leave your holster alone
“He has a turban, and has long hair like a girl … like why would anyone like him?”
While University President Mark Schlissel’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategic planning initiative is admirable, its prospects for success are questionable.
You — don’t you talk to me about trigger
warnings.
Because — have you ever felt the sting of a
white classmate cutting down your mother tongue
w/ their own
Editor's Note: The original version of this Michigan in Color piece was published November 30. The Michigan Daily temporarily retracted the piece due to factual inaccuracies brought to the Daily's attention after publication. This is the final version of this piece.