LeoLin Bowen

Be careful what you wish for because at eight years old my son is exactly like his father in this aspect. I'm now raising an outgoing kid and I'm reserved.

I knew there was still a culture of fear surrounding black people, but this was the first time I had experienced a person scared of black people.

I am usually introduced to people as “the vegan.” I get it. Vegan is the new “it” word and now you are actually meeting one.

“This is what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real.” My home is a cooperative house on the South Side of Chicago.

Inevitably, it happens. A well-meaning (or maybe not so well-meaning) white person will utter the phrase, “Well, I just don’t see color.”