What They See

Designer
nick asbell 
IUPUI 

Office of 
community  
engagement staff
liz m. terry 
IUPUI
 

F U L L E R - M C D A D E  | 
W H A T  T H E Y  S E E

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Online journal 
development
ted polley 
IUPUI 
 

Associate editors
william b. crow 
Lehigh University

carolyn gentle-genitty 
Indiana University

jim grim 
IUPUI

rita hodges 
University of Pennsylvania

natasha howard 
Morehouse College

terri jett 
Butler University

brendan maxcy 
IUPUI

carol mullen 
Virginia Tech

mary price 
Forum on Education Abroad

carol rogers 
IUPUI

javiette vashan samuel 
Univeristy of Tennessee, 
Knoxville

sarah stanlick 
Worcester Polytechnic 
Institute

ellen szarleta 
IU, Northwest

laura weaver 
Community-Engaged Alliance

Editors
khaula murtadha 
IUPUI 

andrea copeland 
IUPUI

Author
KAMARIE FULLER-MCDADE

When they look at us 

What do they see? 

A person? No 

A soul? No 

A being trying to flourish? No 

They only see our brown skin 

They see the stereotypes that they created 

They see the struggles that they caused 

They see misinformation about us 

They see only what their mind lets them see 

Just because they see 

They think they know 

But they don’t know 

That we’re more than what they imagine 

We’re strong 

We’re black 

We’re smart 

And we’re beautiful 

When I see us 

I see courage 

I see bravery 

I see wisdom 

I see our ancestors 

I see our history 

And I see our blackness 

And it’s the most beautiful