About ReVonda
ReVonda Bowen grew up in rural east Alabama, the child of a white man and a black woman. When she was 16, her high school principal told her she was “a mistake.” The controversy — centered around that principal’s ban on interracial dating at the prom — drew international attention, especially after the school mysteriously burned to the ground. ReVonda refuses to be labeled just a black or a white person. She continues to speak up for the rights and respect due to bi-racial Americans.
Stay strong Vonda…Luv U!
T.
i visited your page and saw in it the same intelligent,beautiful young lady thet i had the joy to grow up around.i see you have matured by life and can continue to be a light to others.rebo i love you and keep up the good work.love ya cuz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Enjoyed reading everything!!!! I, though not biracial, because I am so so so very light skinned am often thought to be. I, though never walked in your shoes, have experienced I large variety of situations associated with my skin color and my race. It’s funny…. I feel like I spent a good part of my younger years trying to convince people, actually engaging in fist fights daily, other “brown” kids that I was (am) all black. The thing that made it even harder is – my father is lighter than me and has STRAIGHT black hair– looks more Italian than black.
Anyway… sat on a bunch of couches, used to write my thoughts, did spoken word – everything carried the same title -”Thank you for lettin’ me be myself again”…. all in all— I still carry a chip as big as life on my shoulder. As always in this mixed up world of everybody of different colors, shapes and sizes…. Bruce Edward Richardson, Jr. still is out to prove he is the hardest brother (n_gg_) on the block…. not because it’s such a great thing…. just because I was always told I couldn’t be…because I don’t look like one….
thanx 4 sharing…
very interesting blogs. some deep insightful feelings and thoughts are being displayed here. Rory
Good to see that you are still trying to get your message out!
Hello this is DeShon from The Ritz-Carlton enjoyed reading your journals, very insightful!!!!!
Revonda, keep doing what you are doing. I appreciate your transparency; hopefully it will help a lot of people.
Keep It Real!!!
I read your book not too long ago. I can still remeber being shocked when I was watching television and on the Mtv news there was the usual map(showing the location of the story) displaying of all places Wedowee. I was stunned, without knowing what the story was, that Wedowee would be in the national news.
red woman gave birth to a black nation
how native american women were used to breed a race of slaves
GOT A LITTLE INDIAN IN YOU ?
I love you vonda
I always have and I always will**** alvin the artist
Mo bama
I haven’t seen you in a while… I think you were 16yrs. It appears you have matured into a wonderful person (not that you wasn’t mature back then).
Hello Revonda! It was really nice meeting you today. I am really impressed with the vision that you are teaching. I hope that you are able to reach many people. Look me up so that we could talk. Keep it up and keep striving for success!
Carlos T. Williams, Sr.
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this is Richie, Heard about your book and wanted to see how you were doing? I guess Sage is a young man by now? Erin will be 14 next month. funny how time goes by. Hope your doing well, and have a happy and safe holidays.
Hey REBO!!! I’m glad to see you are still the strong person I new in high school. I was very impressed when I heared about your book, glad you just didn’t let it go. I can remrember I just let it go when I had to go to the office for dateing a black guy. After that happened with you I thought if I would have did something maybe that would not have happen to you.
Hello Revonda, I remember your controversy in 1994 while I attended Talladega College. I deeply sympathized with you when your principal insulted you. Many people, including my late grandmother- also a biracial offspring (God rest her soul) totally felt bad for you. I totally admired you courage to stand up to your principal in front of the school, even if it embarrased and hurt you. I think of people like you, my grandmother and President Obama and will keep you all in my prayers always. You are a beautiful woman and keep up the great work. I am proud of you and God Bless. Angela