Innermost Parts

Hiatus over. A black man's only use is to dispense candy to white women, and when he fails to do so, he must be kicked until he works again. This Skittles commercial blatantly promotes reliance on racist stereotypes and behaviors. It reminds me of BlackJerry, except without the astute political commentary. Really, Skittles?!

The Brandeis Office of Study Abroad sent out an e-mail yesterday to students returning from studying abroad. "Brandeis has been offered the opportunity to have our students (YOU!) participate in a pre- and post-experience assessment survey in a study on the effects of study abroad.  This study is funded by the Teagle Foundation and is [...]

"Today [January 4th] in Dallas, Texas, Rickey Dale Wyatt was cleared after spending 31 years in prison for a crime that he didn’t commit." I love getting these kinds of e-mails from the Innocence Project. They tell me about their clients, prisoners serving time, who they have helped exonerate through the use of DNA evidence. [...]

Amnesty International reminded me about something today. That our country has a secret prison where we 'detain' people for indefinite amounts of time without trials. It's called Guanatanamo Bay, and it's been open for 10 years. According to the New York Times, in January of 2009, Obama issued an executive order instructing the CIA to [...]

Neil Patrick Harris tweeted a link to this video not too long ago. Kudos. This video is a really nice example of an "average American" sharing his voice in government. I think he does a good job.   Zach Wahls Speaks About Family Description on Youtube. "Zach Wahls, a 19-year-old University of Iowa student spoke [...]