Leprosy colonies have been established for centuries; quarantining people afflicted with the disease and condemning them as cursed. Now there is a cure for Leprosy, yet there still isn’t a concentrated effort to eradicate the disease. Continue reading »
Category Archives: Video
Arts/Media / Business / Commentary / Health / Video
NBC’s Line-Up Puts Characters Who Are Physically Limited Center Stage
All three series look like they use the characters’ disabilities as a jumping off point, not as a means to limit them. Continue reading »
Arts/Media / Commentary / Sexuality / Video
Video Asks: When Did You Choose to Be Straight?
There are many people who assume that people choose to be gay. Continue reading »
Arts/Media / Commentary / Housing / Law / Poverty / Race / Video
Charles Ramsey Is a Hero. Don’t Let the Internet Distort It for You.
The overlap of race and class that results in the meme-ing of Charles Ramsey, of Kai and of Antoine Dodson is simply an extension of the fact that we expect people of lower classes to perform for us if they want our sympathy. Continue reading »
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The End of First World Problems: Many Egyptians Are Fighting for Improved Worker Rights
In Egypt, while much of the attention has been focused on politics and sexual assaults in the country, there are other more mundane concerns that take place there as well. Continue reading »
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This Really Cool Ad Against Child Abuse Has a Message Only Kids Can Read
It’s a really cool idea, one that I hope can be honed for future campaigns, but there are several problems with it. Continue reading »
Commentary / Food / Poverty / Technology / Video
Your Instagram Brunch Photos Could Help Combat World Hunger
There’s no denying that Instagram is filled with pictures of what people ate for brunch that day – and that can be used for a purpose. Continue reading »
Arts/Media / Gender / Video
Song of the Day: “Q.U.E.E.N.” by Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu
“The booty don’t lie.” Continue reading »
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What If Being Gay Was Considered the Norm?
Imagine a world where being homosexual was the norm and heterosexuality was considered disgusting and those who are heterosexual are called ‘breeders’ and condemned to hell. Continue reading »
Impactful Ink Meeting: The God of Small Things
Honestly, we could go on for days about religion, post-colonial India, castes and a hundred other things that somehow are incorporated so gently into this story. Continue reading »
Arts/Media / Gender / News / Video
Song of the Day: “Your Woman” by White Town
Remember this one? Continue reading »
$5 Can Buy You a Ton of Bananas in Ethiopia and Other Lessons from This Video
The lesson of the video isn’t just that you can buy a metric ton of beer in China. Continue reading »
Song of the Day: “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk
Because we know the news can get a bit depressing. Continue reading »
This Video Is Every Commercial Marketed to Women Ever
This parody is a great send-up of the ways that commercials try to make women feel poorly about themselves. Continue reading »
Arts/Media / Law / Religion / Video / Youth
Meet the Angels of Juarez
In the three years that they’ve held the signs in public, there’s been 1,000 percent decrease in the murders. Continue reading »
Dating, Falling in Love and Keeping a Relationship on the Autism Spectrum
As fraught with emotion as it is for neurotypical people, dating and romantic love, for those who want those things, is even more difficult for people with autism spectrum disorder Continue reading »
In Times of War, Children Are Typically Victims of Sexual Assault
A majority of sexual assaults during wartime are committed against children. Continue reading »
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Film Cameras Allow Refugees in World’s Largest Camp to Tell Their Story, Their Way
Though it may seem like the use of a camera may be the last thing that a refugee may need, the tales that Dadaab Stories and the Refugee Newspaper tell have profound consequences. Continue reading »
Tennesee Lawmakers Just Realized Their Plan to Strip Public Schools of Money May Cause Some to End Up in Muslim Schools
I was already kind of giving side eye to the state of Tennessee, which lent its name to an Arrested Development song that was, to the best of my knowledge, not even about it, and then has coasted ever since. Continue reading »
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‘Peace Tube’ Is Like ‘Chat Roulette’ for Peace
The Peace Tube Project connects users on Facebook with other users with similar backgrounds as they have. The primary difference between the two people is their country of origin. Continue reading »
Business / Education / Environment / Housing / Technology / Video / Youth
We Should Make All Our Policymakers Play this Game about Sustainable Cities
Also, it’s kind of cool that the mayor in the trailer looks like Beyonce. Continue reading »
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Here’s One Submission for Bill Gates’ $100K Challenge to Build a Better Condom
Frankly, the whole situation is reminiscent of the tiles that you collect during the Game of Life and then, at the end of the game, you discover that all along you built a better mousetrap and get to collect $100,000. The only difference is that you know that you built a better condom all along, and you don’t have to continue working as an entertainer! Continue reading »
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Return to Sender: What Sexting Campaigns Are Missing
Do we focus on the sender of the sext because it is easier to cast our judgment on the person in front of the camera? Continue reading »
Arts/Media / Environment / Housing / Video
Paws Down, This is the Parody to End All ‘Fresh Prince’ Parody
It even stars Will Sniff! Continue reading »
Arts/Media / Race / Video
Artist JR: Turning the World Inside Out With Art
As a street artist he wished to turn the world inside out using art. Some of JR’s art is intended to show a different side to racial stereotypes. Continue reading »
