Boo, Let it go. This is a situation that the FDL community can help and maybe Benjamin can give us ideas how. I used to live in Lake Charles and my first son was born there and there is a vast mix of cultures in LA.

Let what go JPL?

I’m not aware of the education fund, though it certainly sounds like a good idea. If you have questions about a specific charity, the organizers available for contact through the jenasix.org website can doubtless provide better info.

I attend school in Louisiana- didn’t plan to, actually, but came as a Katrina relief volunteer and was so inspired by the work that needed to be done and the people who were doing it that I decided to stay.

Glad to hear about the FDL lawyer community, certainly makes sense within this environment of engaging and critical thinkers! PS, I happen to be starting the search for a summer associate gig… ;)

Thanks again & goodnight, everyone! I look forward to our future conversations.

and boo, it’s so funny, you picked on the wrong ‘white’ person to exert your rage……..ha……….cracks me up……..made my week…..wow. what a depressing week and end up with an asshole tellin’ ME about racism…….how lovely…..how perfect………take your plank/platform somewhere else………

my point was who was welcoming who……..which obviously you wouldn’t know about the sense of community that is offered even in difficult times…….so, i naturally wondered if that is what happened in jeno, even in that space, is that what was offered, community..i was hoping it was and wanted to know……..you didn’t ‘get’ that……says a lot about you………..a whole lot………

dmac, I don’t know much about racism, but I know a little about white supremacy. I didn’t ask or care about your ethnicity. Since you volunteered that you are “white,” do you consider Halle Berry white? What about Derek Jeter, is he really white? How about ARod? What about Jessica Alba? How about Joe Torre? Is he really white? What about that Alan Dershowitz fella, does he qualify as white? Where there are disagreements about “whiteness,” what do you do? Is there some kind of court that gets to decide? I figure since you know, since you described yourself as “white,” you’ll be able to help me with these questions.

You’ve had a depressing week, I’m sorry to hear that. Maybe after your pity-party, you can consider how “lethal” it is to be a soldier in Iraq or Afghanistan.