"Imagine A World Without Hate"

One of the greatest pros of living in D.C is that there is always something to do, learn, and someone to intern with. If you are like me, you purposely look for internships that would be considered out of the box or even out of your realm of comfort. For example, I want to work in the field of politics/ civil rights/ human rights, whatever you get the point around those lines of saving the world, and making sure that everyone has a voice and that it is being heard. However I felt that I wanted to have a different type of interning experience rather than go down the "road frequently traveled by". So, instead of working for the NAACP, or Congressional Black Caucus (which are both fine organizations) I wanted to work with people that had the same mind set, and were working on "equality" just from a different point of view. The being said, last summer I worked for the Anti-Defamation League and I have got to say it was one of the most rewarding experiences and probably the most fun I had in a summer. I worked closely with the Holocaust Museum, observed how they taught groups of people about Anti-Semitism and the food was always free! (Even though it was usually Kosher). However I also saw people react negitavley to the information being told, and I saw how hatred is something experienced by any group that has been targeted. I say this because "we" (and when I say we please know I mean African Americans) are often encouraged to just intern with our own organziations. Which is nice however if you go to an HBCU, and then intern with just black organizations you can sometimes be limiting your "view" of the world. Granted, we need our civil rights programs however we also need to educated on other minority groups and majority groups as well. The best way to be successful is to be able to firmly say that you are educated in ALL types of cultural experiences aside from your own. That's just my humble opiion, but you don't have to listen to me. I ain't nobody...at least not just yet. 

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http://www.adl.org/