“Bravery is always more intelligent than fear, since it is built on the foundation of what one knows about oneself: the knowledge of one’s strength and capacity, of one’s passion.” https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/11/09/nicole-krauss-van-gogh-letter/
Krista Tippett & Resmaa Menakem on – ‘Notice the Rage; Notice the Silence’
"Trauma decontextualized in a person looks like personality. Trauma decontextualized in a family looks like family traits. Trauma in a people looks like culture." https://onbeing.org/programs/resmaa-menakem-notice-the-rage-notice-the-silence/#transcript
South Asian Indians’ Debt to Black America
An old but informative and thought provoking read especially for South Asians - Indians in particular and their debt to Black America. https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_9418972
A Rap on Race
An archived 2015 blog post by Maria Popova on her website brainpickings.com about 'A Rap on Race' re a conversation between James Baldwin and Margaret Mead on race, identity, responsibility, forgiveness and guilt. https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/03/19/a-rap-on-race-margaret-mead-and-james-baldwin/
A thought provoking read if America, the recent (and past) deaths of George Floyd and others, and related matters have you weary as a citizen of the world.
Along with links to other really meaningful articles. I hope you (will) enjoy Maria Popova's blog as much as I do. https://www.brainpickings.org/2020/06/03/octavio-paz-labirynth-of-solitude/
