1. The Black American Amputation Epidemic
This week, I came across a photograph from the dark times when Belgium’s King Leopold II ruled over the Congo. It shows a young man on a porch, staring at a tiny foot and a tiny hand that just lie there – his daughter’s, cut of by his oppressors because he didn’t meet his work quota (I’d rather not link to it, it’s horrific). Still today, black people are losing their limbs to systemic racism: an investigation by Pro Publica into «The Black American Amputation Epidemic». Read it now.
2. Why Humans Totally Freak Out When They Get Lost
Read this before your next hike. Equal parts scary and interesting: Why humans, with nothing but nature to orient themselves, get lost in the woods. Read it now.
3. Being Antiracist
Last week, I could only pass on the recommendation, this week I found the time to read the book and highly recommend it: How to be an antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi. If you don’t have time for the entire book or want to start with the gist, …