actions, not words.

I heard about this book through a tech podcaster I listen to, Casey Liss. I recommend you read it. And if you haven't done anything here yet:  https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ . Why not? This is not meant to be a book report or a discussion of the facts at hand. The facts are obvious—our country has a serious problem with systemic racism, much of which is enforced by the policing system, but which also goes much deeper than that. That has always been clear. Rather, I want to use this space to interrogate some of the ideas presented in this book, as well as my own feelings about it. This is not, and is not intended to be, an interjection to the narrative presented by Coates', which is exceptionally powerful and much more well-constructed than anything I can write at this time. It is an examination of a personal response to such a narrative and an outlet for deeper introspection about such a response. An examination of such a response must first begin with an analysis of the i

the flowers on the tree are finally blooming Context The review of  all  of 2019 can be found here: http://www.alanzhu.me/2020/01/j-year-in-review-2019.html A Year In Review document has been produced every year since 2016, miraculously. I wrote in January, however, that the format itself had seen better days and felt less than fit for its intended purpose. This is my first at producing a new version of this document; one part for each segment of the year—spring semester, the summer, and then the fall semester. The reflection questions, if still relevant, will probably still fall at the end of the fall document. We'll see how it goes. A Brief Summary of Events January I started January at home, relishing the last few days I had at home with friends after a break that was just the right length to prevent me from lapsing into boredom. Eventually, time came for me to return to MIT. My time at MIT was mostly spent working days starting at 8 AM at an externship with Brain Power, a start