Week 57 of our regular morning feature here at Friedman of the Plains Worldwide in which we highlight the great words and works of great men and women, as well as those who are insufferable, delusional, and even fictional.
This week Colson Whitehead
“As time went on, we learned to arm ourselves in our different ways. Some of us with real guns, some of us with more ephemeral weapons, an idea or improbable plan or some sort of formulation about how best to move through the world. An idea that will let us be. Protect us and keep us safe. But a weapon nonetheless.”
― Sag Harbor
A hell of a way to live a life. From slavery to this?
Whitehead documents the siege mentality of Black's in a systemically racist culture. The medically documented high blood pressure in that cohort isn't some rare genetic trait, it's suppressed rage.