It’s time to get your mental corn popping.

Because I’m listening and learning and want to do better:

• Michael Harriot provides a timeline of events that led to the 2020 “fed up” rising. The Root
• Ibram X. Kendi exposes the American nightmare. The Atlantic
• Barack Obama explains how to make this moment the turning point for real change. Medium
• Kathleen Newman-Bremang: the pandemic of Black trauma will never end. Refinery 29

What a future without police could look like. Desmond Cole. Walrus talks.

Lawrence Hill on racism in Canada and the US after George Floyd’s death. CBC

• Jamie Bradburn: the story of Ontario’s last segregated Black school. TVO

 

Nadia Drake covers the Dragon capsule docking with the International Space Station. National Geographic

Dave Mosher: SpaceX’s Endeavour spaceship has made history by docking with the International Space Station with two NASA astronauts. Business Insider

SciShow Psych delves into the reason we’re having weird covid dreams.

Jessica Stewart shares this ancient Roman mosaic discovered in pristine condition beneath a vineyard in Italy. My Modern Met

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy: the beginner’s guide to propagating houseplants. Dwell

Emily Chung: these Canadian species are found nowhere else on Earth. CBC

Jake Rossen figures out what pets see when they watch television. Mental Floss

Thanks for visiting and I hope you found something to inspire a future creative project.

Until next tipsday, be well and stay safe, be kind, and stay strong. The world needs your stories.