#5SmartReads - December 22, 2020

Today’s #SmartReads are curated by Qudsiya! She is a regular contributor. We asked her some questions so readers could get to know her better:

Q: I feel most empowered when wearing”
A: “A well-cut blazer.”

Q: What is a book you’ll never get tired of reading?
A: “The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy”

Q: What talent would you most like to have?
A: “Playing the guitar and singing like a rockstar!”

Police Killings Can Be Captured In Data. The Terror Police Create Cannot (Vox)

Data about police violence against black communities only tells a fragment of the story when it comes to the toll of this violence on black bodies. This piece from the summer of 2020 continues to hold this cost in my consciousness as we approach a new year, and an ever-growing urgency to keep attention on the problem of police brutality.