A couple years ago, in the wake of the death of a prominent hip-hop figure, I wrote about the divergent reactions from the public to this sudden and devastating event -- grief and sympathy vs. relief and apathy -- as well as the importance of looking at people's lives holistically and not engaging in the… Continue reading Grief & Revisionist History, Part 2
When tragedy strikes, how do we react? What goes through our mind? How do we cope? The passing of legendary basketball icon Kobe Bryant earlier this week made me reflect on this. As my mind raced, trying to process the magnitude and devastating nature of this loss, I kept asking the same question -- "Why,… Continue reading When We Cope with Grief, It’s Okay to Not Understand “Why” (A Word from Candice Benbow)
[*Note: I've purposely omitted the name of the primary subject of this post; however it shouldn't take long to figure out who it is that I'm talking about.] Somebody died the other day. He was a popular rapper, from Florida. His death has been a heavily discussed subject on social media over the course of… Continue reading Grief, the Value of Life, the Propensity to Change, and Revisionist History
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