DID YOU KNOW? for October 13 – 26, 2026
PLATO BOOK REVIEW by Mary Klink
The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal is written by Dr. Brian H. Williams, a black trauma surgeon, who shares the grief and anger he has experienced after working on body after body of young black men wounded by trauma and violence. In this eye-opening book, Dr. Williams grapples with the causes of this violence and draws a through-line to white supremacy and guns. He shares his personal struggle of trying to find his place as a black man in the medical field, the unspoken prejudice he encounters, how he seeks to reconcile his own anger, and what can be done to confront this injustice. This must-read book is written with great insight, self-revelation, and compassion. Learn more about Dr. Brian H. Williams here.
