Awkward, Brave, and Kind Edit
The Awkward, Brave, and Kind Edit exists to amplify the voices, experiences, and stories of people who are choosing to be brave with their lives and their work.
Featured Articles
I Am the Cage Three Favorite Quotes and Three Questions from Allison Sweet Grant
Our favorite quotes from a story about integration, trust, and being our true selves by Allison Sweet Grant.
Rich Benjamin on history, family, and the freedom to remember.
The author of Talk to Me on the learning and telling of the history that shaped his family.
Chad Houser on culinary change, community, and second chances.
Can a restaurant serve as a catalyst for change? At Café Momentum, the answer is a resounding yes.
Aisha Harris on storytelling, self-reflection, and the art that shapes us.
Is pop culture a mirror of the world or a force that moves it? Aisha Harris unpacks the dynamic relationship between what we watch, listen to, and live.
Katy Ross on the 10th anniversary of the RSA Short, “Brené Brown on Empathy.”
The illustrator and animator of the RSA Short, “Brené Brown on Empathy,” reflects on the video a decade after its creation.
Willow Defebaugh on reverence, storytelling as a tool of connection, and overcoming perfectionism.
The editor of ecological-justice magazine Atmos on how storytelling can inspire activism and what’s alienating us from a greater sense of environmentalism.
Bryan Stevenson
The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative is a tireless advocate for justice — and love and mercy are his tools.
5 Questions With Olivia Kuan
The director of The Herricanes talks about what she learned while making the documentary film.
5 Questions With Mira Jacob
The author of Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations on the gift of curiosity, saying the hard truths out loud, and wrestling with the sharp edges of belonging — in America and in one’s family.
