In Class with Carr

On this day 126 years ago, Booker Washington of @TuskegeeUniv gave his famous “Atlanta Cotton Exposition Address.” Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr In #Knubia ) will use our Africana Studies framework to connect it to everything from Black nativism to #NickiMinaj . #HowDoItFreeUs ? #Knarrative #InClasswithCarr See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...

On this 20th anniversary of 9/11, Dr. Greg Carr will weave the Africana framework through this period and give it perspective. There will also be a discussion about the #Netflix documentary #BloodBrother as well as the official launch of #Knubia . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr in Knubia) weaves history through the recent abortion law passed in Texas and discusses the importance of the #PullmanPorters and #LaborDay . #George #Colorism #InClasswithCarr (PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and SHARE and JOIN Knarrative and #Knubia : www.knarrative.com) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy...

"We tell the entire tale, or we do not tell it at all. We never tire of hearing the same story again and again. For us, repetition is not a flaw." --Amadou Hampâté Bâ "We're going to have to fight to win." --George Jackson In this episode, Dr. Carr sews up the story of Nat Turner's kin and weaves it through the murder of #EmmettTill . #BlackAugust #InClasswithCarr #Knubia See Privacy Policy at htt...

Dr. Greg Carr (@GregCarr in #Knubia ) weaves history around the magic of C.L. Franklin ( #ArethaFranklin 's daddy) and the #NatTurner 's Rebellion (which happened 190 years ago today) through a discussion about #BigBrother23 . This is the third Saturday of #BlackAugust #InClasswithCarr #Afghanistan #CLFranklin JOIN KNARRATIVE: www.knarrative.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

In this live class, Dr. Greg Carr covers everything from the Taliban and war to the recent earthquake in Haiti. He also does a deeper dive into Journalist Charles Loeb and the importance of Black media. There is a Q&A after class with classmates. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr on Twitter) ends first week of #BlackAugust with ⁦listening to George Jackson and comrades. #BloodinMyEye #GeorgeJackson #InClasswithCarr #Knarrative . (NOTE: Allyson Felix won ANOTHER medal since we taped this episode, making her the MOST decorated track and field Olympic athlete in American history). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...

Dr. Greg Carr breaks down the curriculum questions (social structure, governance structure, ways of knowing, etc.) through the lens of the Olympics. There is also a brief history of Costa Rica's role in Pan Africanism, Marcus Garvey, Harry Belafonte and Dr. Carr does his best rendition on Louis Armstrong in celebration of his birthday (Aug. 4th). And See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

Documentary filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper joins #InClasswithCarr to discuss the origins of the #Olympics , Blackness and protest focusing on the 1936 and 1968 Olympics. We also examine Jeff Bezos's "gifts" in an arc of "philanthropy capitalism." There's also a brief discussion about the #Tuskegee syphilis study and the fear of the #vaccine . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal...

Dr. Greg Carr explains the complications of Cuba, the duplicity of media and the penalty that Caribbean and Latin American nations continue to pay for their independence. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr. Greg Carr honors our ancestor Mary McLeod Bethune. He also tells us why #HBO might have bene shook by #MishaGreen 's Season 2 bible for #LovecraftCountry and how Black people have always imagined a world of their own. #ManinaHighCastle #HandmaidsTale , #SummerofSoul #MedgarEvers #InClasswithCarr #Knarrative See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:...

Dr. Greg Carr breaks down the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise and what it all means both historically and for the future. #Haiti #Revolution #InClasswithCarr See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr on Twitter) and Karen talk about the Cosby verdict and how we should be processing it as Black people through our Ways of Knowing. He also ties it into the 4th of July and #GwenBerry 's reaction to the anthem. #BillCosby #FourthofJuly #InClasswithCarr See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...

Borrowing from a phrase in Toni Cade Bambara's #TheSaltEaters , Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr on Twitter) asks, "do you want to be well?" He also reveals his experience last week at the White House for the signing of the #Juneteenth holiday. There is also a mention of James Weldon Johnson. #InClasswithCarr #Kozskiusko #TonyaPinkins See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...

Dr. Greg Carr and Karen discuss #Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday as well as why this must be a "US" holiday built on self determination. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

There is a #ColdCivilWar going on in the United States and the battlefront is "history." Dr. Greg Carr and Karen explores "CriticalRaceTheory, why we must reframe the American (and world) knarrative and why "they" will fight to the bitter to prevent the true narrative from being told. We will also speak with former #Flint , MI mayor Karen Weaver about power players. See Privacy Policy at https://a...

On what would have been the 28th birthday of Breonna Taylor, Dr. Greg Carr will explore how much trauma we ingest and how we must navigate the trauma to move toward being more healthy. #HealthyWealthyWise #InClasswithCarr #Knarrative . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr. Greg Carr draws a parallel between the celebration of Memorial Day in America and what happened 100 years ago in Greenwood, Tulsa, Ok, better known as #BlackWallStreet . There is also a discussion of #Netflix documentary #HighOffTheHog as some breadcrumbs about Dr. Charles Drew. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se...

Dr. Greg Carr and Karen explore the 100-year plan of W.E.B. DuBois and pick up the baton, starting with his vision for health care. We will be joined by doctors in the start of a conversation and action plan for what we must do to be and stay healthy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr. Greg Carr (@africanacarr on Twitter) discusses #MalcolmX , Yuri Kochiyama as well the connection to including events in #YuriKochiyama #WestBank #Gaza #Israel #Palestine See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr. Greg Carr breaks down "Critical Race Theory." He also gives a brief history of Mother's Day. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr. Greg Carr responds to the question of American racism through the lens of history. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr. Greg Carr breaks down the truth about "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" and the origin story and how it connects to "Exterminate All the Brutes." will celebrate August Wilson for his birthday (April 27th) and also a wrap up of "Exterminate All the Brutes." He also celebrates #AugustWilson ​ and the autodidacts. #InClasswithCarr ​ #Knarrative ​ #AugustWilson ​ #TheFalconandTheWinterSoldier ​...

Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr on Twitter) discusses "Exterminate All the Brutes," the Raoul Peck documentary on the true history of colonization and the rise of "whiteness." Also, a tribute to Paul Robeson. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dr. Greg Carr breaks down the messages and the meaning of Lil Nas X's latest and how it should be viewed through an Africana studies lens. There will also be a brief discussion of Gil Scott Heron, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone and the killing of MLK. Carr ties it all together while dropping bars and singing tunes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...