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Dr. Greg Carr and Professor Karen Hunter remember the life and legacy of Joe Madison, known as “The Black Eagle,” who passed away on January 31. He was 74. Joe Madison was a leading figure in American talk radio, who made history on multiple occasions, including in 2015 when he broke the Guinness World Record for “longest marathon hosting a radio talk show” (52 hours live). His efforts raised over...

With the International Court of Justice telling Israel to adhere to the Genocide Convention (a repudiation of their violence of historic significance), the question is raised, “what are the limits of formal organizations and is our silence in the face of violences complicity?” Alabama killed a death row inmate on Thursday by giving him a nitrogen gas mask instead of oxygen, a first in history. Ove...

US white nationalists and market capitalists define “freedom” as the ability to pursue individual goals without state or social restraint. Renewed assaults on basic administrative and frameworks of US and international social structures and “norms” continue to stress individual and small group interests without regard to impact on larger communities and our common humanity. What are the costs of t...

In this episode, Dr. Carr reflects on what is required of us to honor the labor we have undertaken over the arc of our soon-to-be four years of work at Knarrative and Knubia. As we embark on a new year, he reflects on the significance of continuing the journey, underlining the pivotal role this year is poised to play. He also discusses the essence of Martin Luther King's legacy and the role and di...

So many things are lining up to come to a head in 2024. Increasing strain on structural formations (government, legal, economic, cultural) and inflection points that will be resolved earlier in the year (like these SCOTUS decisions) will reveal opportunities for us to seize. In Ep. 200, we draw from what we’ve done to reflect on how what we are building is essential: A community, engaged in slow l...

What does it mean to want to “do something?” To actually “do something,” both as a community and as an individual in community? Taking as our point of departure the fifth principle of Kwanzaa, “Nia” [Purpose], In Class leads up to our 200th weekly installment with a reflection on 2023 through our Africana Studies lens. In our 200th installment, we will look forward to 2024 and beyond in advance of...

New York State created a Reparations Commission this week. We are at in the arc of the United States Social Structure. The Colorado State Supreme Court case is open and shut on the 14th Amendment. SCOTUS is no doubt scurrying right now to evade the Constitution in a way that makes Bush v. Gore look like Brown v. Board. They’re tearing up their institutions, even as others are attempting to redefin...

This week, In Class comes from Atlanta, site of the 12th annual “Celebration Bowl” football game, marketed by ESPN Sports as “The HBCU National Championship.” This year’s festivities, including a “Band of the Year” competition and a National Cheer Squad Combine and Showcase, involves a convergence of HBCUs, including North Carolina A&T, Jackson State, Florida Memorial, Virginia State, Howard,...

The world that Norman Lear curated, including the black world, and the way that black cultural meaning makers like Esther Rolle and John Amos pushed back against him, are a lens for examining the difference between social structures and governance formations in Africana. And after those shows, the genealogy that Norman Lear tapped into, in part to continue an ongoing project of mingling his ethnic...

On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks said "Nah!" Dr. Carr and Karen explore the power of resistance. #ClaudetteColvin #BoycotttheMovie #KnubiaandRefill. There's also a brief discussion of Mehdi Hassan's show and Keith Olbermann's excoriation of Rachel Maddow. JOIN KNARRATIVE:  https://www.knarrative.com  it's the only way to get into  #Knubia,  where these classes are held live with a l...

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Dr. Greg Carr and @Karen explore the idea that when we learn and teach ourselves, the 'We' emerges and connects. This is the necessary precursor to collective action. JOIN KNARRATIVE: https://www.knarrative.com it's the only way to get into #Knubia, where these classes are held live with a live chat. To shop Go to: TheGlobalMajority More from us: Knarrative Twitter: https://twitter.com/knarrative_...

What happens when you have nowhere to run? Nowhere to even hide, for a moment’s respite. Can’t find protection in the national legislature. Can’t find protection from domestic violence (guns). Can’t find protection in your own bed (Breonna Taylor). Can’t find protection from white nationalism (The GOP). Karen and Dr. Carr will explore all of this in the context of increasingly bright lines being d...

What good is it to know a thing, if that knowledge doesn’t translate into changing more than our individual condition for the better? Dr. Greg Carr and Karen Hunter explore this question. JOIN KNARRATIVE:  https://www.knarrative.com  it's the only way to get into  #Knubia,  where these classes are held live with a live chat. To shop Go to: TheGlobalMajority More from us: Knarra...

Dr. Greg Carr and Karen sort through the shooting in Maine, the election of Mike Johnson and the ongoing conflict in Israel and put it in historical context, applying the Africana Framework to reflect on what has happened and predict what comes next. JOIN KNARRATIVE:  https://www.knarrative.com  it's the only way to get into  #Knubia,  where these classes are held live with a l...

Continuing to process this Israel-Palestine War, Dr. Greg Carr spends time thinking the lens through which we should view it. This is the season of HBCU homecomings. We spend a lot of time making imaginary homes. We know about having to make home wherever we are. Where is home? JOIN KNARRATIVE:  https://www.knarrative.com  it's the only way to get into  #Knubia,  where these cl...

In the wake of the war that has erupted in Israel, Dr. Greg Carr ties the history to our humanity. JOIN KNARRATIVE:  https://www.knarrative.com  it's the only way to get into  #Knubia,  where these classes are held live with a live chat. To shop Go to: TheGlobalMajority More from us: Knarrative Twitter: https://twitter.com/knarrative_ Knarrative Instagram: https://www.instagram...

It is Indigenous People’s Day weekend and Amiri Baraka’s birthday. Dr. Carr and Karen discuss self determination. It’s in the Social Structure’s narrative silences that we are able to form our own structures and grow. How do we nurture self-determination and self-sufficiency when the “Master Narrative” enforces silences about those subjects except when we are used as footnotes in its memory and vi...

This was a question posed this week at the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Second Annual International Black Writers Festival at Howard University. Dr. Carr and Karen wrestle with the question and deliver some poignant responses. There is also a tribute to Hollis Watkins, who made transition last week as well as a look at the life and work of Hattie McDaniel. #OscarsSoWhite. #ICWC JOIN KNARRATIV...

It’s the 161st anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation today. Here we are “freer” than ever in the United States and more detached from collective liberation work than ever. Meanwhile, Social Structure convulsions are surging once again (Murdoch’s Fox teetering, mock book burnings in Missouri, Blum now suing West Point over Affirmative Action, etc.). U.S. Feds announce HBCUs owed at least $16...

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Deion Sanders' first victory with Colorado last week has sparked a lot of commentary around the role of Black coaches in American football. With a look at #JimmytheGreek, who lost his job 35 years ago for saying Black were bred to dominate physically, Dr. Carr, the People's Professor, and Karen take a look at the history and what does it mean for us today beyond athletics. #AffirmativeAction. #InC...

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Dr. Greg Carr discuss the 60th commemoration of the March on Washington through the words of Anna Arnold Hedgeman and the lessons we can learn from that march today. There is also a conversation about BRICS as well as the Affirmative Action panel (the 2023 Hutchins Forum): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcbWJAmAA9I #marchonwashington #inclasswithcarr JOIN KNARRATIVE:  https://www.knarrative....