In Class with Carr

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This happens every so often, and increasingly as the US empire expanded. It comes as a commingling of domestic and foreign policy: Vietnam, The War In Iraq, and now the Israel-Palestinian slaughter. What happens when the interests of the people clash with the interests of the privileged? Biden will be at Morehouse in two weeks. Between now and then, so much is poised to happen. They’ve literally u...

Dr. Carr discusses the significance of the campus protests as well as the Supreme Court's complicity in giving Donald Trump a free pass. 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:/...

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With the passing of O.J. Simpson this week, Dr. Carr explores his legacy. Who is he to us? Who was he to others? #OJSimpson #JohnnieCochran #TrialoftheCentury #Mase #Camron #Jenner #kardashian 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...

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"All That We Carry/Where Do We Go From Here?" is the theme for the National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers College this weekend. There's also a discussion of #Shirley , the film about Shirley Chisholm starring Regina King, as an entry point for a discussion on momentum of memory and cultural meaning making. JOIN KNARRATIVE: https://www.knarrative.com it's the only way to get into #Knubia...

Similar to Benjamin Mays, Dorie Ladner (1943-2024) used to say she was “born to rebel.” She fought for human rights her whole life, transforming Social Structures while also centering her Ways of Knowing and the Governance formations she was raised in as an African person in Mississippi, in the Civil Rights Movement and in global liberation movements. Many US debates about reparations, such as Nic...

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Processing our day-long teach-in at DuSable last week, the HistoryMakers conference in Atlanta and spending the last day of Black History Month at Dunbar High School gives us a chance to examine the importance of who tells the stories of our experiences and who interprets what the mean. Us being fully human in the world requires sacrifice. It requires us doing the right thing, even when it might c...

W.E.B. Du Bois warned us what was coming if we didn’t plan and address issues of collective, race and culture. Dù Bois’s question of what our collective objectives are and should be looms larger than ever today. 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...

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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...