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 difference between Domas and Djalis.

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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 learning, reflection, dialogue and finding common projects to engage.

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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 what is shaping up to be a pivotal year in contemporary human history.

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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 redefine Social Structures in ways that protect and extend all Governance formations in them. Federalism has never been a true reality, and it is being tested in ways that haven’t been as acute since the Civil War. What happens when things fall apart, and the center cannot hold? We will discuss today.

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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, FAMU and two dozen other HBCU Cheer Squads. Additionally, the game will be attended by US Vice President Kamala Harris [Howard Class of 1986] and US Senator Raphael Warnock [Morehouse Class of 1991], among other high-profile figures.

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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 ethnicity with a fictional American identity, with the framing of Black people as the diminished citizenry, goes a long way toward helping us understand the contempt and pity with which others view us, and with which we so maddeningly and too often view ourselves.

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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.

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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.

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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 drawn domestically and globally.

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