WATCH: Episode 196 of @InClasswithCarr with Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr) and @KarenHunter - "What Does It Mean to Belong?"
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, is a lens for examining the difference between social structures and governance formations in Africana. #InClasswithCarr #AfricanaStudies #NormanLear #Knarrative
Congratulations to @JaimeeSwift and @blkwomenradical for an incredibly beautiful and powerful 2-day summit celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Black Feminist Organization! So grateful to have been a part of this momentous event in spirit! 👏🏾🎉 #BlackFeminismLives!
On August 7, 1970, 53 years ago today, 17-year old Jonathan Peter Jackson, brother of George Jackson, brought 3 guns into the Marin County Hall of Justice, where Judge Haley was presiding over the trial of San Quentin prisoner James McClain. He drew weapons from his satchel, and with the assistance of McClain and 2 prisoners who were witnesses for McClain, Ruchell Magee and William A. Christmas, took Judge Haley, Deputy District Attorney Gary Thomas and 3 female jurors hostage.