Revisiting the crucial insights they raised as part of the MasterClass series, “Black History, Black Freedom, and Black Love,” each guest discusses what lessons we can learn from Black history in this renewed period of racial backlash. The conversation is anchored in the question, "Was 2022 the last Black History Month?” and makes explicit why we must to fight to ensure it was not.
In this episode, Kimberlé is joined by thought leaders Jelani Cobb, Sherrilyn Ifill, and Cornel West, who share their perspectives on the threats to Black history and realization of Black freedom. KIRSTEN WEST SAVALI - VP, Content: iOne DigitalīRYAN STEVENSON - Founder and Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative Author, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption GLORIA LADSON-BILLINGS - Pedagogical theorist & educator Author, The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children MATTHEW HAWN - 10-year educator and baseball coach Former teacher at Sullivan Central High School in Blountville, Tennessee SUMI CHO - Director of Strategic Initiatives, AAPF Former law professor who taught CRT for 25 yearsĪLICIA GARZA - Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter Principal, Black Futures Lab In addition to resurfacing highlights from past episodes, this episode also shares information about some of the fascinating classes lined up to be taught by a who’s who cast of academics, activists and advocates committed to defending and expanding our multiracial democracy.ĭAVID BLIGHT - Professor of American History, Yale University Author, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom Listen along as Kimberlé revisits our continuing coverage of attacks on CRT - pulling out some of her favorite clips from past episodes to elevate how CRT offers a prism that allows us to see what is truly at stake. In anticipation of Summer School 2022, this episode takes a stroll down memory lane.
KENDI - National Book Award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of six books for adults, and five books for children.ĭrawing on the history of Freedom Summer, AAPF launched its Critical Race Theory Summer School in 2020 as a response to the state-sanctioned murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless Black lives that spurred the subsequent summer of racial reckoning. These vital books have been challenged or pulled from school libraries across the country. They discuss the importance of talking to kids about racism, and unpack the fear-mongering around Kendi’s critically acclaimed books about racism for kids, including Stamped: Racism, Anti-racism, and You, and Stamped (For Kids), both co-authored by Jason Reynolds. Kendi, founding Director of Boston University Center for Anti-Racist Research, and the youngest winner of the National Book Award for his non-fiction work Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. On this episode, Kim is joined by Ibram X. They break down why the featured author’s work is so crucial to an understanding of America's racial history, and why its opponents have labeled the work’s subject matter as forbidden knowledge.
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This episode marks the beginning of a new IMKC series called Author Talks, where host Kimberlé Crenshaw sits down with the authors of books banned by anti-CRT legislation.
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