Decoding America's Forgotten Massacres & Racial Tragedies

Join Dr. Pius Kamau, Dr. Jasmine L. Harris, author and the department chair of Africana Studies at MSU Denver and Dr. Devon A. Wright an associate professor in the Africana Studies Department at Metropolitan State University as they discuss events from the 19th century massacres to the historical and modern-day issues of racial violence and systemic racism in America. Their conversation explores how institutional racism and capitalism intersect, the socialization of anti-Blackness, and the role of education in understanding these dynamics. They highlight the importance of acknowledging and confronting these issues to drive societal change and pursue justice.

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Key Takeaways:

• Historical Context of Racial Violence: Insight into America’s brutal history of racial massacres against Black communities and the systemic factors contributing to these events.
• Capitalism and Racism: Exploration of how capitalism, from chattel slavery to contemporary corporate practices, is built upon and perpetuates racial inequalities.
• Social Control Mechanisms: Examination of social order theories where race and social behavior are monitored through surveillance, contributing to the criminalization of Black communities.
• Intersectionality in Understanding Racism: Discussion on how intersecting identities and systems of power influence both historical and contemporary racial dynamics.
• The Role of Education in Social Change: Emphasis on challenging and transforming social ideologies through pedagogy and critical engagement in academic settings.

Quotes

"We are a country that is steeped in violence, founded in violence, and in a lot of ways, we've been socialized to ignore that violence." – Dr. Jasmine L. Harris

"The sophistication of white supremacy as a system and in terms of ideology, is even to get people on the receiving end of that system of oppression to buy into the logic of their own oppression." – Devon A. Wright

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