This week, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch challenged us to rethink nationhood, identity and collective responsibility. Rejecting a single U.S. narrative, he reminds us we live both locally and globally, shaped by diverse stories.
Africana Studies helps us engage a world transformed by European expansion, where borders blur despite political efforts to reinforce them. As migration and networks rise, so does fear from those upholding global inequality. Yet through culture, education and justice, the people resist. and the struggle continues—“‘til victory is won.”
Watch Karen Hunter and Dr. Greg Carr break it down.