This episode of In Class With Carr arrives at a moment when the United States is actively unraveling its own systems, driven by resurgent white nationalism and profit-first politics with global consequences.
As institutions bend and re-form under that pressure, Dr. Greg Carr and Karen Hunter ground the discussion in historical perspective, invoking figures such as Patrice Lumumba and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to remind listeners that political orders are not inevitable.
They are constructed through struggle and shaped by those who endure long enough to influence what comes next.
About Dr. Greg Carr
Dr. Greg Carr is an associate professor of Africana Studies and chair of the Department of Afro-American Studies at Howard University, with adjunct appointments at the Howard University School of Law. He holds a Ph.D. in African American Studies from Temple University and a JD from The Ohio State University. A nationally recognized scholar and educator, Carr led the development of Philadelphia’s mandatory African American History curriculum and co-founded the Philadelphia Freedom Schools Movement. He has lectured internationally and published widely on Africana Studies, Black history and pedagogy. Carr has received multiple teaching awards and is a frequent media commentator.
