Sep 6, 2024
In this week's Black World
News, Kehinde nearly got arrested.
The police, a Black police officer (at that) politely invited
Kehinde for a voluntary interview at the police station about a
video he put online. The video was posted on YouTube two months ago
called It's not a Crime to Call a
"Coconut" a "Coconut." Posted in response
to Marieha Hussain's arrest for carrying a
placard during a pro-Palestine demonstration, depicting the faces
of former Tory prime minister Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman, the
former Tory home secretary, alongside coconuts under a tree on a
beach. Since then she lost her job and was charged with a racially
aggravated public order offense.
Marieha's trial is next week: September
12, 2024, at 10 am, at Westminster Magistrates Court in
London, and the rally will be around 9
am. Kehinde plans to be there.
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In this week's official guest interview, Kehinde
is joined by Erika Brown, co-host of the
Broke-ish podcast, for a mashup between Make it Plain and Broke-ish
podcasts (the recording will be available on Broke-ish at a later
date).
They explore with respectful dialogue and disagreement: how to
embody the values of the Black radical tradition in their work and
podcasting and consider what public sociology and public
scholarship are, and how they fit in as Black radical public
intellectuals. They talk about the good, the bad, and the
in-between.
This podcast conversation has been partly funded by a grant
Erika received from the Jane Nelson Institute for
Women's Leadership at Texas University.
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Erika Brown started working in corporate America
when she was 20 and built a career of almost 25 years in Marketing
and Product Management. From the time she was a child, she vowed
that no one would know more about her money than her. Erika lives
with her husband and two daughters in suburban Dallas, TX where she
enjoys chicken on the bone as much as possible. Erika is a PhD
student in sociology at the Texas Women's University.
Broke-ish is about being broke—broke and Black in
America. About all the unbelievable *ish that America has done to
Black people to keep us in this broke-ish state. How we've
been in ways that personal finance tips and traditional financial
literacy can’t fix.
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BLACK WORLD NEWS LINKS
It's not a crime to call a Coconut a Coconut, Kehinde's video on
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZkD-e-b6Iw
Policing terms like House Negro insults Black political
thought, Kehinde's post on MIP
https://make-it-plain.org/2021/02/19/policing-terms-like-house-negro-insults-black-political-thought/
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GUEST LINKS
Broke-ish link tree
https://t.co/piye1ySPrh
Broke-ish Podcast
https://brokeish.com/
Op-Ed in Yes Magazine False Prophets of Profit by Erika
Brown
https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/truth/2024/09/04/false-prophets-of-profit
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THE HARAMBEE ORGANISATION OF BLACK UNITY NEEDS YOU
Harambee Organisation of Black Unity
(Marcus Garvey Centre + Nicole Andrews Community Library,
Birmingham, UK)
https://www.blackunity.org.uk/
CAP25 - Convention of Afrikan People - Gambia - May 17-19,
2025 (Everyone's
Welcome*)
On Malcolm X’s 100th birthday, the Harambee Organisation of
Black Unity is bringing together those in Afrika and the Diaspora
who want to fulfill Malcolm’s legacy and build a global
organization for Black people. This is an open invitation to
anyone.
*On the
CAP Steering Committee, we have a Marginalized identities group
that looks at LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized identities within
Blackness, to ensure all Black people are included.
https://make-it-plain.org/convention-of-afrikan-people/
BUF - Black United Front
Global directory of
Black organizations. This will be hosted completely free of charge
so if you run a Black organization please email the name, address,
website, and contact info to mip@blackunity.org.uk to be
listed.
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SOCIALS
Guest links: (T) @brownerika @broke_ish (IG) @brownerikah brokeishpodcast
Host: (IG) @kehindeandrews (X) @kehinde_andrews
Podcast team: @makeitplainorg @weylandmck
@inhisownterms @farafinmuso
Platform: www.make-it-plain.org (Blog) www.youtube.com/@MakeItPlain1964 (YT)
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For any help with your audio visit: https://weylandmck.com/
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Make it Plain is the Editorial Wing of the Harambee
Organisation of Black Unity