Sep 20, 2024
"COCONUT TRIAL" LIVE REACTION W/NELS ABBEY + SCHOOLS ARE
COPYING PRISONS - S2 EP12
➡️Video (filmed by Shezal Laing founder of Sankofa Day) of the Marieha Hussain "Coconut Trial"
Reaction w/Nels Abbey + Kehinde: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_3UwFsIdh3/
In this week's Black World News Kehinde Andrew has
been looking at secondary schools for his son, Kadiri, which
reminded him of how the schools are just prisons. He explains why
some not all inner city secondary schools, with mostly Black and
Brown kids, are just prisons designed to police mostly Black and
Brown children. But the problem is the schools, not the kids
because these schools are not a welcoming environment, the schools
are not resolving things effectively and the schools not building
relationships between children. Schools are historically designed
like prisons and are designed by designers of prisons. To support
this, Kehinde brings in and breaks down the concept of Total
Institution popularised by White man sociologist, Erving
Goffman.
It's important to overstand that schooling is not education, we
can't rely on the schools to provide the education that Black
children need. We also need community education so we are going to
create a resource bank to offer an alternative
curriculum for Saturday School and Black Education, please send in
your resource links to mip@blackunity.org.uk and we'll
create a Black education resource bank. Kehinde will talk more
about schooling stuff in next week's podcast episode when he chops
it up with Busayo Twins ("sharer of
intrusive political thoughts").
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In this week's official guest
interview, Kehinde and Nels Abbey (his
second appearance on the pod) share their immediate reactions to
Marieha Hussein's "Coconut Trial" verdict and circus (recorded
during an IG live straight after the trial). We've also got
Kehinde's audio from his speech at the protest during the two-day
trial.
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Nels Abbey is a British-Nigerian writer, media executive,
and satirist. Before this, he worked as a banker. His debut book,
“Think Like a White Man” was published in 2019. It contains satire
of modern racial discourse and politics in the corporate world. It
lays bare the rules by which mediocre White men get ahead. Nel's
writings can be found in several major newspapers and magazines.
His latest book, “Hip Hop MBA: what the Empires, moguls and
Business of rap can teach the World” is out now. Nels is one of the
co-founders of @blackwritersguild
and a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts. In addition to
all of the above, @nelsabbey is a
social and political commentator and can be seen contributing to
debates on several major TV channels.
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BLACK WORLD NEWS LINKS
‘Emoji trial’: Black man acquitted of hate crime charges over use
of raccoon emoji in politician row
https://independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/black-man-hate-crime-raccoon-emoji-b2508680.html
Total institution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_institution
“This is an attack on our community”: Kehinde Andrews blasts police
probe over ‘House Negro comments
https://www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2024/09/18/this-is-an-attack-on-our-community-kehinde-andrews-blasts-police-probe-over-house-negro-comments/
In last week's podcast episode, Kehinde gives an explainer
about Britain's history of policing Black political
thought
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taE6h5olFYQ
Will P. Diddy Become the New Jeffrey Epstein and Blow the
Lid Off Black Hollywood?!
https://www.theroot.com/will-p-diddy-become-the-new-jeffrey-epstein-and-blow-t-1851650011
The education of the Black child in Britain: The myth of
multiracial education
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4444310-the-education-of-the-black-child-in-britain
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COCONUT TRIAL + GUEST SHOW LINKS
(IG) @nelsabbey
(T) @nelsabbey
Prof. Kehinde Andrews, full speech outside
Westminster Magistrates during the trial of Marieha
Hussain
https://x.com/actualinterview/status/1834659976695931340?s=48
Police asked Black Studies professor for help on ‘coconuts’ case
before his own ‘house n*gro’ investigation by Nadine
White
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/kehinde-andrews-coconuts-calvin-robinson-b2612298.html
Think Like a White Man by Boulé Whytelaw III and Nels
Abbey (2019)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42005594-think-like-a-white-man
The Hip-Hop MBA: Lessons in Cut-Throat Capitalism from
Rap’s Moguls by Nels Abbey (2024)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199630775-the-hip-hop-mba
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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.
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
Guests: (IG) @nelsabbey
(T) @nelsabbey
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