June 3, 2020

 On this episode of The Afrocentric Social Worker Podcast I talk with historian, Professor and Chair of Africana Studies Department, Dr. Greg Carr. He discusses the history of HBCUs, the work of Dr. Carter G. Woodson and his book The Miseducation of the Negro.

We discussed the trauma of coming to the realization of your blackness, being able to process those realities and then wrestling with the awareness that creates. In chapter 2 of his book, Woodson titles his chapter "How We Missed The Mark."

We also explore the work and writings of W.E.B Dubois. Even if you don't agree with Dubois' analysis of the Black condition or the way forward, we have to be able to understand his work and philosophies in order to critically analyze and critique his positions. 

In This Episode, Here's What We'll Cover:

• The history of HBCUs in America

• Are HBCUs still needed today?

• The History of Black Social Workers at HBCUs

• How Racial Trauma creates an awakening and how trauma sets off a trigger

• The life and work of Carter G. Woodson

• Dr. Carr's Book Recommendations

Links Mentioned In This Episode:

• Dr. Greg Carr website
• Dr. Carr on Twitter
• Manicka's Child Development 101 Training
• The Institute for Colored Youth
• Decentering Whiteness
• Rita Sanders Geier Case
• Ayers v Fordice Case
• President's Commission on HBCUs

Dr. Carr's Book and Speech Recommendations:

• Social Action, Advocacy and Agents of Change
• The Coming by Daniel Black
• America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Narrative History, 1837-2009
• The Eloquence of the Scribes
• Whither Now and Why Speech by W.E.B Dubois
• The Education of Black People by W.E.B Dubois
• The Hampton Idea 
• Education and Work Speech by W.E. B Dubois

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