Ed Note: Did you know that African American students from bad neighborhoods intentionally do poorly in school because they don’t want to be seen “acting white” around their peers? Well, if you (like me) thought you knew that shit, you (like me) have been taken in by some racist bullshit academics that spread like wildfire because it clicks snuggly with our internalized American anti-black racism. This is a fascinating conversation with Dr Yasser Payne. Also, Highlands Bunker is the shit, and you should consider a patronage.
Dr Yasser Payne joins Rob in the bunker to talk about Participatory Action Research, and how he has been using it on the streets of Wilmington to push for impactful, effective change based on real circumstances and addressing real systemic obstacles.
Show Notes:
- WEB DuBois’s Philadelphia Negro
- Cuban Literacy Brigade
- The People’s Report Mixtape
- Dr Payne’s TEDx Talk
- Faces at the Bottom of the Well
- The People’s Report
