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This Is Karen Hunter

S E1147: In Class with Carr, Ep. 151: Tyre Nichols and the SYSTEM of Brutality

This Is Karen Hunter

Knarrative

Empowerment, Africana Studies, Greg Carr, Karen Hunter, History, Education, Society & Culture

4.5888 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2023

⏱️ 119 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Greg Carr and Karen discuss the brutal beating that led to the death of #TyreNichols in Memphis, TN and how race (THE SYSTEM OF ANTI-BLACKNESS) was central in his treatment. Dr. Carr walks us through the #Africana framework to draw context. There is also a brief discussion of #Camden's disbanding its police force to great success. #inclasswithcarr

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0:00.0

This is Karen Hunter and welcome to the hub. He didn't have a negative bone in his body at all.

0:17.0

Energetic, outgoing, funny, goofy, always had a smile on his face, like he could have gave him a name cheeseburger.

0:27.0

My son, I know everybody say they, mother say they had a good son, everybody's son is good, but my son, he actually was a good boy. My son loved me to death.

0:42.0

And I know that was a bad word, but that was that's how he felt.

0:47.4

Yes, ma'am, you know. He had my name tattooed on his arm and that made me proud because most kids don't

0:56.7

put their mom's name but he did. On a Saturday, my son would wake up. He go to Shelby Farms because he liked

1:08.6

to skateboard. That was his passion. He's been skating since he was six years old.

1:20.0

That day when he left around 3 o'clock going to Shelby Farms to watch the sunset and take pictures.

1:31.0

I want Tyree to remember Remember. It's a great kid. I want kids and other people to know.

1:39.0

Ain't nothing wrong with being yourself. Tyree brought something out of me to make me feel like,

1:45.0

hey, you don't have to do that.

1:47.0

You don't have to follow a trend to be loved.

1:49.0

You can be yourself.

1:50.0

You can skate boy, you can ice hockey,

1:52.0

you can do whatever that you want to do and people will still love you.

1:57.0

All I know is my son was a great, great key. He didn't deserve what he got. Now what he deserves is justice.

2:05.0

Just, go.

2:07.0

Yes, go. Yes.

2:10.0

Yes.

2:11.0

Good everything. New Bians and Dr. Carr, hello, love you, good morning, good everything and everyone else.

2:20.0

Justice, I want to start with saying Tyree Nichols,

2:24.8

I want to say his name because he's now an ancestor.

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