"COCONUT TRIAL" LIVE REACTION W/NELS ABBEY + SCHOOLS ARE COPYING PRISONS - S2 EP12

"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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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