This is an audio version of Race, Riots & History, Greg Thomas which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site June 6th 2020.
America's cities are ablaze with rioting after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, amid the heightened tensions of the coronavirus crisis. As a a scholar of Black American issues, jazz critic & integral theorist, Greg Thomas brings a unique perspective to this moment in history.
In this conversation with Rebel Wisdom's Alexander Beiner, he discusses the history of civil rights in the US through an integral lens, and explores what it will take to have a compassionate, nuanced and honest conversation around race and identity.
Read more about Greg's work on his blog: https://www.tuneintoleadership.com/blog
See Greg in our film 'Lost Ways of Knowing': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrqfg...
You can watch Greg's talk with Erik Davis at the Rebel Wisdom Festival 'Lessons from the Counterculture' by becoming a $5 a month member on www.rebelwisdom.co.uk/plans