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Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and international politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture. Hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn. Website: https://realsankarahours.org/ Subscribe to us on Patreon to get bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours Our SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/realsankarahours

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Sunday Feb 14, 2021

RSH 79 -- Africa Rules, The Odyssey Drools (2.12.2021)

Sunday Feb 14, 2021

Recording February 10, 2021. Adam and Peter discuss the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), its hopes and issues to look out for, such as ongoing European neocolonialism in Africa. Then they talk about a split within Black Lives Matter -- a local chapter splits from the global network over the latter's grifting and attachment to the Democratic Party. Finally, they talk about a teacher removing "The Odyssey" from a school curriculum in Massachusetts and the need for Ethnic Studies and Africana in schools.

Links: what you need to know about the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2018/3/20/african-continental-free-trade-area-what-you-need-to-know ; AfCFTA text: https://au.int/sites/default/files/treaties/36437-treaty-consolidated_text_on_cfta_-_en.pdf ; making the AfCFTA work: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20.12.28-AfCFTA_Fofack.pdf ; AfCFTA goes into effect: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/1/after-months-of-covid-delays-african-free-trade-bloc-launches , https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/january-2021/afcfta-africa-now-open-business; Black Lives Matter Inland Empire announces split from Black Lives Matter Global Network: https://leftoutmag.com/2021/02/04/breaking/ ; Massachusetts teacher says she's "very proud" to have removed Homer's "The Odyssey" from her school's curriculum: https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/12/31/teacher-proud-removing-homer/ (reaction against it: https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/elviadiaz/2020/12/29/homer-odyssey-classic-not-something-ban-exclude/4070307001/) ; the myth of whiteness in classical sculpture: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/29/the-myth-of-whiteness-in-classical-sculpture ; professor wants to save the Classics from whiteness: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/magazine/classics-greece-rome-whiteness.html; American cultural roots traced to enslaved Africans: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/2/jubilee-america-culture-enslaved-africans/ ;