Chenjerai Kumanyika

But it turns out when you look at history from then until now, no matter how you protest, it's considered the wrong way if you're challenging the status quo.

But it turns out when you look at history from then until now, no matter how you protest, it's considered the wrong way if you're challenging the status quo.

Yeah, I would just say that, you know, historically, when you've seen this kind of oppression in America— It definitely has a chilling effect. It's scary. People get hurt and detained. But I mean, going all the way back to slavery, you actually see groups of people coming together around it as well. Right now, what's happening is I'm actually seeing people come together in the streets.

Yeah, I would just say that, you know, historically, when you've seen this kind of oppression in America— It definitely has a chilling effect. It's scary. People get hurt and detained. But I mean, going all the way back to slavery, you actually see groups of people coming together around it as well. Right now, what's happening is I'm actually seeing people come together in the streets.

Yeah, I would just say that, you know, historically, when you've seen this kind of oppression in America— It definitely has a chilling effect. It's scary. People get hurt and detained. But I mean, going all the way back to slavery, you actually see groups of people coming together around it as well. Right now, what's happening is I'm actually seeing people come together in the streets.

People who formerly disagreed over certain things are saying, this is too far. This, I can't abide. Like a galvanizing moment. This galvanizing and not just protesters, right? Artists, right? educators, journalists, people from all sectors of life are saying, we're not going to take this. And so there are those who support it.

People who formerly disagreed over certain things are saying, this is too far. This, I can't abide. Like a galvanizing moment. This galvanizing and not just protesters, right? Artists, right? educators, journalists, people from all sectors of life are saying, we're not going to take this. And so there are those who support it.

People who formerly disagreed over certain things are saying, this is too far. This, I can't abide. Like a galvanizing moment. This galvanizing and not just protesters, right? Artists, right? educators, journalists, people from all sectors of life are saying, we're not going to take this. And so there are those who support it.

But when I'm there with people across all these differences, right, that have divided us, and I'm seeing them actually take to the streets and find their ways, whether big or small, to protest, I'm like, this is the America I want to be a part of.

But when I'm there with people across all these differences, right, that have divided us, and I'm seeing them actually take to the streets and find their ways, whether big or small, to protest, I'm like, this is the America I want to be a part of.

But when I'm there with people across all these differences, right, that have divided us, and I'm seeing them actually take to the streets and find their ways, whether big or small, to protest, I'm like, this is the America I want to be a part of.

Yeah. I mean, recently, though, also, anti-Semitism and the conservative movement has been one of the engines that has fused and put new energy, energy of young people into the conservative movement. I remember being in Charlottesville where there was huge swastika flags and people explicitly saying, you know, all kinds of anti-Semitic things, replacement theory.

Yeah. I mean, recently, though, also, anti-Semitism and the conservative movement has been one of the engines that has fused and put new energy, energy of young people into the conservative movement. I remember being in Charlottesville where there was huge swastika flags and people explicitly saying, you know, all kinds of anti-Semitic things, replacement theory.

Yeah. I mean, recently, though, also, anti-Semitism and the conservative movement has been one of the engines that has fused and put new energy, energy of young people into the conservative movement. I remember being in Charlottesville where there was huge swastika flags and people explicitly saying, you know, all kinds of anti-Semitic things, replacement theory.

And remember, these are the people that Trump kind of defended, right? He said among them were very nice people. And I think in the space of a lot of these protests, I was actually seeing something beautiful, which was, as Rick said, Jewish rituals, seders and all kinds of other things happening in the space of protest against this war. Right. Right.

And remember, these are the people that Trump kind of defended, right? He said among them were very nice people. And I think in the space of a lot of these protests, I was actually seeing something beautiful, which was, as Rick said, Jewish rituals, seders and all kinds of other things happening in the space of protest against this war. Right. Right.

And remember, these are the people that Trump kind of defended, right? He said among them were very nice people. And I think in the space of a lot of these protests, I was actually seeing something beautiful, which was, as Rick said, Jewish rituals, seders and all kinds of other things happening in the space of protest against this war. Right. Right.

And also seeing Palestinian and Muslim students welcoming Jewish rituals. You're seeing like this tremendous, profound interfaith collaboration that's happening in the protests. And then that's the thing that gets attacked as anti-Semitic.

And also seeing Palestinian and Muslim students welcoming Jewish rituals. You're seeing like this tremendous, profound interfaith collaboration that's happening in the protests. And then that's the thing that gets attacked as anti-Semitic.

And also seeing Palestinian and Muslim students welcoming Jewish rituals. You're seeing like this tremendous, profound interfaith collaboration that's happening in the protests. And then that's the thing that gets attacked as anti-Semitic.