Maroon Communities: The History of Black Brilliance and Freedom with Dr. Crystal Menzies

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There is so much history that we don’t learn in school.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Colonial and white supremacist historical narratives rarely acknowledge the history of Black resistance and rebellion, or the free Black communities created by Maroons, some of which still exist to this day.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Crystal Menzies joins Erica to discuss the past and present of Maroon communities, what they have to teach us about communal care and collective responsibility, and why we need accessible, intergenerational education.</span></p> <p><strong>In this discussion:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The history of Maroon communities and how they sustain their cultures to this day</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Maroon communities implement communal care and accountability</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why we need to learn about the resistance and rebellion of Black people</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why education needs to be intergenerational and in community</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Connect with Dr. Crystal Menzies:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://emancipatededucation.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">EmancipatED</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Instagram:</span> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/emancipate_ed/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@emancipate_ed</span></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Ready to dive deeper?</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.pauseontheplay.com/community"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Pause on the Play, The Community</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">was created as a space to be able to share information, to allow people to connect with