Humanity in the Black
Location
African American Scholars and Educators (Session 4 Breakouts)
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Humanity in the Black explores the theoretical framework of Counter-Racist Logic created by Neely Fuller Jr. as a defense mechanism for humans politically classified as black. The purpose of this presentation is to display how Counter-Racist Logic can eliminate the cancerous confusion caused by the social construct of race. Humans who have been assigned to the racial category of black will be able to courageously acknowledge the social construct of race, acknowledge the effects of identifying with a description of a race, and how to use logic to counter the religious white superiority belief system (Fuller, 2016). The method used to facilitate this exploration is a combination of Comedy and Hip Hop. They both activate what Fuller (1984) describes as process of thought, speech, and action. Counter-Racist Logic will represent the immune system, created for resisting the cancerous dehumanization of the social construct of race. Major contributions of my dissertation include an application of the counter-racist code system concept, a critique of the intentional and continuous use of dehumanizing racial categories towards specific human populations, and my perspective on how to apply Counter-Racist Logic using human modes of artistic resistance against the false religion of white superiority. Comedy and Hip Hop will serve as methodological immune responses to the illogical religion of race, producing curriculums of healing for humans who are socially, legally, politically described, and assigned as black, or persons of color (Fuller, 1984; Watkins, 2001; Welsing, 1991; Woodson, 2007).
Keywords
Counter Racist Logic, Race, Mental Wealth
Professional Bio
Dr. Marion Christopher Pugh graduated from the Ed.D. Curriculum Studies program at Georgia Southern University in May of 2019. He was born and raised in Atlanta, GA and attended school in Dekalb County where he graduated from Cedar Grove High School. He graduated from Georgia Southern in 2006 with a degree in Broadcasting and Production, and also graduated with his Master’s in Counselor Education in 2008. He also served as an advisor to over 10 collegiate student organizations. Dr. Pugh teaches Diversity in Educational Context at Georgia Southern University for students who are interested in entering the teaching profession and provides educational consulting and mentoring for K-12 institutions, colleges, and universities..
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Pugh, Marion, "Humanity in the Black" (2020). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 60.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2020/2020/60
Humanity in the Black
African American Scholars and Educators (Session 4 Breakouts)
ABSTRACT
Humanity in the Black explores the theoretical framework of Counter-Racist Logic created by Neely Fuller Jr. as a defense mechanism for humans politically classified as black. The purpose of this presentation is to display how Counter-Racist Logic can eliminate the cancerous confusion caused by the social construct of race. Humans who have been assigned to the racial category of black will be able to courageously acknowledge the social construct of race, acknowledge the effects of identifying with a description of a race, and how to use logic to counter the religious white superiority belief system (Fuller, 2016). The method used to facilitate this exploration is a combination of Comedy and Hip Hop. They both activate what Fuller (1984) describes as process of thought, speech, and action. Counter-Racist Logic will represent the immune system, created for resisting the cancerous dehumanization of the social construct of race. Major contributions of my dissertation include an application of the counter-racist code system concept, a critique of the intentional and continuous use of dehumanizing racial categories towards specific human populations, and my perspective on how to apply Counter-Racist Logic using human modes of artistic resistance against the false religion of white superiority. Comedy and Hip Hop will serve as methodological immune responses to the illogical religion of race, producing curriculums of healing for humans who are socially, legally, politically described, and assigned as black, or persons of color (Fuller, 1984; Watkins, 2001; Welsing, 1991; Woodson, 2007).
