The King's English with Micah Bournes

Micah Bournes is a poet, hip hop artist & singer. He discusses his experiences in Long Beach public schools and later a conservative Bible college, laments some of the important elements that were lacking, and offers provocative but timely reflections on ways to reimagine education and other systems of society. This was recorded in front of a limited group at the Honors Living-Learning Community at CUI. Micah has just released a book of poetry called Here Comes This Dreamer and is about to release a pop album with the artist Lucee. He reads two poems from his book and discusses a recent hip hop track, which is included in this episode.  (Note: Apologies for the mic gain being too high at first but it smooths out after the first couple minutes.)

This episode is a cross-cast with a new project Jeff is part of called the Cui Bono Cast. Subscribe to that show if you want stimulating academic discussion that’s intended to connect to real world issues.

Topics Discussed:

Harriett Tubman on the $20 bill

Martin Luther King Jr

The Western Canon

Modern Prison System

The Police

American Evangelicalism

Anarchy

And the video below….

Here is the audio of his latest collaborative effort with Lucee…