Dr. Carr's lecture was mainly about how Africa has contributed to the world of academia and global traditions. Dr. Carr also spoke about the importance of acquiring knowledge and wisdom and using those tools to help fix social problems. Another point that was brought up was the lack of African philosophers. Not having African philosophers have kept Negroes from attaining intellectual freedom. African philosophers are necessary in order to examine the meaning or lack of meaning of human existence from an African perspective. The academic world that we know of today roots from African deep thought. Those who say that Africans do not want to learn are wrong, because learning, such writing and reading, originally came from deep within Africa. Dr. Carr began to end his lecture by talking about the circle of life. He emphasized how we must learn from our ancestors in order for us not to make the same mistakes as they did. The best way to learn from our ancestors is to read their work and study their history. He also mentioned how our children must be better than us and how their children must be better than them. This is essential in order for us to advance as humans. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed Dr. Carr's lecture. I thought his lecture was very informative, but also inspiring at the same time. Dr. Carr’s lecture made me really think about all the contributions Africa has made to the world. I feel like a lot of these contributions are overlooked or even undermined. Although Africa has made many important contributions, I feel like it has much more to give and we must keep growing as intellectuals in order to help solve the social problems of today.
Good job!
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