Lion Tales: Recent Episodes
Erica Hawthorne
The family make up. How does the family make up in our community serve as a support system. Half vs Full Sibling.. Is that a thing in the Diaspora?
Black people have a lot of trauma in our lives. Instead of being skeptical of and not believing in therapy, we should embrace it. Praying is awesome, but if you broke your leg, you would pray AND see a doctor. Let's discuss how therapy and religion are complimentary and not competitive.
Today, we discuss how sports and entertainment have impacted the diaspora. Have these industries helped drive our cultural and economic advancement? Are there lessons from our successful participation in these industries that can help inform how we gain buy-in and support in more traditional business sectors such as tech and finance?
Let's discuss the lack of reparations for Black Americans, the impact and how it differs from all other communities violated by colonizers.
We never thought that hip-hop could take it this far! How has this relatively young art traveled from Black neighborhoods in the United States to communities around the globe? Has hip-hop crafted culture throughout the diaspora? Listen to us drop bars on the power of hip-hop on this episode.
As people of African descent we are called a lot of different things. Who decided what we are called? What do you like to be called? And, does it even matter? Is it situational depending upon who says it?
On this episode, we discuss the code switch. What is code switching? Is it a negative or a positive thing? Do you do it? Wouldn't it be nice if white people learned more about other groups so they didn't have to code switch? Let's talk about it!
Let's explore the commonalities and differences amongst people of the Diaspora. What are common misconceptions that seek to divide us and how can we overcome them to move forward as one people? We are more alike than we are different and our DNA tells the story of Africa, regardless of where we ended up on this planet.
We are all branches on the same tree. On this episode, we explore what the term African Diaspora means. Learn where each of our hosts sit within the Diaspora. The Motherland, the US and the Caribbean branches coming to you live and direct. Learn what we mean when we say the Diaspora as we discuss our history, including our triumphs and our tragedies.