Glocal Citizens: Recent Episodes
Florence Adu
Do you dream about “doing something” abroad? Then consider Glocal Citizens required listening in the due diligence, trusted advisor and inspiration department. In each episode, your host, Florence Adu visits with dynamic diasporans making local and global impact designing and applying their craft. Florence and her guests discuss the personal and professional dimensions of glocal citizenship and round out the conversation with a deep dive into to the business of their business, covering the technical and operational components of the work of “doing something."
May Greetings Glocal Citizens! With May Day just behind us, in this two-part conversation, my guest and I touch on topics very related to the evolving nature of work and especially the role that his organization LEAP Africa (https://leapafrica.org) is playing in preparing African youth for roles and responsibilities in all forms and on all levels of leadership. Born and raised in Nigeria, Femi Taiwo is currently the Executive Director of LEAP Africa, Nigeria’s foremost youth leadership development organization. Prior to this position at LEAP, Femi was the founding Executive Director of Eagles HOPE Foundation, a non-profit initiated by the Covenant University Alumni Association, where he led the organisation to create and execute award-winning youth programmes. Internationally, he has worked with GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals and at a social research consultancy both in the United Kingdom. He has extensive skills in programme design and management, learning & development design and delivery, business development, strategy, organisational development, stakeholder management, and innovation management. With a personal mission of facilitating the transformation of individuals, organisations and nations, he is extremely passionate about leadership and enterprise development, youth development and youth-led development. Where to find Femi? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefemitaiwo/?originalSubdomain=ng) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thefemitaiwo/?hl=en) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheFemiTaiwo) What's Femi watching? Bridgerton (https://www.netflix.com/title/80232398?source=35) Unauthorized Living (https://www.netflix.com/title/80241001?source=35) Friends (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108778/) The John Wayne Gacy Tapes (https://www.netflix.com/title/81298614) Queen and Slim (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%26_Slim) What's Femi listening to? Maxwell Leadership Podcat (https://johnmaxwellleadershippodcast.com) Dr. Myles Munroe (https://www.munroeglobal.com) How I Builth This Podcast (https://www.npr.org/series/490248027/how-i-built-this) I Said What I Said Podcast (https://isaidwhatisaidpodcast.com) Other topics of interest: Youth Day of Service (https://youthdayofservice.org) Bariga (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bariga) Olamide (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olamide) Chibok Girls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibok_schoolgirls_kidnapping) Ritual Killings in Lagos 2014 (https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/horror-ritual-killings-everywhere-inspite-civilization/) Special Guest: Femi Taiwo.
May Greetings Glocal Citizens! With May Day just behind us, in this two-part conversation, my guest and I touch on topics very related to the evolving nature of work and especially the role that his organization LEAP Africa (https://leapafrica.org) is playing in preparing African youth for roles and responsibilities in all forms and on all levels of leadership. Born and raised in Nigeria, Femi Taiwo is currently the Executive Director of LEAP Africa, Nigeria’s foremost youth leadership development organization. Prior to this position at LEAP, Femi was the founding Executive Director of Eagles HOPE Foundation, a non-profit initiated by the Covenant University Alumni Association, where he led the organisation to create and execute award-winning youth programmes. Internationally, he has worked with GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals and at a social research consultancy both in the United Kingdom. He has extensive skills in programme design and management, learning & development design and delivery, business development, strategy, organisational development, stakeholder management, and innovation management. With a personal mission of facilitating the transformation of individuals, organisations and nations, he is extremely passionate about leadership and enterprise development, youth development and youth-led development. Where to find Femi? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefemitaiwo/?originalSubdomain=ng) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thefemitaiwo/?hl=en) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheFemiTaiwo) What's Femi watching? Bridgerton (https://www.netflix.com/title/80232398?source=35) Unauthorized Living (https://www.netflix.com/title/80241001?source=35) Friends (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108778/) The John Wayne Gacy Tapes (https://www.netflix.com/title/81298614) Queen and Slim (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%26_Slim) What's Femi listening to? Maxwell Leadership Podcat (https://johnmaxwellleadershippodcast.com) Dr. Myles Munroe (https://www.munroeglobal.com) How I Builth This Podcast (https://www.npr.org/series/490248027/how-i-built-this) I Said What I Said Podcast (https://isaidwhatisaidpodcast.com) Other topics of interest: Youth Day of Service (https://youthdayofservice.org) Bariga (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bariga) Olamide (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olamide) Chibok Girls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibok_schoolgirls_kidnapping) Ritual Killings in Lagos 2014 (https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/horror-ritual-killings-everywhere-inspite-civilization/) Special Guest: Femi Taiwo.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week my guest, Jamaican-born Natasha Moore, is a longtime friend that blessed me with a visit to Ghana over the recent Easter holidays. Our relocation stories synced in the same timezone (sometimes) as she relocated to London from Sydney around the same time that I began my journey in Accra. A stamped and sealed Glocal Citizen, Natasha is a success-driven leader with 20 years of experience delivering results across multiple industries and is currently the Global Head of Talent Development at Christie’s (https://www.christies.com/?lid=1≻_lang=en). She is a performance–driven, human capital and organisational development professional, with a successful track record delivering talent development strategies and programmes that are directly aligned with a firm’s overall objectives such that the specific skills and capabilities meet the demands of clients and changing market conditions. Natasha has worked in global roles throughout her career and has extensive experience working with senior executives to develop their workforce with a global agenda in mind. Her experience is anchored in aligning talent development with organizational profitability objectives and as a thought leader, trusted advisor, consultant, and mentor to clients and peers which has prepared her perfectly for her current role and the next phase of growing both personally and professionally. We'll hear about this and much more in this multi-continental journey with Natasha. Where to find Natasha? On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-d-moore-2403771/?originalSubdomain=uk) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tashasspot/?hl=en) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/iamnatashamoore?lang=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/natasha.moore.963) What's Natasha reading? Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Paperback (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00G1J1D28&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_H25WVR0BNYQNT57873YY&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Greg McKeown The Seat of the Soul (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B000SEHS8K&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_G1BQPM5TTSM7T8WX63B9&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Gary Zukav The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B005BRS8Z6&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_42H2WTAR0W40ZCBAFSWF&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Don Miguel Ruiz Books by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (https://smile.amazon.com/Chimamanda-Ngozi-Adichie/e/B00PODW5UG/ref=sxts_entity_l_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=WrSve&pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_r=ZZ8272RHERYTFHCQ6GGB&pd_rd_r=b4aa865e-d735-4f7d-93a9-0d3868ac7030&pd_rd_wg=3wRxm&qid=1650817273&cv_ct_cx=chimamanda+ngozi+adichie+books) Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B09B561V98&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_EXC2C455BAFEA0NSCDHM&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by J. Nozipo Maraire God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00351DS5A&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_AYWM51Z3H5MQ0J337TZB&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Regina Brett Other topics of interest: What is a Matrix Project? (https://asana.com/resources/matrix-organization) Borough Market London (https://boroughmarket.org.uk) Out and about in Manly 9 (https://int.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-north/manly) with a Barefoot Coffee (https://www.instagram.com/barefootcoffeetraders/?hl=en) Take a drive around Washington Gardens, Kingston (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U5XOlAGplY) Charlestina Beach Resort (https://www.charlestinabeachresort.com) and Ko-sa Beach (https://brandelmina.com/listings/ko-sa-beach-resort/) near Elmina, Ghana NourishLAB Smoothy's (https://nourishlabsmoothys.com.gh/?fbclid=IwAR1Y5UpkTHVQ-em8ed4fSDQ4UcZUNlG-3SgWuSEGWwl3RKRFiydpfSQGqMs) *When you click and purchase books using the links above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Natasha Moore.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! As many struggle with increasing food prices and potential shortages, many Africans, particularly urban dwellers have been at the whim of markets and failed policies. As a tried and true problem solver, my guest for the week, Luther Lawoyin, is keen on simple solutions. Born and raised in Nigeria, he is an entrepreneur with a passion for social impact. He is leveraging technology to build innovative business models and platforms to serve the next one billion people in Africa's burgeoning digital economy. He is the founder and CEO of Pricepally, a sharing economy e-commerce platform enabling people to shop for food and daily essentials together so they can leverage their collective bargaining power buying in bulk. Luther has built four revenue-generating businesses from the ground up including passjamb.com.ng (http://passjamb.com.ng/) an exam prep platform and Lucy.ng (https://lucy.ng/), a trusted platform supplying B2C and B2B branded merchandise, Lucy has sold over a million products with over a million USD in sales. Listen in and find out the mechanics of pushing the art and science of problem solving forward on an everyday basis. Where to find Luther? On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawwyy/?originalSubdomain=ng) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lawwyy.xyz/?hl=en) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/PricePally) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lawoyinl) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/lutherlawoyin/featured0) What's Luther reading? 12 Rules for Life (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B078C6C7QS&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_JKHJ8FSSZNPKM8GMDCZC&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Jordan Peterson Animal Farm (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0849MSLRX&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_6WF8EXS7VBFAGGC2JFAD&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by George Orwell Other topics of Interest: Oyo State (https://old.oyostate.gov.ng/) Maryland in Lagos (https://www.propertypro.ng/guide/areas/maryland-ikeja-lagos/) Naira Marley x Young Jonn - Mafo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nhO6b1XD2s) Special Guest: Luther Lawoyin.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's episode brings to mind a lot of "What nexts?" in the context of conflicts, wars across the globe. My guest has his mind on this as a matter of everyday practice. Makmid Kamara, a Sierra Leonean human rights leader, researcher and development communications practitioner has over 18years’ experience working with national and international development and human rights organizations in Africa and the United Kingdom. He is the Director of the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF) (https://atjlf.org) based in Accra, Ghana. Prior to joining the ATJLF, Makmid worked at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International (https://www.amnesty.org/en/) in London as Deputy Director of Global Issues and (Ag.) Head of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) Team; and served as interim Country Director for Amnesty International Nigeria and West Africa Researcher. As you'll learn in our two-part conversation, Makmid's lived encounters and life works are in many ways culminating the initiatives he is now spearheading which is a testament to the impact that focused attention on the importance of putting people at the center of solutions. Where to find Makmid? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/makmid-kamara-80091915/?originalSubdomain=gh) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/makmid) What's Makmid listening to? Fela Kuti (https://felakuti.com/us) Bob Marley (https://www.bobmarley.com) Morgan Heritage (http://morganheritagemusic.com) Out and about in Accra: +233 Jazz Bar & Grill (https://www.facebook.com/233jazzbarandgrill/) and the Lipstick Band (https://www.facebook.com/lipstickbandgh) Santoku Restaurant (http://www.yoloxperiences.com/santoku.aspx) Sky Bar (http://skybar25.com) Other topics of interest: Campaign for Good Governance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_for_Good_Governance) Day of the African Child (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_the_African_Child) Human Rights Clinic-University of Sierra Leone (https://www.facebook.com/HumanRightsClinic/) MacArthur Foundation (https://www.macfound.org) Truth and Reconciliation Commission (https://www.justice.gov.za/trc/) Center for Memory and Reparations Civil War Memorial (http://centerformemoryandreparations.org/civil-war-memorial.php) HumAngle - Nigeria (https://humanglemedia.com) WAVE - Gambia (https://www.wave-gambia.org) Ahmad Tehan Kabbah (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Tejan_Kabbah) wartime president of Sierra Leone Manchester United (https://www.manutd.com) Hearts of Oak (https://heartsofoaksc.com) Old Edwardians FC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Edwardians_F.C.) Special Guest: Makmid Kamara.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's episode brings to mind a lot of "What nexts?" in the context of conflicts, wars across the globe. My guest has his mind on this as a matter of everyday practice. Makmid Kamara, a Sierra Leonean human rights leader, researcher and development communications practitioner has over 18years’ experience working with national and international development and human rights organizations in Africa and the United Kingdom. He is the Director of the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF) (https://atjlf.org) based in Accra, Ghana. Prior to joining the ATJLF, Makmid worked at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International (https://www.amnesty.org/en/) in London as Deputy Director of Global Issues and (Ag.) Head of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) Team; and served as interim Country Director for Amnesty International Nigeria and West Africa Researcher. As you'll learn in our two-part conversation, Makmid's lived encounters and life works are in many ways culminating the initiatives he is now spearheading which is a testament to the impact that focused attention on the importance of putting people at the center of solutions. Where to find Makmid? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/makmid-kamara-80091915/?originalSubdomain=gh) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/makmid) What's Makmid listening to? Fela Kuti (https://felakuti.com/us) Bob Marley (https://www.bobmarley.com) Morgan Heritage (http://morganheritagemusic.com) Out and about in Accra: +233 Jazz Bar & Grill (https://www.facebook.com/233jazzbarandgrill/) and the Lipstick Band (https://www.facebook.com/lipstickbandgh) Santoku Restaurant (http://www.yoloxperiences.com/santoku.aspx) Sky Bar (http://skybar25.com) Other topics of interest: Campaign for Good Governance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_for_Good_Governance) Day of the African Child (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_the_African_Child) Human Rights Clinic-University of Sierra Leone (https://www.facebook.com/HumanRightsClinic/) MacArthur Foundation (https://www.macfound.org) Truth and Reconciliation Commission (https://www.justice.gov.za/trc/) Center for Memory and Reparations Civil War Memorial (http://centerformemoryandreparations.org/civil-war-memorial.php) HumAngle - Nigeria (https://humanglemedia.com) WAVE - Gambia (https://www.wave-gambia.org) Ahmad Tehan Kabbah (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Tejan_Kabbah) wartime president of Sierra Leone Manchester United (https://www.manutd.com) Hearts of Oak (https://heartsofoaksc.com) Old Edwardians FC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Edwardians_F.C.) Special Guest: Makmid Kamara.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week in our final #herstory in our 2022 March series, I'm happy to welcome Black feminist researcher, writer, and curator Nydia Swaby. Nydia is a Jamaican-American and have called London home for the past decade. She has a PhD in Gender Studies (SOAS (https://www.soas.ac.uk)), an MA in Women’s History [Sarah Lawrence College], and a BA in Anthropology and African American Studies [Rollins College]. Her practice builds on theories of racial, gendered, diasporic, and queer formation, Black feminism, Black studies, and my previous experience working at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. In her creative approach to knowledge production, she uses archives, ethnography, photography, film, and the imagination to curate programs and visual narratives, write essays and performance pieces exploring the gendered and diasporic dimensions of Black being and becoming. She also creates ancestral altars using family pictures and memorabilia, found photographs and archival images, West African textiles and wood carvings, crystals, fossils, stones, shells, and other curios. These practices converge in her forthcoming monograph, Amy Ashwood Garvey and the Future of Back Feminist Archives (Lawrence Wishart, Summer 2022 (https://www.nydiaswaby.com/amy-ashwood-garvey-and-the-future-of-black-feminist-archives)) and Caird Research Fellowship at The National Maritime Museum, ‘Curating Archives of Affect: Black Feminist Pasts, Presents, and Futures’ (December 2021 - September 2020), and my ongoing visual series, ‘Becoming with Archive: Blackness, Gender, Diaspora (https://www.nydiaswaby.com/becoming-with-archive)’ (2010 - Present). Alongside her practice-based research, Nydia work as the Curator of Learning at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, where she collaborates with academics, curators, artists, and writers to develop a multi-disciplinary, practice-based research and learning program. She is also a member of Feminist Review’s Editorial Collective and the Curator of Programmes, and co-edited a recent issue on queer, feminist, diasporic, and decolonial archives. Please read on and explore the topics of interest below for a thoughtfully curated account of the many individuals discussed in the episode. Where to find Nydia? www.nydiaswaby.com On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nydia-a-swaby-85a04132/) What's Nydia reading? The Sex Lives of African Women (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08JHT3LNL&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_TQTYAW9KZ638NHQ5H6F8&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah Dear Science and Other Stories (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08QGNPLDP&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_14YR1EYY3KX9J5MJHBMD&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Katherine McKittrick What's Nydia watching? Master (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11286210/) Daughters of the Dust (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104057/) Other topics of interest: Amy Ashwood Garvey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Ashwood_Garvey) Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Negro_Improvement_Association_and_African_Communities_League) Pan African Movement (https://www.historians.org/teaching-and-learning/teaching-resources-for-historians/teaching-and-learning-in-the-digital-age/through-the-lens-of-history-biafra-nigeria-the-west-and-the-world/the-colonial-and-pre-colonial-eras-in-nigeria/the-pan-african-movement) Garveyism (https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/marcus-garvey) Jamaica Kincaid (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_Kincaid) On Code Switching (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code-switching) Double Consciousness (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_consciousness) Girl, Woman, Other (https://smile.amazon.com/Girl-Woman-Other-Booker-Winner/dp/0802156983/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1648811909&sr=8-1#) by Bernardine Evaristo Ifeanyi Awachie (http://ifeanyiawachie.com/) Imani Perry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imani_Perry) Lorraine Hansberry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorraine_Hansberry) Barby Asante (https://www.barbyasante.com) S. Pearl Sharp (https://spearlsharp.com) Akosua Adoma Owusu (https://akosuaadoma.com/home.html) Rita Gayle (https://www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/student_profile/rita-gayle/) Joan Morgan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Morgan_(American_author)) Brittney Cooper (https://www.amazon.com/Brittney-C.-Cooper/e/B01N6XZ20X%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share) The Politics of Pleasure (https://www.instagram.com/thepoliticsofpleasure/?hl=en) Special Guest: Nydia Swaby.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the program, I had the opportunity to chat with Nigerian writer and activist, Ayisha Osori. Ayisha, also a lawyer, consultant and communication strategist has 18 years experience in the public and private sectors. Her clients include the World Bank, United Nations Development Fund, UNICEF, the Department for International Development, the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the National Democratic Institute, to name a few. She is the former CEO of the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (https://nigerianwomentrustfund.org) and is currently a Director at the Open Society Foundations (https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/who-we-are). A published author with a series of children's textbooks on social studies used in primary schools and a children's reference book on Nigeria, her first book, Love Does Not Win Elections (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B075DCKHK3&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_3KJHJ33QCZ7FDQN2M68W&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) chronicles her experiences in the electoral process and Nigerian Politics as a whole. She kept a weekly column for five years, first as the Pedestrian Lawyer in Thisday newspaper [https://www.thisdaylive.com] and most recently, as the Nigerian Citizen for The Leadership newspaper (https://leadership.ng). A regular commentator on radio and television, she has been involved in numerous campaigns to improve social justice for women and girls, governance in Nigeria and is an experienced advocate on gender and social justice issues. It was truly a pleasure to meet and find such accord with Ayisha. Many thanks to Episode 97 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/97) guest, Kehinde Togun for making the connection, contributing to our March Herstory mission. Where to find Ayisha? On LinkeIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayishaosori/?originalSubdomain=ng) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/Naijavote) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ayio72/?hl=en) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqgIzSPX8NyJFmhmBag-PHQ) What's Ayisha reading? The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B092LCLMZW&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_JQ1A5X6PKB4K9HTN6WGE&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Kati Marton What's Ayisha watching? King Richard (https://www.kingrichardfilm.net]) The Tragedy of Macbeth (https://a24films.com/films/the-tragedy-of-macbeth) CODA (https://youtu.be/0pmfrE1YL4I) Modern Family (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Family) Frasier (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frasier) Meet the Press (https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press-full-episodes) What's Ayisha Listening to? BBC's Focus on Africa (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gbjvb) Other topics of interest: Africa Continental Free Trade Area (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Continental_Free_Trade_Area) Rock the Vote (https://www.rockthevote.org) Eisenhower Fellowship (https://www.efworld.org) Map of Abuja (https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-of-Abuja-showing-the-six-area-councils_fig1_318653677) Oyo Empire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyo_Empire) Special Guest: Ayisha Osori.
International Women's Day Greetings Glocal Citizens! Did you know IWD was first celebrated in 1911? Commemoration of the date was the outgrowth of the suggestion by Clara Zetkin, a communist activist and advocate for women's rights at the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen in 1910. It was first celebrated 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. For this 111th IWD and in the spirit of advocacy and empowerment, my guest is, and continues to be a woman to watch. She's a thought leader in international development with a passion for young people, health and innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ekua Yankah, an Afro-German was born in Germany to Ghanaian parents; after living in cities across the globe, she is now based in Portugal. Ekua, a polyglot has 20+ years of international experience working for UN agencies such as UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast & Central Asia and the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) as part of the European Expert Group on Sexuality Education in Europe. She is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health at University of New South Wales in Sydney where she has authored/co-authored five book chapters, numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports, training manuals and curricula on education, sexual and reproductive health and health innovation. Ekua also has a passion for contemporary art and cinema and is an active supporter and funder of various initiatives in the art world. Be sure to catch both episodes of this two-part conversation as Ekua offers expansive insights into her ability to overlay her professional and passion pursuits for wide benefit. Where to find Ekua? On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekua-yankah-she-her-337836205/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ekuayankah/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ekuay) What's Ekua reading? Homegoing (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B019GF5YH8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_NZDDC35P41ZF6DHPQSCZ&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Yaa Gyasi What's Ekua watching? Our Madness (https://www.flagey.be/en/activity/5136-our-madness-joao-viana) The Underground Railroad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pq5Usc_JDA) Other topics of interest: PSI.org (https://www.psi.org) Peter Aggelton (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/peter-aggleton) The American of Journal Sexuality Education (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wajs20/current) The Clue app (https://helloclue.com/about-clue) and Hormonal Podcast (https://helloclue.com/podcast/hormonal-podcast-clue) Nana Oforiatta Ayim (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Oforiatta_Ayim) ANO Institute of Art and Knowledge (https://www.anoghana.org) We Are Born Free Online Radio (https://wearebornfree.net/radio/) On Renee Mboya (https://contemporaryand.com/magazines/disrupting-the-archives-with-renee-akitelek-mboya/) HANGAR (https://hangar.com.pt/en/) and Monica de Miranda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mónica_de_Miranda) Savvy Contemporary (https://www.savvy-contemporary.com) John Akomfrah (https://art21.org/artist/john-akomfrah/) Kwesi Owusu (https://africanfilmny.org/directors/kwesi-owusu/) Kuukua Eshun (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuukua_Eshun) Shaolin Qi Gong Kung Fu Meditation online (https://www.instagram.com/qigong_mesan/?hl=en) Special Guest: Ekua Yankah.
International Women's Day Greetings Glocal Citizens! Did you know IWD was first celebrated in 1911? Commemoration of the date was the outgrowth of the suggestion by Clara Zetkin, a communist activist and advocate for women's rights at the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen in 1910. It was first celebrated 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. For this 111th IWD and in the spirit of advocacy and empowerment, my guest is, and continues to be a woman to watch. She's a thought leader in international development with a passion for young people, health and innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ekua Yankah, an Afro-German was born in Germany to Ghanaian parents; after living in cities across the globe, she is now based in Portugal. Ekua, a polyglot has 20+ years of international experience working for UN agencies such as UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast & Central Asia and the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) as part of the European Expert Group on Sexuality Education in Europe. She is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health at University of New South Wales in Sydney where she has authored/co-authored five book chapters, numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports, training manuals and curricula on education, sexual and reproductive health and health innovation. Ekua also has a passion for contemporary art and cinema and is an active supporter and funder of various initiatives in the art world. Be sure to catch both episodes of this two-part conversation as Ekua offers expansive insights into her ability to overlay her professional and passion pursuits for wide benefit. Where to find Ekua? On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekua-yankah-she-her-337836205/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ekuayankah/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ekuay) What's Ekua reading? Homegoing (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B019GF5YH8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_NZDDC35P41ZF6DHPQSCZ&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Yaa Gyasi What's Ekua watching? Our Madness (https://www.flagey.be/en/activity/5136-our-madness-joao-viana) The Underground Railroad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pq5Usc_JDA) Other topics of interest: PSI.org (https://www.psi.org) Peter Aggelton (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/peter-aggleton) The American of Journal Sexuality Education (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wajs20/current) The Clue app (https://helloclue.com/about-clue) and Hormonal Podcast (https://helloclue.com/podcast/hormonal-podcast-clue) Nana Oforiatta Ayim (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Oforiatta_Ayim) ANO Institute of Art and Knowledge (https://www.anoghana.org) We Are Born Free Online Radio (https://wearebornfree.net/radio/) On Renee Mboya (https://contemporaryand.com/magazines/disrupting-the-archives-with-renee-akitelek-mboya/) HANGAR (https://hangar.com.pt/en/) and Monica de Miranda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mónica_de_Miranda) Savvy Contemporary (https://www.savvy-contemporary.com) John Akomfrah (https://art21.org/artist/john-akomfrah/) Kwesi Owusu (https://africanfilmny.org/directors/kwesi-owusu/) Kuukua Eshun (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuukua_Eshun) Shaolin Qi Gong Kung Fu Meditation online (https://www.instagram.com/qigong_mesan/?hl=en) Special Guest: Ekua Yankah.
March greetings Glocal Citizens! I discovered my guest this week in conversation with friend and guest of Episode 73 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/73), Jaykumar Menon. Knowing that I practice yoga, he figured an introduction to his cousin and her latest book would be fruitful. Indeed, I'm happy to have spent some quality time with Shailaja Menon to kick-off March, Women's History Month (https://parade.com/990318/kelseypelzer/womens-history-month/#:~:text=Women's%20History%20Month%20is%20March,Week%20on%20March%207%2C%201982). Shailaja is an Author, Speaker, TV Host and Certified 500-hr Manasa Yoga (https://manasa-yoga.com/about-us/) instructor with over twenty years of teaching experience in the field of yoga. Born and raised in India, now based in Malaysia, she is the Founder of the Mat & Beyond Yoga Studio in Puchong, Selangor. Her book on yoga, Yoga Shakti: Awaken Your Own Powe (https://smile.amazon.com/Yoga-Shakti-Awaken-Your-Power/dp/9386906449/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1VRPKY2H290V8&keywords=yoga+shakti+book&qid=1646016677&sprefix=yoga+shakti+book%2Caps%2C277&sr=8-6)r, was published in May 2018. She hosts the weekly show Yoga Shakti on Anand TV, based in the UK with audiences in Europe, North America and New Zealand. If you haven't already tried yoga, #listenandlearn how a few simple yoga practices can improve your day-to-day existence - Ham Sa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soham_(Sanskrit)). Where to find Shailaja? www.matnbeyond.com (https://matnbeyond.com/) On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shailaja-menon-428aba62/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/shailajamenonyoga/?hl=en) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/shailajamenon16) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/shailaja.menon.3) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4LlYU4C4Knc7NZEvFI8Jw) What's Shailaja reading? Super Brain: Unleashing the Explosive Power of Your Mind to Maximize Health, Happiness, and Spiritual Well-Being (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B009XBQHDQ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_CP33GSA69ECVP12NCK7W&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Deepak Chopra (https://smile.amazon.com/Deepak-Chopra/e/B004KNMPSI/ref=sxts_entity_pr_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=OA19L&pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_r=93EMY6XSJDF1CHSVDWV4&pd_rd_r=cd4cad5f-72a2-4bcc-ba86-d4057fab5ce2&pd_rd_wg=k6VDQ&qid=1646016468&cv_ct_cx=deepak+chopra) Other topics of interest: Integral Yoga (https://integralyoga.org) On the Eight Limbs of Yoga (https://www.healthline.com/health/fitness/the-8-limbs-of-yoga) Dr. Mark Hyman (https://drhyman.com) Dr. Daniel Amen (https://danielamenmd.com]) Dr. Joe Dispenza (https://drjoedispenza.com) Dr. Michael Beckwith (https://michaelbeckwith.com) Special Guest: Shailaja Menon.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's guest and I share a bit of our own personal Black history going way back to grade school, when his younger brother and I were in the same class from Kindergarten through primary school. We all met up again in high school as "jocks," doing our thing in the Colorado athletics scene. Fast forward to the late 1990s and there we were again bright-eyed and ambitious in New York City--Brooklyn to be exact, laying the groundwork for becoming the adults that we are today. From the basketball court to the comedy stage, Jon Laster has always been a crowd pleaser. He moved to New York City to realize his dream of being a Comedian and quickly moved up the comedy hierarchy establishing himself as one of the funniest comedians and most sought after hosts. Early in his career, he appeared on three season’s of BET’s Comic View [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103356/], hosted the first and second Underground Comedy Festival in New York City, completed a year-long tour with the National Association for Campus Activities appearing on college campuses across the US and hosted the longest running weekly comedy room ever in Brooklyn. Performing and hosting comedy clubs and colleges such at - the Improv in Los Angeles and Miami to Caroline’s and the Comedy Cellar in New York City, from the out skirts of Nebraska, to the shores of Bermuda, Jon has stood audiences on their feet across the globe. In response the tragic murder of George Floyd and national upheaval that followed, Jon found himself wanting to do more than simply protest. He wanted to do something that would directly impact and improve Black lives. Targeting Black businesses in particular, Jon recently ticked a new box on his resume becoming a tech CEO, with the launch of the Blapp app. Blapp connects is communities to local Black businesses across an array of sectors--bars and restaurants, boutiques and markets, professional services and much, much more. With nearly 20,000 downloads since launching in October 2021, Blapp is well on it's way to becoming a game changer in both the brick and mortar and online shopping spaces! Where to find Jon? Blapp App (https://www.blappapp.com) Comedy Cellar (https://www.comedycellar.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-laster-8b343136/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hewasfunny/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Hewasfunny/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/realjonlaster?lang=en) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHg5vt0ismLWvMB8_D2SL3g) What's Jon watching? Valley of the Damned on Discovery ID (https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/show/valley-of-the-damned-investigation-discovery-atve-us) Disney+'s Mandalorian (https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/the-mandalorian) Other topics of interest: Former CSU President, Albert C. Yates (https://source.colostate.edu/former-csu-president-al-yates-to-receive-founders-day-medal/) About Leslie Jones (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Jones_(comedian)) One Bedroom Film (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7236434/) About Margot Merrill Fernandez (https://www.linkedin.com/in/margotmerrill/) Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Venmo co-founder (https://www.americanbanker.com/conference/digitalbanking-2018/speakers/iqram-magdon-ismail) Special Guest: Jon Laster.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week, my heart is indeed warmed (I hope you all had a love-filled Valentine's Day) as I prepare to travel back to Ghana, leaving winter behind for 2022. I'm excited to share this fun and insightful conversation, which in many ways helps me pick up where I left off as I met my guest this week just days before traveling to the US. Fellow Stanford alum, Gina Paige's magic lies at the intersection of culture, science, and business. Her passion for helping individuals connect to their cultural identity has secured her a solid place in history as the co-founder of African Ancestry, Inc (https://africanancestry.com)., as a pioneer for a new way of tracing African lineages using genetics, and as the innovator behind a new marketplace for people of African descent looking to trace their roots more accurately and reliably. She travels the world helping people demystify their roots and inform on identities so that they may better understand who they are by knowing where they’re from. With a career that spans nearly thirty years, she has become the go-to expert on DNA-based ancestry tracing for people of African descent. This month African Ancestry is featured on VH1's Love & Hip Hop: Lineage to Legacy (https://www.essence.com/entertainment/love-hip-hop-lineage-to-legacy-special/) 2-part special where fan favorites of Love & Hip Hop and Black Ink learn about their genetic origins. Where to find Gina? https://ginapaige.com On LInkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gina-paige-a51150/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ginapaigedna/?hl=en) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/AfricanAncestry) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ginapaigeDNA/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Wewi5HTH9x0sWR1km19sw) What's Gina listening to? Chuck Brown (https://www.windmeupchuck.com) Lonnie Liston Smith (http://www.lonnielistonsmith.com) Pharaoh Sanders (https://pharoahsanders.wordpress.com) Sun Ra (http://www.sunraarkestra.com/1-main.html) Roy Ayers (http://www.royayers.net) Old School Hip Hop Sample (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0vzIL5CQTk) Other topics of interest: Gogo Music (https://washington.org/visit-dc/gogo-music) Narrative Psychology (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative_psychology) Dr. Rick Kittles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Kittles) 20th Century Hip Hop (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-50-greatest-hip-hop-songs-of-all-time-150547/) Special Guest: Gina Paige.
New month greetings Glocal Citizens! February in North America marks Black History Month [https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month] and my guest comes to us from a bedrock city in the story of migration and activism in black history by way of his own family's journey from in his native Cape Verde. Temosticles "Tem Blessed" Ferreira is a multi-talented keynote speaker astounding audiences with his unique blend of poetry, hip-hop music, and relevant social messages. He has spoken at many prestigious universities including Harvard University, Brown University and UMass Amherst and he has shared the stage with recording artists Common, KRS-1, and Ludacris. From large audiences at city-wide earth day festivals, to more intimate settings including classrooms and school assemblies, his word inspire people, particularly youth, with powerful messages focused on personal transformation, critical thinking, global responsibility and how young people can use their voices to be leaders in their communities. Merging his talents as a hip-hop artist and passions as an environmental justice activist he has recently completed a successful Kickstarter campaign enabling him to publish his stunning 252 page YA (young audiences) graphic novel, Planeta Blu - Rise of Agoo. He wrote this story to inspire the next generation of youth of color. As an African American born in west Africa, he was called to write this book to create a world where a strong, young black woman would be the hero and that other youth of color could see themselves in the same heroic, positive light. This is another lively two-part interview so be sure to tune in x2 for insights into how this justice entrepreneur is re[presenting] superheroes of yesterday and today for a more sustainable tomorrow. Where to find Tem? planetablu.com (https://planetablu.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tem-blessed-4b229440/) On Instragram (https://www.instagram.com/temblessed/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/temblessed) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/temblessed) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/temblessed) What's Tem reading? Autobiography of Malcolm X (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B013ZNNX5C&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_32E6GCG1H7G075Q334X9&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Malcolm X and Alex Haley The Art of Living (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01ER6FZVQ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5AEZ095XBVA4VY2BVAB8&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Thich Nhat Hanh The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B005BRS8Z6&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_2TTZNS4ABVKF0Q71V60C&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Don Miguel Ruiz Beyond Fear: A Toltec Guide to Freedom and Joy, The Teachings of Don Miguel Ruiz (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B084DC3SSK&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_21C0HVCBWN2Z4PF9M8SB&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Miguel Ruiz Books by Ram Dass (https://smile.amazon.com/Ram-Dass/e/B001HCS3GS/ref=sxts_entity_h_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=ppiTe&pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_r=T7RD5G9KAAX9KAXR2J4Y&pd_rd_r=590ba815-1508-4546-a28a-569817c00564&pd_rd_wg=9LwC0&qid=1643613281&cv_ct_cx=ram+dass) Spawn Comic Series (https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/spawn) What's Tem watching? Star Wars (https://www.starwars.com/films) See (https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/see/) What's Tem listening to? Kendrick Lamar (https://www.kendricklamar.com/) A Tribe Calle Quest (https://atribecalledquest.com/home/) De La Soul (https://www.wearedelasoul.com/) Bob Marley (https://dev.bobmarley.com/music/) Nahko and Medicine for the People (https://www.nahko.com/about) Chachi Carvalho (https://chachihiphop.com/) Tem Blessed's Music (https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tem-blessed/194971404) Strela Negra (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTHtrrc-hgA) Ceseria Evora (https://www.cesaria-evora.com) Other topics of interest: Van Jones' Dream Corps (https://www.thedreamcorps.org) Upward Bound (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upward_Bound) Knoll Farm and Peter Forbes (https://knollfarm.org/our-story/) Sundown Towns (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adeonibada/sundown-towns-racism-black-drivers-tiktok) Historic New Bedford (https://www.nps.gov/nebe/learn/historyculture/africanamerican.htm) Frederick Douglass (https://www.nps.gov/nebe/learn/historyculture/frederickdouglass.htm) Cape Verdean Americans (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Americans) Revolution Leader Amílcar Cabral (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%ADlcar_Cabral) Portuguese Dictator DiAntonio de Oli veira Salazar (https://www.nytimes.com/1970/07/28/archives/antonio-salazar-a-quiet-autocrat-who-held-power-in-portugal-for-40.html) Image Comics (https://imagecomics.com) Dark Horse Comics (https://www.darkhorse.com) *When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Temistocles "Tem Blessed" Ferreira .
New month greetings Glocal Citizens! February in North America marks Black History Month [https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month] and my guest comes to us from a bedrock city in the story of migration and activism in black history by way of his own family's journey from in his native Cape Verde. Temosticles "Tem Blessed" Ferreira is a multi-talented keynote speaker astounding audiences with his unique blend of poetry, hip-hop music, and relevant social messages. He has spoken at many prestigious universities including Harvard University, Brown University and UMass Amherst and he has shared the stage with recording artists Common, KRS-1, and Ludacris. From large audiences at city-wide earth day festivals, to more intimate settings including classrooms and school assemblies, his word inspire people, particularly youth, with powerful messages focused on personal transformation, critical thinking, global responsibility and how young people can use their voices to be leaders in their communities. Merging his talents as a hip-hop artist and passions as an environmental justice activist he has recently completed a successful Kickstarter campaign enabling him to publish his stunning 252 page YA (young audiences) graphic novel, Planeta Blu - Rise of Agoo. He wrote this story to inspire the next generation of youth of color. As an African American born in west Africa, he was called to write this book to create a world where a strong, young black woman would be the hero and that other youth of color could see themselves in the same heroic, positive light. This is another lively two-part interview so be sure to tune in x2 for insights into how this justice entrepreneur is re[presenting] superheroes of yesterday and today for a more sustainable tomorrow. Where to find Tem? planetablu.com (https://planetablu.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tem-blessed-4b229440/) On Instragram (https://www.instagram.com/temblessed/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/temblessed) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/temblessed) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/temblessed) What's Tem reading? Autobiography of Malcolm X (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B013ZNNX5C&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_32E6GCG1H7G075Q334X9&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Malcolm X and Alex Haley The Art of Living (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01ER6FZVQ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5AEZ095XBVA4VY2BVAB8&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Thich Nhat Hanh The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B005BRS8Z6&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_2TTZNS4ABVKF0Q71V60C&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Don Miguel Ruiz Beyond Fear: A Toltec Guide to Freedom and Joy, The Teachings of Don Miguel Ruiz (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B084DC3SSK&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_21C0HVCBWN2Z4PF9M8SB&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Miguel Ruiz Books by Ram Dass (https://smile.amazon.com/Ram-Dass/e/B001HCS3GS/ref=sxts_entity_h_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=ppiTe&pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_r=T7RD5G9KAAX9KAXR2J4Y&pd_rd_r=590ba815-1508-4546-a28a-569817c00564&pd_rd_wg=9LwC0&qid=1643613281&cv_ct_cx=ram+dass) Spawn Comic Series (https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/spawn) What's Tem watching? Star Wars (https://www.starwars.com/films) See (https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/see/) What's Tem listening to? Kendrick Lamar (https://www.kendricklamar.com/) A Tribe Calle Quest (https://atribecalledquest.com/home/) De La Soul (https://www.wearedelasoul.com/) Bob Marley (https://dev.bobmarley.com/music/) Nahko and Medicine for the People (https://www.nahko.com/about) Chachi Carvalho (https://chachihiphop.com/) Tem Blessed's Music (https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tem-blessed/194971404) Strela Negra (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTHtrrc-hgA) Ceseria Evora (https://www.cesaria-evora.com) Other topics of interest: Van Jones' Dream Corps (https://www.thedreamcorps.org) Upward Bound (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upward_Bound) Knoll Farm and Peter Forbes (https://knollfarm.org/our-story/) Sundown Towns (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adeonibada/sundown-towns-racism-black-drivers-tiktok) Historic New Bedford (https://www.nps.gov/nebe/learn/historyculture/africanamerican.htm) Frederick Douglass (https://www.nps.gov/nebe/learn/historyculture/frederickdouglass.htm) Cape Verdean Americans (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verdean_Americans) Revolution Leader Amílcar Cabral (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%ADlcar_Cabral) Portuguese Dictator DiAntonio de Oli veira Salazar (https://www.nytimes.com/1970/07/28/archives/antonio-salazar-a-quiet-autocrat-who-held-power-in-portugal-for-40.html) Image Comics (https://imagecomics.com) Dark Horse Comics (https://www.darkhorse.com) *When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Temistocles "Tem Blessed" Ferreira .
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we have part two of my conversation with an emerging global health leader with a unique range of international experiences. Erica M. Daniel began her professional exploration by pursuing her Masters in Public Health (MPH) and wanting to expand her capacity to work with individual clients, she pursued a certification in sex and relationship coaching through the Somatica Institute. As an intimacy coach she is serving as a catalyst to change the narrative on how sex, relationships, and love are viewed, particularly by those of African descent and Christian backgrounds. Erica dismisses the stigma that sex positivity equates to promiscuity. Instead, embracing the joy of natural sexual energy and expression. She channels her passion for this into the organization she founded in Accra, “For the Love of Fufu,” an Accra-based project operating on the premise that most people want to be an active part of their social experience. It brings a new style to how people connect and make lasting memories by curating highly interactive and engaging events around traditionally taboo topics. In true Global Citizens style, Erica is also lead curator of GlobaLuminary Consulting where her objective is to help everyday, normal individuals travel this world, the way best for them. I hope you enjoy taking a trip with us into Erica's world of love, intimacy and healthy self-care. Where to find Erica? Intimacy Coaching with Erica (https://intimacycoachingwitherica.squarespace.com/) GlobaLuminary Consulting (https://globaluminary.com/) For the Love of Fufu (https://www.fortheloveoffufu.com/founder) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-m-daniel-mph-6020582a/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/msluminary/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/ericamdaniel) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/erica.daniel23) What's Erica reading? Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B000UODXP0&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_MWSW8XZWR0YBDVPCF3KC&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Esther Perel Come As Your Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08BZWXK9J&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_H1D8XQS5YN3WJQ51CXPM&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Emily Nagoski The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B005BRS8Z6&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_2TTZNS4ABVKF0Q71V60C&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Don Miguel Ruiz What's Erica watching? Don't Look Up (https://www.netflix.com/title/81252357) Money Heist (https://www.netflix.com/title/80192098) Queens Gambit (https://www.netflix.com/title/80234304) Other topics of interest: 69 (http://trail.pugetsound.edu/?p=16686) The Somatica Institute (https://www.somaticainstitute.com/sex-coach/africa/erica/) Sex, Love & goop (https://www.netflix.com/title/81459349) *When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support!
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we have part one of a juicy two-part conversation with an emerging global health leader with a unique range of international experiences. Erica M. Daniel began her professional exploration by pursuing her Masters in Public Health (MPH) and wanting to expand her capacity to work with individual clients, she pursued a certification in sex and relationship coaching through the Somatica Institute. As an intimacy coach she is serving as a catalyst to change the narrative on how sex, relationships, and love are viewed, particularly by those of African descent and Christian backgrounds. Erica dismisses the stigma that sex positivity equates to promiscuity. Instead, embracing the joy of natural sexual energy and expression. She channels her passion for this into the organization she founded in Accra, “For the Love of Fufu,” an Accra-based project operating on the premise that most people want to be an active part of their social experience. It brings a new style to how people connect and make lasting memories by curating highly interactive and engaging events around traditionally taboo topics. In true Global Citizens style, Erica is also lead curator of GlobaLuminary Consulting where her objective is to help everyday, normal individuals travel this world, the way best for them. I hope you enjoy taking a trip with us into Erica's world of love, intimacy and healthy self-care. Where to find Erica? Intimacy Coaching with Erica (https://intimacycoachingwitherica.squarespace.com/) GlobaLuminary Consulting (https://globaluminary.com/) For the Love of Fufu (https://www.fortheloveoffufu.com/founder) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-m-daniel-mph-6020582a/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/msluminary/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/ericamdaniel) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/erica.daniel23) What's Erica reading? Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B000UODXP0&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_MWSW8XZWR0YBDVPCF3KC&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Esther Perel Come As Your Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08BZWXK9J&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_H1D8XQS5YN3WJQ51CXPM&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Emily Nagoski The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B005BRS8Z6&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_2TTZNS4ABVKF0Q71V60C&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Don Miguel Ruiz What's Erica watching? Don't Look Up (https://www.netflix.com/title/81252357) Money Heist (https://www.netflix.com/title/80192098) Queens Gambit (https://www.netflix.com/title/80234304) Other topics of interest: 69 (http://trail.pugetsound.edu/?p=16686) The Somatica Institute (https://www.somaticainstitute.com/sex-coach/africa/erica/) Sex, Love & goop (https://www.netflix.com/title/81459349) *When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Erica Daniel.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's guest has recently become hot topic across traditional and social media platforms. His black fetus illustration went viral ushering his medical career in with a bang. Nigerian, Chidiebere Ibe graduated in Chemistry from the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and in 2020. He then became creative director of the Journal of Global Neurosurgery. Having lost his mother to cancer, he became passionate about medicine, especially in relation to mothers and children. Independent from an early age, he raised funds for tuition to attend Kyiv Medical University in Ukraine, and will begin as first-year medical student this month. Chidiebere's affiliations include a roles as a Research Fellow/Creative Director at the Association of Future African Neurosurgeons (AFAN) and the Young Continental Association of African Neurosurgical Societies (YCAANS). He is also Creative Director and Chief Medical Illustrator of the Journal of Global Neurosurgery. He is passionate about contemporary illustrations of black patients and intends to continue working assiduously promoting the use of black skin medical illustration in medical textbooks and public health materials. He is pursuing a career in pediatric neurosurgery and intends to establish an association for black medical illustrators. We're confident that he will do just that! Where to find Chidiebere? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chidiebere-ibe-206ab81a9/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/ebereillustrate) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ebereillustrate/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Chidiesquire1) What is Chidiebere listening to? Nathaniel Bassey (https://nathanielbassey.net) Moses Bliss (https://www.browse.ng/2020/11/Moses-Bliss.html) Todd Dulaney (https://todddulaneyland.com/bio) Travis Greene (http://travis-greene.squarespace.com/about) Donny McClurkin (https://www.donniemcclurkin.com) Dunsin Oyekan (https://dunsinoyekan.com/about/) What's Chidiebere reading? You Have a Brain: A Teen's Guide to T.H.I.N.K. B.I.G (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00L7DLF9O&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_144T9VWXEBPEK140DZ29&tag=glocalcitiz09-20). by Ben Carson M.D. Other topics of interest: Elservier Publishing (https://www.elsevier.ca/ca/) Ukrainian language (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language) *When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Chidiebere Ibe.
New Year Greetings Glocal Citizens! As we usher in 2022 aka double deuces, this week’s episode is all about mindset. We’re going back into the Global Citizens archive for a compilation of mindset hacks from early guests of the podcast. In case you’e new to the podcast and not unlike some of my guests you might be wondering what is a mindset hack? Well, a description that I quite like is that mindset hacking is exploring the limits of what is possible, seeking excellence, or even balance which entails doing something exciting and meaningful, deliberately finding opportunities to be clever, problem solve and enjoy what you are doing. So with that in mind, this week you’ll hear from: Cordie Aziz-Nash (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/3), she is the CEO and founder of Environment360 and has roots in Sierra Leone, Ghana and the US; Nigerian-American filmmaker and founder of Refined Creative based in Accra, Ghana, Emmanuel Etim (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/4); Ghanaian, musician and social entrepreneur, Leslie Bentil (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/6), he’s the founder of Gutta Soles and the Gutta Soles Foundation; Nigerian pianist, music director, composer, and leader of Afrobeat band Ayetoro, Funsho Ogundipe (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/21); Ghanaian Amma Gyampo (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/7), Co-Founder of B2B Entrepreneurship Development firm, ScaleUp Africa; Also from Ghana, serial techpreneur and creative, Kwame Acheampong (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/23); Yogi and wellness-peneur, Nana Amoako-Anin (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/9), founder of Bliss Yoga Accra; and Valerie Labi (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/10), a social innovator, business leader and mother who just last week welcomed her third bundle of joy. Congratulations to Val and her family! So, as we ease our way out of holiday mode and into the flow of work I hope you enjoy these sound bites of inspiration to help nourish the start of your new year! Links of interest: AIESECUS.org (https://www.aiesecus.org/posts/mindset-happiness) Mindsetopia.com (https://mindsetopia.com/18-mindset-hacks/) Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0802450121/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_CQAFEGBS17FHBWEFYW59) by Priscilla Shirer About Kofi Ansah (https://www.kofiansahfoundation.com/) Fringe TV Series (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119644/) Sound effects: "Ambience, Seaside Waves, Close, A.wav (www.jshaw.co.uk)" by InspectorJ of Freesound.org Special Guests: Amma Gyampo, Cordie Aziz, Emmanuel Etim, Funsho Ogundipe, Kwame Acheampong, Leslie Bentil, Nana Amoako-Anin, and Valerie Labi.
Holiday Greetings Glocal Citizens! 'Tis the season for gratitude, cheer and new beginnings which is exactly what this week's guest offers in story and insight. Brigitte Perenyi is an award-winning Documentary Story Producer, Director, and Voice Over Artist, with a keen eye for visual and narrative details. She has traveled and worked in over ten countries in Africa and Europe; producing in one of the most challenging environments for media outlets, corporations, and organizations including BBC, World Bank, Open Society Foundation, and Conciliation Resources (CR). In 2017, Brigitte lead the full production of her personal story in a documentary film called, My Stolen Childhood. The BBC Our World commissioned 25 minutes edit which has been seen by millions of people globally. In November 2019, the BBC named her one of the most inspiring women in the world. She is a story strategist and cultural translator, who helps international media agencies and development organizations step away from narratives of victimhood and unequal power dynamics to tell stories that connect to the human heart. I'm delighted to share this inspiring guest and her story of ascent, overcoming a traumatic childhood to emerge in her womanhood as a masterful narrative storyteller. Where to find Brigitte? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brigitte-perenyi-45079742/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/bsperenyi) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/bsperenyi/?hl=en) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AnwkixlhxM) What's Brigitte watching? Awon Boys on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/81412226) The Creative Brain (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10338308/) What's Brigitte reading? Healing the Soul of a Woman: How to Overcome Your Emotional Wounds (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B078W6BQQ4&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_TFZDEZBZCK62VWBR06P7) by Joyce Meter Crazy Faith: It's Only Crazy Until It Happens (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08YD9J65Z&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_MHNFN94HZ51HFNJXQ7A2) by Michael Todd Woman Evolve: Break Up with Your Fears and Revolutionize Your Life (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08BZ1B4S5&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_9P4V8C6X4Z58GYB1K5YF) by Sarah Jakes Roberts Other topics of interest: What is the Trokosi System? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual_servitude) Imposter Syndrome (https://www.verywellmind.com/imposter-syndrome-and-social-anxiety-disorder-4156469) Check out Emmanuel Etim's episodes of the podcast (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/emmanuel-etim) and Refined Creative (https://www.refinedcreative.com/) *When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Brigitte Perenyi.
Season's Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week I'm sharing heartfelt cheer and lots of laughter as I meet with one to Africa's education super stars. In the past decade, her organization has quietly trained more than 10,000 teachers across five countries and the number is set to continue growing with each new initiative under her belt. As CEO and Executive Director of the Sesame Square Foundation in Abuja, Nigerian-born Ayobisi "Bisi" Osuntusa manages and oversees all aspects of the Education Research and Outreach departments of the Sesame Square project. In this capacity, she also co-develops teacher training and other educative materials, providing trainings for teachers, guardians, and educational officers, among her other leadership and implementation duties. Education has always played center stage in Bisi's life as you'll learn listening to the episode. And I trust that you'll come away with loads of new insights into the work necessary to prepare families, teachers and children to be the best that they can be! Where to find Bisi? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayobisi-osuntusa-60389b27/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/ayobisiosuntusa) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ayobisiosuntusa/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ayobisi) What's Bisi reading? Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01DHWACVY&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_KPFKBRQTWGKGTN0JMSKQ) by Trevor Noah What's Bisi watching? From Paris with Love (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179034/) Other topics of interest: Arewa24 (https://arewa24.com/en/svod-press-release-english/) Kanuri Language (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanuri_language) IDP Camps (https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/internally-displaced-people.html) Lego Foundation (https://www.legofoundation.com/en/) Shipt (https://www.shipt.com/be-a-shopper/) When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Ayobisi Osuntusa.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! I had a great time with my guest this week who joined by for my last interview from Accra for the year. We met via another stamped and sealed Glocal Citizen Asare Adjei [Glocal Citizens - Asare Adjei] and what a pleasure is was meeting this trailblazer! Nyamal Tutdeal is a former refugee from South Sudan resettled in the United States with her family. She has worked with various immigrants, migrants, refugees, indigenous communities, and women groups, both domestically and internationally. She is a notable international speaker and an advocate for displaced communities. Her advocacy work took her to the White House during President Obama’s term in office. She has hosted cultural events and facilitates dialogue on conflict resolution, antiracist/race relations and peacebuilding. She is also a mediator and teaches mediation, conflict coaching, restorative justice and conflict transformation. Nyamal is the co-founder and Executive Director of the NyaEden Foundation, an Adjunct Professor at Arcadia University and Director of Equity and Inclusion for CORA Services, a Nonprofit in Pennsylvania. She previously served as the policy director for Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalitions, a Nonprofit working on immigrants and refugees issues, and currently sits on the board. She holds a B.A. in Human Relations, an M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution. Nyamal is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis & Resolution at Nova Southeastern University. A hallmark of Nyamal's technical approach is humor which she shared generously--we had great fun and many laughs during the interview. You're invited to laugh along as we journey with Nyamal for her native lands to the US! Where to find Nyamal? [NYAEDEN FOUNDATION (www.nyaeden.org) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nyamal-tutdeal-a76b44b3/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nyamal_tutdeal/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/maltutdeal) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mal.tutdeal) Shades of Injera (https://www.instagram.com/shadesofinjera/?hl=en) What's Nyamal reading? Children of Blood and Bone (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B075JJDRZW&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_RR21E4KQRN55F1AT3KQ3) by Tomi Adeyemi Americanah (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0307455920/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_MP85RFZSWA8HEK2MVX0B) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Other topics of interest: Nuer People (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuer_people) White Fragility (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07K356517&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_MQQGYZB7NBCTJPDQHEAZ) Jessica .B Harris (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_B._Harris) and High on the Hog (https://www.netflix.com/title/81034518) Ponca People (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponca) Jesus and Jollof (https://www.youtube.com/c/JesusandJollof/videos) *When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Nyamal Tutdeal.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! I had a great time with my guest this week who joined me for my last interview from Accra for the year. We met via another stamped and sealed Glocal Citizen Asare Adjei [Glocal Citizens - Asare Adjei (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/asare-adjei)] and what a pleasure is was meeting this trailblazer! Nyamal Tutdeal is a former refugee from South Sudan resettled in the United States with her family. She has worked with various immigrants, migrants, refugees, indigenous communities, and women groups, both domestically and internationally. She is a notable international speaker and an advocate for displaced communities. Her advocacy work took her to the White House during President Obama’s term in office. She has hosted cultural events and facilitates dialogue on conflict resolution, antiracist/race relations and peacebuilding. She is also a mediator and teaches mediation, conflict coaching, restorative justice and conflict transformation. Nyamal is the co-founder and Executive Director of the NyaEden Foundation, an Adjunct Professor at Arcadia University and Director of Equity and Inclusion for CORA Services, a Nonprofit in Pennsylvania. She previously served as the policy director for Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalitions, a Nonprofit working on immigrants and refugees issues, and currently sits on the board. She holds a B.A. in Human Relations, an M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution. Nyamal is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis & Resolution at Nova Southeastern University. A hallmark of Nyamal's technical approach is humor which she shared generously--we had great fun and many laughs during the interview. You're invited to laugh along as we journey with Nyamal for her native lands to the US! Where to find Nyamal? [NYAEDEN FOUNDATION (www.nyaeden.org) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nyamal-tutdeal-a76b44b3/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nyamal_tutdeal/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/maltutdeal) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mal.tutdeal) Shades of Injera (https://www.instagram.com/shadesofinjera/?hl=en) What's Nyamal reading? Children of Blood and Bone (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B075JJDRZW&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_RR21E4KQRN55F1AT3KQ3) by Tomi Adeyemi Americanah (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0307455920/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_MP85RFZSWA8HEK2MVX0B) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Other topics of interest: Nuer People (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuer_people) White Fragility (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07K356517&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_MQQGYZB7NBCTJPDQHEAZ) Jessica .B Harris (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_B._Harris) and High on the Hog (https://www.netflix.com/title/81034518) Ponca People (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponca) Jesus and Jollof (https://www.youtube.com/c/JesusandJollof/videos) *When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Nyamal Tutdeal.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! Ten years on, after the Arab Spring bloomed, we're taking a virtual tour to Tunisia. There I met with Nadhir Douma a ICT specialist with an eye on continuous improvement of the human condition. Born and raised in Tunisa, Nadhir is a social entrepreneur, innovator and Artificial Intelligence enthusiast with an ICT background and more than 20 years in information systems mainly in higher education. He has founded and led two start ups in edtech in Tunisia. His first start up, e-Taalim, a free Weblog on e-Learning for executives, professionals and students in Africa and the Arab World was welcomed by several international organizations including UNESCO, ICT4ALL Forum, the European Commission, ALECSO and the OECD. In 2010, e-Taalim was chosen by the European association, Medventures as the best ICT start up in Tunisia. His second start up, ISLAMeBooks, a digital publishing house/ebookstore specialized in Islamic books in many languages was chosen by the World summit award as one of the best 40 eLearning projects worldwide in 2013. He is currently mentoring and coaching start up founders and giving advice in eLearning, ePublishing, eMarketing and eBusiness. In addition, he is also one of 371 Swedish Institute scholars enabling him to pursue a masters in Computer Science for sustainable development in Sweden. His connection to the Nordic region began in 2019 when his eHealth start-up project was among 75 projects from across the globe selected to incubate and launch in the Startup Visa program in Denmark. Tune in and find out more about Nadhir's other areas of interest and knowledge such as sustainability, sustaintech, circular economy, transformative technology, phytotherapy and more. Where to find Nadhir? On LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadhirdouma/] On Twitter [https://twitter.com/nadhirus] Other topics of interest: About Sousse [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sousse] Tunisia's Startup Act [https://www.insme.org/the-tunisian-startup-act/] Benefits of Prickly Pear [https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/expert-answers/prickly-pear-cactus/faq-20057771#:~:text=Prickly%20pear%20cactus%20%E2%80%94%20or%20also,antiviral%20and%20anti%2Dinflammatory%20properties] Benefits of Rosemary [https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/266370#_noHeaderPrefixedContent] Special Guest: Nadihir Douma.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! As of this week we've been on this journey for 100 Episodes!! Hurray :) and thank you all for joining me on this mission. I continue to be very much committed to manifesting a new world one guest at a time and the idea of showcasing the works and ways of all the dynamic diasporans out there doing their something is motivation to get to episode1000 in due time! My guest this week is a media professional and content creator that rounds out our first 100 episodes quite nicely. Ivy Prosper is Ghanaian born and while spending the majority of her life in Canada she is a passionate Pan-Africa and has developed a desire to help tell stories that can change the negative narrative of Africa often portrayed in the media. is very passionate about advocating for women and doesn’t hesitate to speak her mind when it comes to gender issues and educating people who don’t understand the disparity that still exists when it comes to gender equality. For over a decade she has been a public speaker addressing concerns related to the empowerment women. Born in Ghana, she immigrated to Canada at an early age with her parents. A graduate of Ryerson University, her career in the public eye began as a teen when she was pursuing a career as a fashion model before venturing into the fashion industry first as a designer then in retail footwear until she became an assistant buyer for a women's retailer. She later made a career change after studying Radio & Television Broadcasting at Specs Howard School of Media Art in Detroit, Michigan. Since then she has worked as a Television Reporter, Host, Producer and script-writer on various projects. Most notably she worked as a Consultant/Fixer on one episode of the Christiane Amanpour series, Sex & Love Around the World, which aired on CNN in 2018. She was nominated for Host of the Year in a Development Series by the RTP Awards in Ghana for her work on The Maternal Health Channel TV Series in 2013. Over the last year she has been a freelance Producer on documentary film projects with Refined Creative, a production company based in Ghana. As a reporter she’s interviewed noteworthy people including Oscar-Winning Director, Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), Actor/Producer Idris Elba, Oscar-Nominated actor Jake Gyllenhall, Recording artist Akon, Comedian Leslie Jones, Actor David Oyelowo, Grammy-winning recording artist Melanie Fiona and many more. There is so much more to Ivy, listen in and fully Prosper! Where to find Ivy? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivy-prosper-9872001/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/ivyprosper) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ivyprosper/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/IvyProsper) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ivyprosper/) On Pintrest (https://www.pinterest.com/ivyprosper/pins/) What's Ivy reading? Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes Into Stepping Stones for Success (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B002IPZITI&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_DWW1F9ZC6DWZMSGM6HJ8&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by John C. Maxwell Other topics of interest: Mel Robbins' The 5Second Rule (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01MUSNFOO&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_EADWTN6S0NY2NCAXN248&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) NAACP Niagara Movement (https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/niagara-movement) Year of Return (https://www.yearofreturn.com/) and Beyond (https://beyondthereturngh.com/) Maternal Health Channel (https://vimeo.com/user13926785) Grand Health Bazaar (http://ghb.livewellng.org) ...and join me on November 23rd @ 2PM WAT as moderate the COVID-19 status and solution-scaping afternoon sessions. *When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Ivy Prosper.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! I'm live on the streets of Accra this week on the podcast with my guest, Yaw "Zoh Zoh" Boateng. He is a Ghanaian activist musician and builder transforming items typically thought as waste into functional works of art. His stage name, Zoh Zoh translates to "one step at a time" in the Ewe language, one of his two mother tongues. He chose this moniker because life is a journey and his has taken him across the globe. In his journey he has lead an eight-piece band producing a unique, upbeat, and invigorating Afro-Reggae sound co-mingling Afro Beat, Afro Fusion Jazz, Old School Reggae and African Funk High life, all together for with a unique sounding rhythm driven by West African percussion. He has opened for act such as the late James Brown and Hugh Masekela. Nowadays he is making a mark in Ghana as the owner of The Pallet Kitchen (https://www.facebook.com/thepalletkitchenosu/) which is constructed of recycled pallets. His current project, "The Arrk," a tribute to the native history and sea vessels will open in December 2021 in time for the bustling holiday season. Where to find Zoh Zoh? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaw-boateng-56349030) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thepalletkitchenosu/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC35LTG-RsQPTXb7I9rEOQeA/videos) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/YBoateng) Other topics of interest: Napier, New Zealand (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napier,_New_Zealand) Who are the Kiwis? (http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-kiwi-and-maori) Nomadic African and other Zoh Zoh Music (https://www.reverbnation.com/zohzoh) Zoh Zoh chats with Wode Maya (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH-hGkx9KVE) Special Guest: Yaw "ZohZoh" Boateng.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week comes to us from Toronto, Canada by way of her native Cameroon. Tina Mbachu is a bilingual, social impact specialist and international development professional focused on Africa and the intersection of gender equality and economic empowerment. She is passionate about social entrepreneurship that fosters the creative economy on the continent and also builds opportunities for job creation. She is also the owner of A Few Good Things, an online store with the aim to highlight talented African designers whose work has sustainable and ethical production practices at its core. As a complement to A Few Good Things is her start-up enterprise Atelier MBOKA (https://www.instagram.com/atelier_mboka/?hl=en), which is focused on building an inclusive value chain for fashion accessories. If you're a social entrepreneur in the making or simply curious about the how to optimize social impact for your own work places, Tina is a resource ready and able to be your guide. Where to find Tina? www.tinambachu.com On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinambachu/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tina.mbachu/?hl=en) A Few Good Things on IG (https://www.instagram.com/afewgood_things/?hl=en) What's Tina reading? True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00I3LC9HU&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_1RNA61P4QNGFCKXV0ZDY&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Thich Nhat Hanh What's Tina listening to? On Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7wmvZq3NDBnGWrFjeItNwa?si=b25d611d2ed543b3) Other topics of interest: The Black Innovation Program @ DMZ (https://dmz.ryerson.ca/about) Bamileke People of Cameroon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamileke_people) Kizomba (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyrKfR-6gdQ) *When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Tina Mbachu.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! Around this time last year, the world--Africa particular witnessed the rise of a new and notable class of activists in the #EndSARS protests which was punctuated by a brutal conflict between police forces and activists in the Lekki Toll Gate Shooting on 20th October 2020. In this week's episode, I had to opportunity discuss the changing face of activism as well as the necessary changes in the ways that policy is taught, designed, communicated about and implemented with a consummate policy professional, Kehinde Togun. As former colleagues at www.ndi.org, he was introduced to me by my guest in Episode 93 [https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/93], Sefakor Ashiagbor and I am grateful, as always, for the introduction. Kehinde is currently the Senior Director for Policy and Government Relations at Humanity United where he leads the team responsible for engaging governments, multilateral institutions, and civil society in pursuit of policy change and regulatory action that cultivate the conditions for enduring peace and freedom. He has led global democracy and governance programs for 15 years which has included complex research advising on overseas investments; leading diverse development initiatives, including training senior staff of the Tanzanian government to improve service delivery to citizens; supporting members of the Iraqi and Kurdistan Parliaments to increase outreach to constituents; working with citizens in Nigeria and Kenya to improve electoral integrity; and enhancing the ability of NGOs in Iraq, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Turkey to demand greater accountability from their governments. He also serves on multiple boards including the Center for Racial Justice in Education [https://centerracialjustice.org/], an organization that trains and empowers educators to dismantle racism in the US education system. Born and partially raised in Nigeria, Kehinde started his glocal citizenship journey at the age of 11 when his family migrated to the US in search of healthcare solutions. Listen in, there's so much more to this talented diasporan. Where to find Kehinde? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kehindetogun/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/KehindeTogun?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) What's Kehinde listening to? Up First on NPR (https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510318/up-first) The Daily Punch (https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/the-daily-punch-47458) Hacks on Tap (https://www.hacksontap.com/about) Code Switch on NPR (https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch) Snap Judgement (https://snapjudgment.org/) Other topics of interest: About Teach for America (https://www.teachforamerica.org/) The Case Against Education (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07T3QRNLC&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_Z1YF5PBHA52SW8TY393M&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Bryan Caplan Truman National Security Project (https://www.trumanproject.org/) Council on Foreign Relations (https://www.cfr.org/) *When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Kehinde Togun.
Greetings Glocal Citizen! For this two part conversation we're continuing on a narrative transformation path in conversation with another writer, author and researcher--meet Dr. T.J. Desch-Obi author of Fighting for Honor: The History of African Martial Arts in the Atlantic World [[https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08N6VLKZC&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref=cmswrkbdpS75EHRXY70VDFPR4FAB0&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20]. Currently based in Columbio, T.J. is of West African--NIgerian and Liberian parentage and grew up in the Midwestern United States. He received his doctorate in African history from the University of California Los Angeles and is currently a visiting professor at Universidad ICESI’s Centro de Estudios Afrodiaspóricos in Cali, Colombia. He specializes in the historical ethnography of pre-colonial Africa and the African Diaspora with a focus upon martial arts, physical culture, religion, sport, historical linguistics, and military history. His current research focuses on the social history of the machete and the Afro-Colombian machete fighting from 1848 to 1960, and twentieth century prison boxing. Dr. Desch-Obi is a permanent member of the history department at the City University of New York’s, Baruch College, where he also teaches in the Black and Latino Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Departments. I hope you enjoy this journey with T.J. across continents and through a world history often obscured! Where to find T.J.? Selected research (https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/T-J-Desch-Obi-2078445331) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aes-OSwEs1s) What's T.J. reading? The Way of a Pilgrim (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B001SAR5B8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_045FWGCDFQAV7ABMM23N&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) Other topics of interest: Filipino Kali (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnis) Robert Farris Thompson Beni Hasan Tomb (https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2016/07/the-beni-hasan-tomb-painting-and-scholarship-of-the-southern-levant/) Nsibidi script of Nigeria (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nsibidi) N'Golo (https://dbpedia.org/page/Engolo) Holocene Climactic Optimum (http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/students/courselinks/fall12/atmo336/lectures/sec5/holocene.html) Jan Vansina (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0067270X.2017.1331542) Christopher Ehret (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Ehret) La Violencia (https://www.e-ir.info/2013/03/20/colombias-la-violencia-and-how-it-shaped-the-countrys-political-system/) Phillip Zarrilli (https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/tribute-phillip-zarrilli-1947-2020-the-mindful-thespian/article31649210.ece) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08MLJSK2L&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_J7ZJ3QYTHDW4DQ2TV048&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Frederick Douglass
Greetings Glocal Citizens! For this two part conversation we're continuing on a narrative transformation path in conversation with another writer, author and researcher--meet Dr. T.J. Desch-Obi author of Fighting for Honor: The History of African Martial Arts in the Atlantic World [https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08N6VLKZC&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref=cmswrkbdpS75EHRXY70VDFPR4FAB0&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20]. Currently based in Columbia, T.J. is of West African--NIgerian and Liberian parentage and grew up in the Midwestern United States. He received his doctorate in African history from the University of California Los Angeles and is currently a visiting professor at Universidad ICESI’s Centro de Estudios Afrodiaspóricos in Cali, Colombia. He specializes in the historical ethnography of pre-colonial Africa and the African Diaspora with a focus upon martial arts, physical culture, religion, sport, historical linguistics, and military history. His current research focuses on the social history of the machete and the Afro-Colombian machete fighting from 1848 to 1960, and twentieth century prison boxing. Dr. Desch-Obi is a permanent member of the history department at the City University of New York’s, Baruch College, where he also teaches in the Black and Latino Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Departments. I hope you enjoy this journey with T.J. across continents and through a world history often obscured! Where to find T.J.? Selected research (https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/T-J-Desch-Obi-2078445331) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aes-OSwEs1s) What's T.J. reading? The Way of a Pilgrim (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B001SAR5B8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_045FWGCDFQAV7ABMM23N&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) Other topics of interest: Filipino Kali (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnis) Robert Farris Thompson Beni Hasan Tomb (https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2016/07/the-beni-hasan-tomb-painting-and-scholarship-of-the-southern-levant/) Nsibidi script of Nigeria (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nsibidi) N'Golo (https://dbpedia.org/page/Engolo) Holocene Climactic Optimum (http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/students/courselinks/fall12/atmo336/lectures/sec5/holocene.html) Jan Vansina (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0067270X.2017.1331542) Christopher Ehret (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Ehret) La Violencia (https://www.e-ir.info/2013/03/20/colombias-la-violencia-and-how-it-shaped-the-countrys-political-system/) Phillip Zarrilli (https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/tribute-phillip-zarrilli-1947-2020-the-mindful-thespian/article31649210.ece) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08MLJSK2L&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_J7ZJ3QYTHDW4DQ2TV048&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Frederick Douglass *When you click and purchase books using the links above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: T.J. Desch-Obi.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we're venturing down to South Africa where we meet one of Africa's most prominent experts on African philanthropy. Dr. Bhekinkosi Moyo, born and raised in Zimbabwe--now based in Pretoria, SA, is a descendant of the Moyo (heart/soul) and Ndlovu (elephant) clans. Over the course of his personal and professional lives, he has continued to marvel and draw strength from their combined histories and diversities. He is a writer, author, researcher and thought-leader with keen interest in questions of African resources, democracy and governance. He has, so far, championed African discourse on philanthropy, contributed to the growth of many African civil society formations and has taken part in most of the continental processes of development and governance. He is currently an adjunct professor at University of the Witwatersrand Business School where he also heads the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment https://capsi.co.za/ . Dr. Moyo has more than twenty years experience working on knowledge generation, research and policy analysis as well as building capable institutions across Africa. He writes and support institutions of civil society, private sector and intergovernmental agencies on matters of governance, development and sustainability. Dr. Moyo, over the years, has become a go to specialist on African philanthropy. There's sooooo much more to learn from this dedicated activist, #listenandlearn! Where to find Dr. Moyo? www.bhekinkosimoyo.com On Twitter (https://twitter.com/bheki_moyo?lang=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/bhekinkosi.moyo.775) What's Dr. Moyo reading? In My Father's House (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0058RTM36&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_2AQNE2H7W0BWAY8KXA08&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Kwame Anthony Appiah Nervous Conditions (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08L58N4PR&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_AKWQE6KH1RC4S00EKM80&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Tsitsi Dangarembga The Beautiful Ones are not yet Born (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0435905406/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_4XS6P5QFBP1KM2MR20WY) Ayi Kwei Armah Chinua Achebe (https://smile.amazon.com/Chinua-Achebe/e/B0045671ES?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1633302639&sr=1-1) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (https://smile.amazon.com/Chimamanda-Ngozi-Adichie/e/B00PODW5UG?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3&qid=1633302868&sr=1-3) Ghana Must Go (https://smile.amazon.com/Ghana-Must-Go-Taiye-Selasi/dp/0143124978/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1633302977&sr=1-1) by Taiye Selasi I did not come to you by Chance (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B002U3CBGQ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_36ER008E43GQ6KTZT4MP&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Other topics of interest: Giving to Help, Helping to Give: The Context and Politics of African Philanthropy (https://www.amazon.com/Giving-Help-Helping-Give-Philanthropy-ebook-dp-B00OQQ3OUW/dp/B00OQQ3OUW/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1633298721) by Tade Akin Aina, Bhekinkosi Moyo, et. al. Akwasi Aidoo (https://www.trustafrica.org/en/about-us/former-board/item/3112-akwasi-aidoo) African Philanthropy Network (https://africaphilanthropynetwork.org/) Allen Fowler (http://www.alanfowler.org/) International Society for Third Sector Research (https://www.istr.org/) Kathleen McCarthy (https://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/History/Faculty-Bios/Kathleen-McCarthy) On Karate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotokan) Chinua Achebe (https://smile.amazon.com/Chinua-Achebe/e/B0045671ES?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1633302639&sr=1-1) CAPSI Journal (https://capsi.co.za/publications/) *When you click and purchase books using the links above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Bhekinkosi Moyo.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! It's a new season and across the globe elections and government transitions are top of mind and all over the headlines. For professionals like my guest this week, Ghanaian-American, Sefakor "Sef" Ashiagbor the spirit of the season is her every day occupation. Sef is a colleague of my guest on Episode 88, Gemima Neves Barlow [https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/88] at the National Democracy Institute where she is senior advisor for political party programs. She provides thought leadership and analytical expertise to shape the design and implementation of the Institute’s political party programs worldwide. She has conducted research, developed knowledge management products, authored publications and served as a conference panelist on a wide range of topics including: promoting issue-based political parties; political party coalition-building; parliamentary group organizing; political finance; democratic resilience; and political party programming. She has led political and program assessment missions to a wide range of contexts, and served in NDI offices in Ghana and Malawi. Her extensive professional travels have taken her to countries as diverse as Albania, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Morocco, Nepal, Uganda and Ukraine. Previous to joining NDI, Sef worked in international humanitarian assistance, developing funding proposals, and overseeing the procurement and shipment of relief materials to a variety of countries in crisis. She also worked in the West Africa department of the World Bank. Sef earned her Master’s degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Bachelor's degree in History from Selwyn College, Cambridge. She is almost fluent in French and speaks Spanish. Where to find Sef? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sef-ashiagbor-6abb64a0/) What's Sef reading? A Suitable Boy (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08NCMHBH1&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_NN0KQ0XX8V6H6QMHS9P4&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Vikram Seth Purple Hibiscus (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00B78AIV0&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_66GZXSR2BRYYHTPTZ462&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie How Beautiful We (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07XN8W4BC&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_M6QJ43BT350T1SA540D1&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Imbolo Mbue What's Sef watching? The Piano (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107822/) Masterpiece (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/#) Other topics of interest: What's happening in Guinea? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Guinean_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat) What happened in Côte d’Ivoire in 1999? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ivory_Coast_(1999%E2%80%93present)) The Circle on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/81044551) *When you click and purchase books using the links above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Sefakor Ashiagbor.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week has travelled to more than 60 countries and worked on five continents. Currently based in southern Spain, Dr. Ronda Železný-Green is a digital changemaker creating social learning systems to empower Black people, women, people with disabilities, and other marginalized populations in the technology and education sectors. Serving as a mobile technologist, trainer, and researcher, Ronda’s 16+ years of professional experience spans five continents and the public, private, and civil society sectors. A Black and Native American cis woman excelling with ADHD, Ronda also has extensive experience delivering action-oriented training that integrates the themes of racial equity and justice and gender with global perspectives. Hallmarks of her career include learning/educating with tech; championing, coaching, and mentoring women in tech; and empowering people to use technology as transformative tools to live their best lives. She is currently the Global Head of Training and eLearning at the Internet Society (https://www.internetsociety.org/) where she is leading the end-to-end rebuild and relaunch of our training programs, including the digital transformation of existing training activities due to COVID-19. She also serves in advisory and director roles at the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) (https://digitalimpactalliance.org/) at the United Nations Foundation, InnovateHer (https://innovateher.co.uk/) - where she is the board chair, and Noise Solution (https://www.noisesolution.org/s/). At the same time she's a tech-prenuer as co-founder and director of Panoply Digital Ltd is a socially conscious organization using their expertise in ICT, education, and gender to create solutions to development challenges. Ronda is a whirlwind of digital dynamism! Where to find Ronda? www.rondazg.com On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rondazeleznygreen/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/rondaz_g) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/rondaz_g/?hl=en) What's Ronda watching? Flight 93 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481522/) Love is Blind (https://www.netflix.com/title/80996601) La Granja de Zenón (https://www.youtube.com/user/cancionesdelagranja) Other topics of interest: What happened in 2009 in Madagascar? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Malagasy_political_crisis) About the Peace Corps (https://www.peacecorps.gov/) About Bell Hooks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks) About Paulo Freire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire) Seyi Akiwowo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/seyiakiwowo/?originalSubdomain=uk) and Glitch (https://glitchcharity.co.uk/) On Intersectionality (https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination) Special Guest: Ronda Zelezny-Green.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! For our next two-part conversation we're discussing health policy solutions for living well in Africa with my guest, CEO and founder of Nigeria's LiveWell Initiative (LWI), Adebisi "Bisi" Bright. As a social entrepreneur in the health sector, a qualified consultant clinical pharmacist and public health practitioner, Bisi is an innovative, pragmatic and result-oriented professional helping to improve wellness with a goal to improving life expectancy and reducing health illiteracy among the people. She is engaged in doing this by adding value to the 'social space' through the nonprofit organization LiveWell Initiative LWI - a health empowerment organization which has outreached over one million Nigerians and at least 3,000 Ghanaians with free health over the past three years. Be sure to stay tuned for both parts as Bisi shares insights on their highly successful COVID-19 treatment protocol and how LWI is pioneering a volunteer centered health care system in underserved, blighted areas in Nigeria. Where to find Bisi? www.livewellng.org (http://www.livewellng.org) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bisi-bright-33a22b23/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/l_w_i?lang=en) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/livewell_initiative_/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/livewellinitiative) What's Bisi watching? Gone with the Wind (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)) Other topics of interest: University of Zimbabwe (https://www.uz.ac.zw/) What is Sadza (https://www.worldtravelguide.net/guides/africa/zimbabwe/food-and-drink/)? West African College of Pharmacists (http://www.wapharm.org/) Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/) International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (https://www.iapo.org.uk/) World Hepatitis Alliance (https://www.worldhepatitisalliance.org/) Shared Value Initiative (https://svai.africa/about/#shared-value) Global COVID-19 Vaccination Stats (https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=OWID_WRL) Special Guest: Adebisi Bright.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! For our next two-part conversation we're discussing health policy solutions for living well in Africa with my guest, CEO and founder of Nigeria's LiveWell Initiative (LWI), Adebisi "Bisi" Bright. As a social entrepreneur in the health sector, a qualified consultant clinical pharmacist and public health practitioner, Bisi is an innovative, pragmatic and result-oriented professional helping to improve wellness with a goal to improving life expectancy and reducing health illiteracy among the people. She is engaged in doing this by adding value to the 'social space' through the nonprofit organization LiveWell Initiative LWI - a health empowerment organization which has outreached over one million Nigerians and at least 3,000 Ghanaians with free health over the past three years. Be sure to stay tuned for both parts as Bisi shares insights on their highly successful COVID-19 treatment protocol and how LWI is pioneering a volunteer centered health care system in underserved, blighted areas in Nigeria. Where to find Bisi? www.livewellng.org (http://www.livewellng.org) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bisi-bright-33a22b23/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/l_w_i?lang=en) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/livewell_initiative_/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/livewellinitiative) What's Bisi watching? Gone with the Wind (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)) Other topics of interest: University of Zimbabwe (https://www.uz.ac.zw/) What is Sadza (https://www.worldtravelguide.net/guides/africa/zimbabwe/food-and-drink/)? West African College of Pharmacists (http://www.wapharm.org/) Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/) International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (https://www.iapo.org.uk/) World Hepatitis Alliance (https://www.worldhepatitisalliance.org/) Shared Value Initiative (https://svai.africa/about/#shared-value) Global COVID-19 Vaccination Stats (https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=OWID_WRL) Special Guest: Adebisi Bright.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast it's our first family affair. In a one year later flashback, I had the pleasure of meeting Elizabeth "Liz" Rollins-Moskowitz, mother of my guest from Episode 37 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/37), Salim Rollins. Liz describes herself as "an 82-year old trying to grow up and figure life out." With roots in Westchester County, New York, Liz traveled the world first when her parents moved to Switzerland as a teenager and later as a model and wife of modern day Renaissance Man, acclaimed photographer, musician, writer and film director, Gordon Parks. In her modeling career, Liz appeared in Life Magazine, Vogue Magazine, Ebony Magazine, and other well-known publications of the times. Liz currently lives in Mill Valley, California where she continues to paint and is happily grandmothering, book clubbing, and meditating. Where to find Liz? On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009135356907) What's Liz reading? Under the River into the Sea (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B071FZSWP1&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_M7YPX1PBBB2DS5SMYRA7&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Walter Mosley The Melody Lingers On (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00NR1CZIE&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_T666ES0PDKXC5FN07GDY&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Mary Higgins Clark The Interpreter of Maladies (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B003K16PBE&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_2MHEE5DDGXCQF7C9E2R8&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Jhumpa Lahiri [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhumpa_Lahiri] Other topics of interest: About Liz's father, E. Simms Campbell (https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/campbell-e-simms-1906-1971/) About Gordon Parks (https://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/gordon-parks/biography) The Learning Tree (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064579/) Ebony Fashion Fair Freda DeKnight's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freda_DeKnight) Date with a Dish (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00ILRCCQO&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_XSV424QS32AMG5443K9P&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) Harlem's Hotel Theresa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Theresa) Cab Calloway (https://www.biography.com/musician/cab-calloway) Duke Ellington (https://www.biography.com/musician/duke-ellington) Count Basie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Basie) Spirit Rock Meditation Center (https://www.spiritrock.org/) On Education Reform in School Books (https://www.nytimes.com/1964/02/09/archives/education-integrated-books-segregated-primers-are-target-of-reform.html) Samuel P. Taylor Park (http://www.redwoodhikes.com/Taylor/Taylor.html) Kokrobitey Institute (https://www.kokrobiteyinstitute.org/#kokrobitey-institute) *When you click and purchase books using the links above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Elizabeth Rollins-Moskowitz.
Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week we meet our first Cape Verdian guest by way of Angola and New England in the United States. She's Gemima Neves Barlow, the deputy regional director for Southern and East Africa at the National Democratic Institute base in Washington, D.C. In in her 20-year tenure at NDI, Gemima has successfully implemented a wide range of democracy programming across the African continent, especially West and Southern Africa. Starting as Program Officer for Southern and East Africa, she supported electoral integrity and political party strengthening programs in Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Over the years, Gemima has expanded her technical expertise on democratic development in Africa, managing NDI’s largest country programs in West Africa as a Program Director for the Central West Africa Region (Anglophone). She has also coordinated several large international election observation missions in such countries as Ghana, Nigeria, and Liberia and served in NDI offices in Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Prior to joining NDI, Gemima was a program specialist at the Africa-America Institute (AAI) designing and implementing cross-cultural exchange programs for African activists in the areas of conflict resolution, good governance, citizen engagement and human rights. For NDI and AAI respectively, she also organized and led study missions to South Africa for delegations of Iraqi women leaders and U.S. Fulbright teachers.
In our conversation you'll come away with a greater understanding of the grassroots work that is necessary in supporting a strong, functioning democracy and much, much more!
Where to find Gemima?
www.ndi.org
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
What's Gemima reading?
Black Bottom Saints by Alice Randall
Just as I Am: A Memoir by Cicely Tyson
What's Gemima watching on YouTube?
Amber Ruffin
Karen Brit Chic
Angela Mashelle
Cassie Thorpe
Other topics of interest:
Africa-America Institute
Afrobarometer
Global Democracy Index
On Dem Tech
The Arab Spring began in 2010, more than a decade ago
About Cape Verde
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Special Guest: Gemima Neves Barlow.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! Earlier this month the world's eyes turned to Tokyo, Japan for the long awaited 2020 Summer Olympics which inspired me to connect with a former Stanford University track and field teammate, five-time Olympian Jacqueline "Jackie" Edwards-Flowers. Representing The Bahamas, she competed in the Long Jump and was ranked as high as 5th in the World. In her 17-year career as a professional track and field athlete Jackie's accomplishments include 2-time NCAA Champion and 5-time All-American while at Stanford. She also competed in a record nine consecutive outdoor World Championships. Following her athletic career, Jackie was a certified personal trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine and had a flourishing coaching/personal training business in Los Angeles, California. She worked with a wide range of clients from middle and high school aged kids to adults and professional athletes as a coach, a trainer and a Sport Psychology Consultant. Five years ago, Jackie decided to take on a new challenge and transition into the very competitive field of event planning. She always had a passion for creating beautiful spaces and memorable events but with no formal training in this industry, it was no easy task. However, her years of overcoming obstacles and rising to the occasion, along with her “if it’s hard, let me try it” attitude, helped her to set her sights on her new goal. Her journey began in interior design and has progressed into a career where her feet are firmly planted as the Project and Special Events Coordinator in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at California State University, Northridge where she truly feels that the sky is the limit. Recently, while working from home due to the pandemic, Jackie was spurred to add to her portfolio by creating a full-service home staging business, Gold Medal Home Staging & Design. She launched her company in late October 2020 and has already completed 30 projects. She says that her work at CSUN is her job and her staging business is her joy and that the combination of the two is extremely fulfilling. Where to find Jackie? Gold Medal Home Staging and Design (https://www.goldmedalhsd.com/) On Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Edwards_(athlete)) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/jackie.edwards.182) What's Jackie watching? HGTV (https://www.hgtv.com/) The Bachelorette (https://abc.com/shows/the-bachelorette) The Bachelor (https://abc.com/shows/the-bachelor) The Real Housewives of Atlanta (https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta) What's Jackie reading? Crushing: God Turns Pressure into Power (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07G74F876&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_3VPKHYYGV07YXV9E63VQ&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by T.D. Jakes Other topics of interest: Thomas Robinson Stadium (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Robinson_Stadium) Frank Rutherford (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Rutherford) Jackie Joyner-Kersee (https://jackiejoynerkersee.com/) Brooks Johnson (https://www.ustfccca.org/awards/brooks-johnson-ustfccca-class-of-1997) Mike Powell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Powell_(long_jumper)) Dr. Ross Flowers (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-flowers-ph-d-8364a89/) Thumbtack App (https://www.thumbtack.com/about/) Altra Running Shoes (https://www.altrarunning.com/) *When you click and purchase books using the links above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Jacqueline "Jackie" Edwards-Flowers.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're welcoming August with a doubleheader featuring Will Niava, an award winning Ivorian-Ghanaian film director based but not bound to Montréal, Canada. After his education in film production at the Concordia University in Quebec, Will directed a number of projects around the world. Namely, four episodes of MTV Shuga, a fiction series in the Ivory Coast as well as “Violence Of The Lambs”, a music video released on NOWNESS from which he made his first short film “ZOO”. ZOO was selected at over 60 international film festivals of which 15 are Oscar qualifying. The film has since racked up over 10 awards. After its Vimeo Staff Picks release, ZOO is now available on the prestigious Criterion Collection. I catch up with Will while he is in our shared home country, Ghana where he has been for the better part of the last year on new uncle duty and in research mode for his next project. He is in the post-production process of his second short film “ELEMENT” while also preparing his first feature film experience, co-writing alongside Jérémy Comte, the Oscar-nominated director. As you'll hear in Part 2, Will is now represented by LA based production studio Florence for commercials and music videos which has given him the opportunity to work with artist such as H.E.R and Billy Eilish. Where to find Will? www.wniava.com (https://www.wniava.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-niava-615857a7/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/freewillniava/) On Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/freewill) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/WassupHingstonHall/featured) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/WillNiava) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wyleezee) What's will listening to? Classic Reggae (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Szaolw3Q) AmaPiano (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4z8jM6c6NLp0H0szju3flc) Dave (https://santandave.com/collections/bundles) What's will watching? Memories of a Murder (https://www.criterion.com/films/31458-memories-of-murder) In the Mood for Love (https://www.criterionchannel.com/in-the-mood-for-love) Uncut Gems (https://a24films.com/films/uncut-gems) Good Time (https://a24films.com/films/good-time) Other topics of interest: NAFTI Ghana (https://www.nafti.edu.gh/pages/index.php?siteid=nafti) Concordia University - Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (https://www.concordia.ca/finearts/cinema.html) Black Magic Equipment (https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicstudiocamera) Red Digital Equipment (https://www.red.com/) Ghanaian Footballers Jordan Ayew (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Ayew) and André Ayew (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Ayew) Fauve Short Film (https://vimeo.com/293033666) Solitary Dancer (https://solitarydancer.net/) Barry Jenkins (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1503575/) Jordan Peele (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peele) About Amapiano (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amapiano) Afrofuturism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrofuturism) Special Guest: Will Niava.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're welcoming August with a doubleheader featuring Will Niava, an award winning Ivorian-Ghanaian film director based but not bound to Montréal, Canada. After his education in film production at the Concordia University in Quebec, Will directed a number of projects around the world--namely, four episodes of MTV Shuga, a fiction series in the Ivory Coast as well as “Violence Of The Lambs”, a music video released on NOWNESS from which he made his first short film “ZOO.” ZOO was selected at over 60 international film festivals of which 15 are Oscar qualifying. The film has since racked up over 10 awards. After its Vimeo Staff Picks release, ZOO is now available on the prestigious Criterion Collection. I catch up with Will while he is in our shared home country, Ghana where he has been for the better part of the last year on new uncle duty and in research mode for his next project. He is in the post-production process of his second short film “ELEMENT” while also preparing his first feature film experience, co-writing alongside Jérémy Comte, the Oscar-nominated director. As you'll hear in Part 2, Will is now represented by Los Angeles based production studio Florence. for commercials and music videos which has given him the opportunity to work with artist such as H.E.R and Billy Eilish. Where to find Will? www.wniava.com (www.wniava.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-niava-615857a7/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/freewillniava/) On Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/freewill) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/WassupHingstonHall/featured) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/WillNiava) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wyleezee) What's will listening to? Classic Reggae (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Szaolw3Q) AmaPiano (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4z8jM6c6NLp0H0szju3flc) Dave (https://santandave.com/collections/bundles) What's will watching? Memories of a Murder (https://www.criterion.com/films/31458-memories-of-murder) In the Mood for Love (https://www.criterionchannel.com/in-the-mood-for-love) Uncut Gems (https://a24films.com/films/uncut-gems) Good Time (https://a24films.com/films/good-time) Other topics of interest: NAFTI Ghana (https://www.nafti.edu.gh/pages/index.php?siteid=nafti) Concordia University - Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (https://www.concordia.ca/finearts/cinema.html) [ Black Magic Equipment (https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicstudiocamera) Red Digital Equipment (https://www.red.com/) Ghanaian Footballers Jordan Ayew (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Ayew) and André Ayew (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Ayew) Fauve Short Film (https://vimeo.com/293033666) Solitary Dancer (https://solitarydancer.net/) Barry Jenkins (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1503575/) Jordan Peele (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peele) About Amapiano (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amapiano) Afrofuturism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrofuturism) Special Guest: Will Niava.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week I meet with another artist with Caribbean roots. Beverley Watson is a ceramic sculptor, art therapist and licensed educator specializing in children with special needs. Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Beverley has been based in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for more than 30 years. She attended the Jamaica School of Art and Brooklyn's Pratt Institute where she studied ceramic sculpture as an undergraduate and also received her Masters of Professional Studies in Special Education and Art Therapy. Between the mid-1990s and 2007, Beverley co-founded Zakiya Art, a gallery that exhibited other Black artists' works in her Bedford-Stuyvesant home. This spring, Nefer Atum Lotus Blossom: rebirth & regeneration, her first solo exhibition opened at Brooklyn's Artshack community ceramics studio. In Nefer Atum Lotus Blossom Beverley exhibits work that continues where she left clay thirty years ago, inspired by the spirits of oceans, Africa and self-love. During that time Beverley was moving through life's challenges, breakthroughs, and gratitude, and bringing forth her inner Lotus, the reflection of her inner beauty. I'm excited to share this emerging treasure with you! Where to find Beverley? @Artshack Brooklyn (http://www.artshackbrooklyn.org/nefer-atum) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverley-watson-b8836024/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/betorsculptor/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/artshackbrooklyn/posts/we-are-so-excited-for-beverley-watson-betorsculptors-show-to-open-on-wednesday-t/3990358587725250/) What's Beverley reading? Conversations with God (https://amzn.to/3y4Mm3n) by Neale Donald Walsch Other topics of interest: Queen Afua (https://www.queenafua.com/) About Lotus Flowers (https://www.petalrepublic.com/lotus-flower-meanings/) About Astral Projection (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astral_projection) Abraham Hicks (https://www.abraham-hicks.com/) Special Guest: Beverley Watson.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is Panamanian-American, Ivonne F. Cameron. Another serial entrepreneur, Ivonne who is based in the Washington, D.C. Area is currently CEO of ISE International Group, a healthcare, health and safety, COOP company. Prior to starting ISE in 2017, she launched over 14 start-ups across different industries from energy to fintech. The largest being a $92M health insurance company for the District of Columbia. Her global experience extends to work implementing health care programs and system improvement initiatives with countries seeking strategic solutions including Great Britain, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Republic of Georgia, Kenya, Liberia and United Arab Emirates. In our conversation you'll get to know more about what it took to start a health care company in the midst of massive systematic overhaul as well as what it takes to prepare any business to plan and remain viable during times of operational uncertainty such as the current global pandemic. Where to find Ivonne? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivonnepfc/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/ISEIntl) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ISEIntlGrp) What's Ivonne reading? You Can’t Hurt Me (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1544512279/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_ZJHADA0F0002AYFXDBTG) by David Goggins The $100 Start Up: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0307951529/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_G3D71WVGF1SZPABJ97RC) by Chris Guillebeau The Founder’s Dilemmas (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0691158304/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_N343XZ6P5HV54G01ETN4) by Noam Wasserman Grit (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1501111108/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_VPAECHCRJZNTGVN6NR94) by Angela Duckworth The Little Black Book of Success Workbook: Laws of Leadership for Black Women (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0999013904/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_GQVG5WP96ARYNRRWHCVR) by Elaine Meryl Brown, Marsha Haygood Believe Bigger (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1501165682/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_4V3Y2T5D94WM0X18GXGZ) by Marshawn Evan Daniels The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1101903619/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Y46RVN7J9HZRK2G147NR) by Daymond John What's Ivonne watching? The Men Who Build America (https://play.history.com/shows/men-who-built-america?cmpid=googlePlayguide) Launching and Supporting Black Owned Businesses, Mandy Bowman - TEDx Dover (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71FmkfENYDI) The Art of Diplomacy, Tayo Rockson - TEDx Cooper Union (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ4IyNVJ0Ng) The Skill of Self Confidence, Dr. Ivan Joseph - TEDx RyersonU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-HYZv6HzAs) Special Guest: Ivonne Cameron.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is Gambian real estate mogul, Mustapha "Youthman" Njie. Mr. Njie has over 30 years of proven experience in the building and property industry. He is the founder and CEO of TAF Africa Global, a Pan-African real estate company that has built homes across eight African countries with dominance in Nigeria and The Gambia. Growing up from a small and humble background, when he founded TAF Africa Global in 1990, the goal was to be the leading property developer in Africa. In 2018, TAF refined its vision as in a mission to develop one million quality homes between 2018 and 2038. Three years in, I’m sure you all are as excited as I am to find out how it's going as well as what's new and next for this signed and stamped glocal citizen. Where to find Mr. Njie? TAF Africa Foundation (https://www.tafafricafoundation.org/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNf__P6uzCQoRsFcti-92Dw) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tafnjie/?originalSubdomain=gm) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/tafnjie) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tafnjie/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/tafnjieTAG) What's Mr. Njie watching? Mr. Njie talks with Ghanaian YouTuber Wode Maya (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1iSLztrNuY) How to design a golf course (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0fFSKVrOfE) Other topics of interest: Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mohamed Mahathir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahathir_Mohamad) Senegalese professional footballer Sadio Mané (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9) What platform do I use to record remote interviews? (https://squadcast.fm) Special Guest: Mustapha Njie.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! In the next conversation it's a "Throwback Tuesday" as I reconnect with another old friend who is taking us on a journey between her home country of St. Croix to Denmark and back again. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, raised in and now based in the Virgin Islands, La Vaughn Belle makes visible the unremembered. Borrowing from elements of architecture, history and archeology Belle creates narratives that challenge colonial hierarchies and invisibility. La Vaughn explores the material culture of coloniality and her work presents countervisualities and narratives. Working in a variety of disciplines her practice includes: painting, installation, photography, writing, video and public interventions. Her work with colonial era pottery led to a commission with the renowned brand of porcelain products, the Royal Copenhagen. She has exhibited her work in the Caribbean, the USA and Europe in institutions such as the Museo del Barrio (NY), Casa de las Americas (Cuba), the Museum of the African Diaspora (CA) and Christiansborg Palace (DK). Her art is in the collections of the National Photography Museum and the Vestsjælland Museum in Denmark. She is the co-creator of “I Am Queen Mary”, the artist-led groundbreaking monument that confronted the Danish colonial amnesia while commemorating the legacies of resistance of the African people who were brought to the former Danish West Indies. The project was featured in over 100 media outlets around the world including the NY Times, Politiken, VICE, the BBC and Le Monde. Belle holds an MFA from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba and an MA and BA from Columbia University in NY. She was a finalist for the She Built NYC project to develop a monument to memorialize the legacy of Shirley Chisholm and for the Inequality in Bronze project in Philadelphia to redesign one of the first monuments to an enslaved woman at the Stenton historic house museum. As a 2018-2020 fellow at the Social Justice Institute at the Barnard Research Center for Women at Columbia University she worked on a project about the ‘citizenless’ Virgin Islanders in the Harlem Renaissance. This two-part conversation bookends the US Indepencence Day holiday, and at a time when so much about identity and nationalism is begging for long overdue examination, these episodes are healthy food for thought. In true #TBT fashion you'll want to come back to these discussion for the learning and insights into the continued work of deconstructing colonialism. Where to find La Vaughn and her works? www.lavaughnbelle.com (http://www.lavaughnbelle.com/) I Am Queen Mary (https://www.iamqueenmary.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lavaughnbelle/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/lavaughnbelle?lang=en) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lavaughnbelle/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lavaughnbellestudio/) What's La Vaughn reading? Just As I Am: A Memoir (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08425MPGS&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_B7ME6BXWR2G5PVKD9F3E&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Cicely Tyson A Radical Awakening: Turn Pain into Power, Embrace Your Truth, Live Free (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08G1KLXGG&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_GVF0J7PSSGMRAMG8J7Y0&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Dr. Shefali Tsabary Other topics of interest: Teach for America (https://www.teachforamerica.org/) Helle Stenum (https://wecarryitwithinus.com/home/) Salsa Cubano (https://www.salsavida.com/salsa-dance-terms/cuban-style-salsa-cubana/) How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07JWGDVFL/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_6FGNXVSP5Y9E4ES2YA6F) by Walter Rodney About the Virgin Islands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Islands) Special Guest: La Vaughn Belle.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! In the next conversation it's a "Throwback Tuesday" as I reconnect with another old friend who is taking us on a journey between her home country of St. Croix to Denmark and back again. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, raised in and now based in the Virgin Islands, La Vaughn Belle makes visible the unremembered. Borrowing from elements of architecture, history and archeology Belle creates narratives that challenge colonial hierarchies and invisibility. La Vaughn explores the material culture of coloniality and her work presents countervisualities and narratives. Working in a variety of disciplines her practice includes: painting, installation, photography, writing, video and public interventions. Her work with colonial era pottery led to a commission with the renowned brand of porcelain products, the Royal Copenhagen. She has exhibited her work in the Caribbean, the USA and Europe in institutions such as the Museo del Barrio (NY), Casa de las Americas (Cuba), the Museum of the African Diaspora (CA) and Christiansborg Palace (DK). Her art is in the collections of the National Photography Museum and the Vestsjælland Museum in Denmark. She is the co-creator of “I Am Queen Mary”, the artist-led groundbreaking monument that confronted the Danish colonial amnesia while commemorating the legacies of resistance of the African people who were brought to the former Danish West Indies. The project was featured in over 100 media outlets around the world including the NY Times, Politiken, VICE, the BBC and Le Monde. Belle holds an MFA from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba and an MA and BA from Columbia University in NY. She was a finalist for the She Built NYC project to develop a monument to memorialize the legacy of Shirley Chisholm and for the Inequality in Bronze project in Philadelphia to redesign one of the first monuments to an enslaved woman at the Stenton historic house museum. As a 2018-2020 fellow at the Social Justice Institute at the Barnard Research Center for Women at Columbia University she worked on a project about the ‘citizenless’ Virgin Islanders in the Harlem Renaissance. This two-part conversation bookends the US Indepencence Day holiday, and at a time when so much about identity and nationalism is begging for long overdue examination, these episodes are healthy food for thought. In true #TBT fashion you'll want to come back to these discussion for the learning and insights into the continued work of deconstructing colonialism. Where to find La Vaughn and her works? www.lavaughnbelle.com (http://www.lavaughnbelle.com/) I Am Queen Mary (https://www.iamqueenmary.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lavaughnbelle/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/lavaughnbelle?lang=en) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lavaughnbelle/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lavaughnbellestudio/) What's La Vaughn reading? Just As I Am: A Memoir (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08425MPGS&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_B7ME6BXWR2G5PVKD9F3E&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Cicely Tyson A Radical Awakening: Turn Pain into Power, Embrace Your Truth, Live Free (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08G1KLXGG&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_GVF0J7PSSGMRAMG8J7Y0&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Dr. Shefali Tsabary Other topics of interest: Teach for America (https://www.teachforamerica.org/) Helle Stenum (https://wecarryitwithinus.com/home/) Salsa Cubano (https://www.salsavida.com/salsa-dance-terms/cuban-style-salsa-cubana/) How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07JWGDVFL/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_6FGNXVSP5Y9E4ES2YA6F)by Walter Rodney About the Virgin Islands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Islands) Special Guest: La Vaughn Belle.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! I've crossed the Atlantic Ocean and landed safely in NYC for my annual #BKSummer. My guest this week takes me back to my first NYC summer. The summer when I decided that New York would one day be home for me. A summer spent test driving the life of Wall Street bankers in the SEO (Sponsor for Educational Opportunity) (https://www.seo-usa.org/) Career program internship. While Wall Street was no fit for me, it helped form the foundation of my guest's professional career. Chinedu Echeruo, currently based in New York, born and raised in Nigeria, is a serial entrepreneur and firmly believes that individuals, empowered by imagination and information, can solve virtually any problem. He founded the pioneering travel app HopStop (Apple acquired HopStop) that helped millions of users navigate public transportation in major metropolitan areas around the world. Chinedu has been featured in media including Bloomberg, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNBC and more. Chinedu was also a core member of the investment team at AM Investment Partners, a $500 million volatility-driven convertible bond arbitrage hedge fund. Prior to completing his M.B.A., he spent several years in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Leveraged Finance groups of J.P Morgan Chase where he was involved in a broad range of M&A, financing and private equity transactions. Chinedu holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and B.S. in Finance and Accounting (Honors) from Syracuse University. In his latest series of new ventures he currently goes by the title Dreamer at the Start-up School of Alchemy and the Love & Magic (https://loveandmagic.company/) company. Once you've taken in this episode, at the very least you too will be in a better position to imagine all that is you! Where to find Chinedu? www.startupschoolofalchemy.com (https://www.startupschoolofalchemy.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chineduecheruo/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/cuecheruo?lang=en) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/echeruo/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/chinedu.echeruo) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1rKIIvnRZBZ6ruzIouC44g) What's Chinedu watching? PBS Space Time (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7_gcs09iThXybpVgjHZ_7g) Other topics of interest: Think and Grow Rich (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07P896HSJ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_Q3T0F8WPYCZTRA3V8T6K&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Napolean Hill Information Theory (https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-science/informationtheory) Variational Free Energy (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.549187/full) Opportunity Zones (https://opportunityzones.hud.gov/) The Greenwood Company (https://www.greenwood.company/) Special Guest: Chinedu Echeruo.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week I had the treat of hosting a woman with sights on a healing revolution. Maya Gilliam is a serial entrepreneur as owner of Hempress Farms and Ma’ati Spa located in her native, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as well as global graphic design firm, III Eye Digital. A graduate of Howard University, she spent her early career in media focusing on sports with stints at USA Today and the NBA. In search of a way to reduce her screen time, she studied massage therapy and other wellness disciplines which led to the founding of Ma'ati Spa, LLC in 2012. Her business was hard hit by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic which inspired Maya into applying her hemp cultivation skills to transforming her spa business and merging spaces with Hempress Farms, LLC. Hempress Farms is a licensed boutique, family owned, artisanal hemp grow. Her products are sustainably produced and responsibly sourced from seed to bottle. The merged space is the only hemp tasting room (https://journalnow.com/gallery/featured/photos-hempress-farms/collection_c7bb577c-7720-5b52-a63f-bca58edb6e68.html#1) in downtown Winston-Salem. Another certified #GlocalCitizen, Maya continues to hone her love for travel and luxury as she explores replicating her enterprise experience in Africa given the changing policy landscape in the industrial and medicinal hemp sectors. That's how we were able to connect in Accra on her recent African tour which included a stop in Rwanda. Listen in and get know more about what's now and next for Hempress Farms. www.hempresshealer.com (https://hempresshealer.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/iiieyedigital/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mayagilliam/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/HempressFarms) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/HempressFarms) What's Maya listening to? Burna Boy (https://www.npr.org/2019/11/18/779548274/burna-boy-tiny-desk-concert) Afrobeats (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5FDBAbJobJWaKh1RDiqtyn) Other topics of interest: Yadkinville, North Carolina (https://www.yadkinville.org/) The Hakuna Group (https://hakuna-group.com) My Hempress Farms gift (https://hempresshealer.com/product/premium-hemp-oil/) Bella Canna Enterprises (https://www.bellacanna.biz/) CannaAfrika (https://www.instagram.com/cannaafrika/) Special Guest: Maya Gilliam.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's episode is close to heart. I have as my guest Bangkok born, VA raised, globally trained and now achieving honorary Mbongo status in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Nisha Ligon, a social entrepreneur with a background in media and science, and a passion for education. She has produced content for the BBC, the Guardian, online learning platforms, and an award winning documentary, Twiga Stars [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEh2I8FYH_g]-- she's an avid footballer. Nisha holds an MSc. from Imperial College London and a B.S. from Yale. Our paths intersect with her role as Co-founder and CEO of UBONGO, Africa's leading kids' edutainment company. Ubongo creates top quality, localized edutainment to help Africa's 500 million kids learn, and leverage their learning to change their lives. Their vision is to equip Africa's next generation with the educational foundation, critical skills and positive mindsets to change their own lives and communities for the better. Over 17 million families in Africa learn with our edu-cartoons and radio programs, and we're rapidly growing across the continent. At Ubongo, she’s lead visionary, series producer/ screenwriter, and does whatever it takes to get our products made, tested and released! Through a distribution relationship with Ubongo, LEAP Transmedia introduced Ghanaian children and families to the program beginning in 2015. Where to find Nisha and Ubongo? www.ubongo.org (https://www.ubongo.org/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishaligon/?originalSubdomain=tz) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/nishaligon?lang=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/nishaligon) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nishaligon/?hl=en) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjsrL7gPn-S5SJJcKp-OYUA) What's Nisha listening to? How to Save the Planet Podcast (https://gimletmedia.com/shows/howtosaveaplanet) The Cipher Podcast (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p090t9cl) Homecoming [https://gimletmedia.com/shows/homecoming/episodes] Pinna for kids (https://pinna.fm/) Other topics of interest: About Laura Poitras (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Poitras) Ubuntu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_philosophy) Tom Chi @ TEDx (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkyMCCnNI3Q) Special Guest: Nisha Ligon.
June greetings Glocal Citizens! We're nearly halfway through "the year after" and in the spirit of reimagining spaces and places for our new next, my guest this week is all about personal development. Elvina Quaison, a British-Ghanaian is the founder of SESA, a global personal development organization. SESA is a space, a resource to assist others find answers, guidance and advice to make the life game more enjoyable. She has also served as Business Club Manager at AFFORD (https://www.afford-uk.org/) straddling continents to add value for businesses in the UK and Africa. Elvina's work in Ghana included a role as Marketing Manager at Beaufort Properties and the Director of Silk Solutions a company that made moving into Ghana easier and opened the market to the small business wanting to expand into a new exciting sphere. Reaching this point followed a path of working with and in African countries for over 11 years in various capacities including include facilitating workshops, trainings and one to ones as well as presenting at events from intimate talks to large international conferences. Fun fact about Elvina, she is also known as "Auntie Vina" and she hosts a story telling channel. She started the channel to share her love for children's books and the amazing journeys the imagination can take little people. She chooses books that focus on black children or are written by black authors. She also includes books that show a diversity of race, culture, religion, gender roles, health and life experiences and so much more, because our little people deserve so much more than just one way of looking at this big wide world. Check it out, her YouTube link is below! Where to find Elvina? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elvina-quaison-b182b921/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/SESA4Life) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sesa4life/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Sesa4life/?modal=admin_todo_tour) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9eRwbUYIcPYC6HBz2I4MTg) sesa4life@gmail.com What's Elvina reading? Psycho-Cybernetics (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00SI02BW4&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_4EEA83STZ808VQYSF52W&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Maxwell Maltz What I Know for Sure (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00LB89V78&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_8A3HT1GKWWK8AZB50KFC&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Oprah Winfrey Books (https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=Bren%C3%A9+Brown&i=audible&rh=n%3A18145289011%2Cp_lbr_one_browse-bin%3ABren%C3%A9+Brown&dc&qid=1622411527&rnid=2272759011&ref=sr_nr_p_lbr_one_browse-bin_1) by Brené Brown What's Elvina watching? The Matrix (https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/matrix) Other topics of interest: Adinkra Symbols (https://www.adinkrasymbols.org/#:~:text=Adinkra%20are%20visual%20symbols%20with,royals%20wore%20to%20important%20ceremonies) Fante People of Ghana (https://newsghana.com.gh/history-of-the-fante/) Akina Mama Wa Afrika (https://www.akinamamawaafrika.org/) African Women's Development Fund (https://awdf.org/) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Curious_Case_of_Benjamin_Button_(film)) and the Syndrome (https://www.healthline.com/health/progeria-syndrome) Special Guest: Elivina Quaison.
African Unity Day Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we're back in Nigeria with one of Forbes' 30 under 30 in Enterprise Technology (https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2018/enterprise-technology/#4c092bd3551c). Starting his first company at age 19, he's a serial entrepreneur in the public interest. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji spent the last few years as the CEO of Flutterwave (https://flutterwave.com/gh/), a business building payments technology and infrastructure connecting Africa to the global economy. He led the company to becoming one of the fastest growing payments technology businesses of all-time processing over $2 billion across over 50 million transactions. In his tech-prenuer endeavors, prior to Flutterwave, Iyinoluwa co-founded Andela (https://andela.com/) - Africa's largest engineering organization with over 1,000 software engineers; Andela’s investors include Mark Zuckerberg and Google Ventures amongst others. Iyinoluwa or "E" now heads Fund for Africa’s Future (https://future.africa/) where he spends time helping founders, philanthropists and investors from around the world understand how to do build fast growing and impactful technology businesses in Africa. Today we salute all that Iyinoluwa is doing to manifest a more unified Africa! Where to find Iyinoluwa: On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/eaboyeji/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/iaboyeji?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/iaboyeji/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/eaboyeji) What's Iyinoluwa reading? The House of Morgan (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B003CIQ57E&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_AFF2BR1GYD0ZWZBMRDNV) by Ron Chernow The Great Gatsby (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08S45R4BZ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_40W4S5N25CQ2SMSQ40RH) by F. Scott Fitzgerald American Disruptor: The Scandalous Life of Leland Stanford (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07ZVFH5JM&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_AXFMM9AW3NVK98VE9SMM) by Roland De Wolk Other topics of interest: Velocity @ University of Waterloo (https://velocity.uwaterloo.ca//) Learning Management Systems (https://www.valamis.com/hub/what-is-an-lms#:~:text=A%20learning%20management%20system%20%20LMS,the%20delivery%20of%20educational%20content.&text=Think%20of%20a%20learning%20management,what%20is%20more%20important%20%2D%20trackable) The Gilded Age (https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/gilded-age#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20Gilded%20Age%E2%80%9D%20is%20the,1800s%2C%20and%20was%20its%20namesake) Niger Delta Conflict (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_in_the_Niger_Delta) Special Guest: Iyinoluwa Aboyeji.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week comes to us from Queens, New York by way of Accra, Ghana. She is Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, the author of Powder Necklace, which Publishers Weekly called "a winning debut." Named to the “Africa39” list of writers “with the potential and talent to define trends in the development of literature from Sub-Saharan Africa and the diaspora,” her short fiction was included in the anthology Africa39. Her work also appears in Everyday People: The Color of Life, New Daughters of Africa, and Accra Noir among others. Forthcoming from Brew-Hammond are a children's picture book, a novel, and an anthology. Brew-Hammond was a 2019 Edward F. Albee Foundation Fellow, a 2018 Aké Arts and Book Festival Guest Author, a 2017 Aspen Ideas Festival Scholar, a 2016 Hedgebrook Writer-in-Residence, and a 2015 Rhode Island Writers Colony Writer-in-Residence. Every month, Brew-Hammond co-leads a writing fellowship whose mission is to write light into the darkness. Nana is also a founder of the made-in-Ghana lifestyle line EXIT 14 which offers a new generation of style lovers and collectors fashion and home goods made of batakari, a luxury cotton textile woven by Ghanaian artisans in a generations' old tradition. Where to find Nana: www.nanabrewhammond.com (https://www.nanabrewhammond.com/) Shop Exit 14 (https://www.exit14apparel.com/#!/HOME) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nana-ekua-brew-hammond-8164784/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/nanaekua?lang=en) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nanaekuawriter/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/nanaekua) What's Nana watching? Closure on Amazon Prime (https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00TPJGW6I/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r) Other topics of interest: Akashic Books (http://www.akashicbooks.com/subject/noir-series/) Cassava Republic (https://cassavarepublic.biz/) Nana-Ama Danquah (https://danquah.com/bio) Book Nook Store (https://booknook.store/about-us/) Writers Project of Ghana (https://writersprojectghana.com/) Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_Accelerated_Development_Authority) Library of African and the African Diaspora (https://loatad.org/) Special Guest: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week my guest is a social entrepreneur that is on the cutting edge of solving for some of our most pressing global challenges. In this timely conversation I meet with Jaykumar Menon, an international human rights lawyer plying his craft at the intersection of human rights and global health. He is a founder of the Open Source Pharma Foundation (https://www.opensourcepharma.net/), which aims to create a new paradigm for drug discovery, and generate affordable new cures in areas of great health need. He is also a founder of The India Nutrition Initiative, which is developing “DFS”, a salt that is double-fortified with iron and iodine, to address malnutrition caused by iron deficiency. DFS has reached millions of people. In his work as a lawyer, he has represented the student leaders of Tiananmen Square, victims of the Bosnian genocide, freed a man from death row, and helped free an innocent man serving life for murder as the fifteenth lawyer to take up the case. He is a recipient of the Brown Alumni Association’s highest honor, given to one graduate per year. A Visiting Scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health, a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Global Health Institute, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law at McGill University. Jaykumar holds a JD and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University and a BA from Brown University. I am sure this discussion will be plenty of food for thought and practice; I encourage you to read on, visit and get involved with this pioneering work! Where to find Jaykumar: www.ospfound.org (https://www.ospfound.org/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaykumar-menon-5709a/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/jaykumar_menon?lang=en) On Facbook (https://www.facebook.com/opensourcepharma/) What's Jaykumar reading? The Stoics (https://www.theschooloflife.com/thebookoflife/the-great-philosophers-the-stoics/) and Marcus Aurelius (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius) Joan Dideon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Didion) Ernest Hemingway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway) Sherwood Anderson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherwood_Anderson) Tom Wolfe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Wolfe) Bruce Chatwin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Chatwin) Arundhati Roy (https://www.amazon.com/Arundhati-Roy/e/B000AP7ZT4) Other topics of interest: XPRIZE Foundation (https://www.xprize.org/) Dr. Robert Gallo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gallo) March of Dimes (https://www.marchofdimes.org/mission/who-we-are.aspx) University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (https://tdu.edu.in/) The Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine (I-AIM) (https://www.iaimhealthcare.org/) 8 Limbs of Yoga (https://liforme.com/blogs/blog/8-limbs-yoga-explained) The Five Tibetan Rites (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Tibetan_Rites) Special Guest: Jaykumar Menon.
May greetings Glocal Citizens! It's a new month and on the heals of May Day celebrations in many parts of the world, my guest this week is a shining example of job creation in an emerging economy. Kofi Anku is a shareholder and board member of Ayi Mensah Park, a vibrant, 200-unit townhouse community at the base of at the foot of the Aburi Hills. Developed by IndigoHomes [https://indigohomes.com/] and Mercury Estates, Ayi Mensah Park stands out as Ghana's first neighborhood scale, town house development. The town house typology optimizes land - an increasingly precious resource and reduces the per unit cost of shared infrastructure and amenities. Additionally, as Executive Director of Volta Ghana Investment Company, he has overseen land development in Pokuase, Aburi, and Batsonaa for more than a decade. Pokuase Heights, in particular, is a gated community of high quality residences featuring contemporary designs, attractive interiors and a range of amenities. Residents of Pokuase Heights enjoy community water supply, solar power, a two car drive way, and 24 hour manned security. The community is conveniently located 20km from the heart of Accra; and offers great value and and stunning panoramic views at affordable pricing. In 2015 with EU based partners, Kofi pioneered Ghana’s largest commercial-scale tomato greenhouse. Premium Vegetables Ltd (https://www.facebook.com/Premium-Vegetables-Ltd-1530151953917914/) grows high quality tomatoes, cucumbers and sweet peppers in a 5,000 square meter, commercial green house in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Premium Vegetables supplies select supermarkets and restaurants in Accra with the same exclusive greenhouse varieties used by top chefs around the globe. Water is queen in farming and pristine mountain aquifers feed an automated drip irrigation system for the green house. Cool night temperatures and 300 meter elevation in the Aburi mountains create optimal growing conditions for a wide range of herbs and vegetables. This interview was recorded on location at Kofi's own mountain getaway in the hour before downpours. I hope you all can appreciate the long-missed sounds of place that I hope will again become a part of the soundscape of future discussions. Where to find Kofi: On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kofi-anku/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kofi.anku) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kofianku_gh/?hl=en) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/kofianku?lang=en) And more about Indigo Homes (https://www.facebook.com/ayimensahpark) What's Kofi listening to? Cornel West - The Historical Philosophy of W.E.B. Du Bois (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_00JnuJyovc) The W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture Series - A public address by: The Honorable Condoleezza Rice (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLdgi1m6lkg) Other topics of interest: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/006124189X/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Q32HXCQB6Z6GGYVGQ8CD) by Robert B. Cialdini Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B Du Bois (https://smile.amazon.com/Souls-Black-Folk-B-Bois/dp/1505223377/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=souls+of+black+folk&qid=1619952319&sr=8-1#) Marcus Garvey (https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/marcus-garvey) Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe, first President of Nigeria (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnamdi_Azikiwe) Chef Binta's Fulani Kitchen (https://www.fulanikitchen.com/about) Abeiku Jackson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abeiku_Jackson) Special Guest: Kofi Anku.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're back in Nairobi this week and we're talking the business of being a creative in Africa. Moses Mbasu, better known as Buddha Blaze is the Talent Manager at BLAZE Kenya and Creative Director at Spark Africa Limited a multimedia youth oriented agency based in Nairobi, Kenya. He got his start as a music blogger and all around "connector" to events, music, hip-hop, Africa, diaspora, technology, social networking, fashion, media, investment, and progressive politics. Blaze was the editor of East Africa’s first entertainment magazine PHAT! - the first magazine of its kind in Kenya. He gained Pan-African recognition as the Artist and Repertoire Manager at Coke Studio Africa (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCABZrkBsGdCRGpibJOkKKmw), a music production TV series with live performances by African artists. Blaze's career works have provided a platform for young and budding African artists to express themselves and connect with fans, documenting the emergence of an entertainment industry in Kenya. In his time as editor of PHAT! Magazine, Blaze interviewed numerous entertainers namely Suzanna Owiyo, Yvonne Chakachaka, Shaggy, Nameless, Redsan, Eric Wainaina, Bamboo, Alpha Blondy, the late Lucky Dube, Mandoza, Lebo Mathhhhosa and Brenda Fassie. Blaze led campaigns through writing to have radio stations start playing Kenyan music instead of only playing international music changing the way radio looks at Kenyan music. Following his experience spearheading Safaricom's 2002 Star Search, in 2003 he led the first group of Kenyan artists to the KORA All African Music Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2004 he was involved in World Bank anti-piracy project Action for Music and through working with WAPI, Blaze designed and managed a global artists movement for British Council called WAPI which had reach in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Malawi. Through WAPI, Blaze has inspired the careers of many artists such as Sauti Sol, Big Mic, Point Blank, Muthoni the Drummer Queen and Liz Ogumbo. Blaze was truly a treat to host. This talented forward thinker is the stuff that African music industry legend is made of! Enjoy! Where to find Blaze: On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/buddha-blaze-85819013/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/buddhablazeworld/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/buddha.blaze) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/itsbuddhablaze?lang=en) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/BuddhaBlaze/featured) What's Blaze listening to? Thomas Sankara (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sankara) Other topics of interest: Blaze's "Where" - Killimani (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilimani) Blaze's TED Talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU-RYCvvFB4) PHAT! Magazine (http://phatafrica.com/2017/) Artists of interest: Nameless (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nameless_(musician)) Khaligraph Jones (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaligraph_Jones#:~:text=Brian%20Ouko%20Robert%2C%20born%2012,Yego%22%20and%20%22Mazishi%22) K South (https://www.kenyans.co.ke/k-south) Sarkodie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarkodie_(rapper)) Jojo Abot (http://www.jojoabot.com/) Burna Boy (https://www.onaspaceship.com/) Efya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efya) Wanlov the Kubolor (https://wanlov.bandcamp.com/) Special Guest: Moses "Buddha Blaze" Mbasu.
420 Greetings Glocal Citizens! In observation of what is now International Cannabis Appreciation Day, we're going to the home of "Cannabis Culture" -- Jamaica! This week I'm hosting Andray Mckenzie, Company Secretary and CEO of Medicanja Limited, a medical cannabis production and distribution company based in Kingston, Jamaica. Founded by Dr. Henry Lowe, a pioneer in cannabis research, Medicanja has been in operation since 2013 and aims to chart the way forward in the development of a medical marijuana industry in Jamaica. Prior to joining Medicanja, Andray established himself as an expert in supply chain and demand planning systems in a large scale manufacturing environments particular in the food and beverage industry. In his 20-year career in the FMCG sector he worked in Supply Chain, Sales, Innovations, Trade Intelligence, Distribution and several game changing projects. Guinness, Diageo, Heineken and Red Stripe are among the global organizations that benefitted from his experience. Andray has received numerous awards for break through performances, forecast accuracy, innovations, brand value creation and supply management. In his experience in consultancy and advisory capacities, Andray worked with companies such as Vasttips, the Transport Authorities of Jamaica, Celebrations Brands Limited, Biotech R&D Institute Limited, EG Wellness Brands Limited. Where to find Andray and Medicanja? www.medicanjajamaica.com (http://www.medicanjajamaica.com/) info@medicanjajamaica.com On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andray-mckenzie-0102191b/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MedicanjaLimited/?ref=page_internal) Who is Andray listening to? Buju Banton (https://www.bujubanton.com/) About Dance Hall (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancehall) What's Andray reading? Macolm Gladwell (https://www.gladwellbooks.com) Jim Collins (https://www.jimcollins.com) Other topics of interest: Portugal was the first country in the world to decriminalize all drugs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Portugal) Dunn's River Falls (https://www.visitjamaica.com/listing/dunns-river-falls-and-park/30/) Frome Sugar Factory (https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/16#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0) Blue Ocean Strategy (https://www.blueoceanstrategy.com/what-is-blue-ocean-strategy/) Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) (https://dobusinessjamaica.com/about-jampro/) Special Guest: Andray McKenzie.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're journeying to Nairobi by way of Philly and along the way learning age old insights in the branding and media space as well as new and interesting innovations in the tech space. My guest, Troy White is a native Philadephian currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. In solidifying his glocal citizenship, Troy used his US acumen to take on the role Managing Director of Temple Management in November 2016. Temple Management is Africa's 1st William Morris type of agency; it is Africa's first full-service creative talent and event management company operating primarily in the entertainment, sports, media and arts sectors. In 2018, Troy created Africa's first international gaming company, Kifaru, which has a partnership with Roc Nation's gaming component, Unanimous Games. Under the partnership, Kirafu completed a mobile game for Roc Nation artist Jay Park (largest Asian Rapper win the world). Troy is currently Managing Director of Digital Self (https://www.digitalselflive.com/) for Africa and the US. Digital Self is a Virtual Reality company based out of London, a role he took on in 2019. Digital Self aspires to be the world’s largest emerging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) interactive environment, utilizing technology and innovation delivered to the entertainment and events industries worldwide via a bespoke Eco-System. Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of the conversation when Troy gives us additional insight into the ways that Digital Self is helping an array of businesses re-image their relationships with consumers. Where to find Troy? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-white-14859591/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/troy_philly_white/?hl=en) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/PhillyTroyWhite) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TroyWhite29) What's Troy watching? Money Heist (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/80192098) Who is Troy listening to? Blinky Bill (https://pan-african-music.com/en/blinky-bill-trailblazer-of-the-kenyan-urban-scene/) Michael Kiwanuka (https://www.michaelkiwanuka.com/) Other topics of interest: FAM Basketball (https://www.facebook.com/FAM-Basketball-Team-340402989709204/) FAM on IG (https://www.instagram.com/fam_team_basketball/?hl=en) M-Pesa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa) Java Kenya (https://www.javahouseafrica.com/) Howard University (https://home.howard.edu/) Special Guest: Troy White.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're journeying to Nairobi by way of Philly and along the way learning age old insights in the branding and media space as well as new and interesting innovations in the tech space. My guest, Troy White is a native Philadephian currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. In solidifying his glocal citizenship, Troy used his US acumen to take on the role Managing Director of Temple Management in November 2016. Temple Management is Africa's 1st William Morris type of agency; it is Africa's first full-service creative talent and event management company operating primarily in the entertainment, sports, media and arts sectors. In 2018, Troy created Africa's first international gaming company, Kifaru, which has a partnership with Roc Nation's gaming component, Unanimous Games. Under the partnership, Kirafu completed a mobile game for Roc Nation artist Jay Park (largest Asian Rapper win the world). Troy is currently Managing Director of Digital Self (https://www.digitalselflive.com/) for Africa and the US. Digital Self is a Virtual Reality company based out of London, a role he took on in 2019. Digital Self aspires to be the world’s largest emerging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) interactive environment, utilizing technology and innovation delivered to the entertainment and events industries worldwide via a bespoke Eco-System. Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of the conversation when Troy gives us additional insight into the ways that Digital Self is helping an array of businesses re-image their relationships with consumers. Where to find Troy? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-white-14859591/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/troy_philly_white/?hl=en) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/PhillyTroyWhite) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TroyWhite29) What's Troy watching? Money Heist (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/80192098) Who is Troy listening to? Blinky Bill (https://pan-african-music.com/en/blinky-bill-trailblazer-of-the-kenyan-urban-scene/) Michael Kiwanuka (https://www.michaelkiwanuka.com/) Other topics of interest: FAM Basketball (https://www.facebook.com/FAM-Basketball-Team-340402989709204/) FAM on IG (https://www.instagram.com/fam_team_basketball/?hl=en) M-Pesa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa) Java Kenya (https://www.javahouseafrica.com/) Howard University (https://home.howard.edu/) Special Guest: Troy White.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! In this final installment of my March herstory tribute, I'm happy to host yet another inspirational entrepreneur and consummate #GlocalCitizen. Claudine Moore is British born and raised, with roots in the Caribbean. She currently lives and works in New York City where she owns an impressive PR and communications firm, C. Moore Media (CMM). Claudine has diverse experience spanning over 15 years in the global communications industry where she’s held senior-level positions across Europe, the Americas, and Africa. CMM works with Fortune 100 companies, Africa-focused tech start-ups, heritage brands, and African organizations in multiple international markets. In her volunteer and social endeavors she serves on the board of Social Media Week Lagos (https://www.smwlagos.com/about/) and is the founder of The Future is Female PR Mentorship program (https://cmooremedia.com/future-female-program/). I'm so uplifted by all the women that joined me for conversations this month and I want to share good news for one of my stellar past guests. Congratulation to Somi Kakoma (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/56) for winning the award for Outstanding Jazz Album at the 2021 NAACP Image Awards (https://naacpimageawards.net/2021-nominees/#nominee-category-recording)!! If you haven't gotten your copy of her album Holy Room (https://somi.bandcamp.com/album/holy-room-live-at-alte-oper-with-frankfurt-radio-big-band) here's one more reason to get your copy now! Where to find Claudine? www.claudinemoore.com (https://www.claudinemoore.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mooreclaudine/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/ClaudineMoore) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ClaudineMoore) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/claudinemoore/?hl=en) What's Claudine reading? Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1640951830/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_6X780T9CS54KMYR4KTT2) by Napoleon Hill Other topics of interest: Blues and Soul Magazine (http://www.bluesandsoul.com/about/) PRvoke Media (https://www.provokemedia.com/ranking-and-data/innovator-25/innovator-25-2020/innovator-25-emea-2020/claudine-moore) The Tony Elumelu Foundation (https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/) Gro Intelligence (https://gro-intelligence.com/about/blog/gro-intelligence-raises-usd85-million-in-series-b-funding) Air Protein (https://www.airprotein.com/team) First Cheque (https://firstcheque.vc/) Special Guest: Claudine Moore.
Kɛ ɔde ɛ Glocal Citizens! I'm greeting you in the father tongue of this week's guest, Esther Armah, Founder and Executive Director of The Armah Institute of Emotional Justice - a global institute providing emotionality education in the context of race, gender and culture. "Kɛ ɔde ɛ" is "hello" in Nzema, which is also the native tongue of Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Nkrumah). In addition to celebrating women all month, March 6th marked the 64th anniversary of Ghana's independence which, in the context of my conversation with Esther is a timely point of reflection on how contemporary society continues to process violence, healing and gender in the shadow of imperialism. Esther, a Ghanaian Brit also has acclaimed experience as a multi media journalist, documentary maker and playwright with productions appearing on stages in New York, Chicago and Accra. She's a radio show host, a fellow podcaster as creator of 'THE SPIN' (https://spinitron.com/WBTV/show/195500/The-Spin), and has beed a television political commentator on MSNBC, CNN, GRITtv, BET and MSNBC. As a writer, her work has been published in The Guardian, West Africa magazine, Gawker, AlterNet.org, Salon.com, and The Huffington Post. Esther is truly a women on a change maker's mission addressing the systematic challenges that are pervasive throughout ALL cultures, and hers is a story you'll not want to miss. She is currently living, working and playing mostly in Ghana; Esther still calls NYC and London "home" too. Where to find Esther? www.theaiej.com On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherarmah/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/estherarmah) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/esther.armah.37) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eaarmah/?hl=en) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/MegaArmah/featured) Other topics of interest: Million Women March (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million_Woman_March) Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie_Madikizela-Mandela) Steve Beko (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Biko) Oliver Tambo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Tambo) Women in the ANC (https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/anc-womens-league-ancwl) Truth and Reconciliation Commission South Africa (https://www.justice.gov.za/trc/) New Heritage Theatre Group (https://newheritagetheatre.org/) Danceworks London (https://danceworks.com/) www.iamadinkra.com (https://iamadinkra.com/) ICYMI - Nana Amoako-Anin's episodes - Part 1 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/8) and Part 2 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/9) Special Guest: Esther Armah.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is Nigerian Brit, Toyin Dania. Toyin is an Entrepreneurial Specialist, currently with @MESTAfrica where she is the project manager for the Digilogic project aimed at boosting cooperation and long-term, sustainable partnerships between European and African Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs). The project's aim is paving the way for innovators, startups, and SMEs to jointly develop smart logistics solutions in close cooperation with industries and investors. She is also a Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) Ambassador for Ghana with the Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization (@WEDO) where she mentors, trains and empowers women and girls at all stages of their entrepreneurial journey. Passionate about entrepreneur eco-systems, youth, women and the environment, Toyin has upwards of 30 years of international development and enterprise experience with a concentration in NGO communities. She's worked in-depth with African Foundation for Development (@AFFORD (https://www.afford-uk.org/)), @USAID (https://www.usaid.gov/), @RemitAid (https://afford-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Introduction-to-RemitAid-2012.pdf), @DFID (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office), @VSO (https://www.vsointernational.org/)and @Comic Relief (https://www.comicrelief.com/). Her experience in West Africa includes working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary and distributed teams improving economic opportunities for varied enterprises. She has developed, led and managed UK and European-funded projects and also designed and implemented projects and programs that supported the creation of jobs and business opportunities within the UK, Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone and in Diaspora communities. She has a passion for Africa and relocated to Ghana in 2014. In her humanitarian activities, Toyin currently sits on the Board for Street Children Empowerment Foundation (@SCEF). Where to find Toyin? Digilogic @ MEST (https://digilogic.africa/mest/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/toyin-dania-a66a5933/?originalSubdomain=gh) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/toyin28?lang=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/toyin.dania) Other topics of interest: Women's Entrepreneurship Day (https://www.womenseday.org/) On Toyin's Ghana Home - Ayi Mensah Park (https://indigohomes.com/) @SCEF (https://scef-international.org/) Special Guest: Toyin Dania.
Ẹ n lẹ [en-le] Glocal Citizens! That's "hello" in Yoruba which is hometown glocal speak for this week's guest, Sarah Adeyinka. Sarah is a humanitarian researcher currently carrying out research on exploitation, human trafficking and irregular migration. Prior to joining academia, Sarah worked with several NGOs for over a decade before transitioning into academia. She is also the founder of CoCreate VZW - a non-governmental organization that provides training for anti-trafficking organizations and aims to create multiple avenues through which survivors can sustain themselves and thrive. This March we're honoring women making history and hope you too can offer your support with a donation to CoCreate - find out more here (https://cocreatengo.org/). Coupling the training, experience and information Sarah has gained as a researcher with her experiences as a practitioner are key for effectiveness in her field which facilitates her ability to consult with organizations and offer presentations on anti-trafficking measures and working with/caring for survivors of human trafficking with a focus on Nigerian women. Fun fact, Sarah's education, curiosity and work have taken her to over 40 countries on five continents. This March, Sarah will become a published author with her first book, Nigerian and Ghanaian Women Working in the Brussels Red-Light District (https://www.routledge.com/Nigerian-and-Ghanaian-Women-Working-in-the-Brussels-Red-Light-District/Adeyinka-Samyn-Zemni-Derluyn/p/book/9780367745530). Get your copy today! Where to find Sarah? www.sarahadeyinka.com (https://www.sarahadeyinka.com/) www.cocreatengo.org (https://cocreatengo.org/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahadeyinka/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/sarahaadeyinka?lang=en) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sarahadeyinka/) What's Sarah watching? The Mentalist (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196946/) Other topics of interest: Child Move Project (https://childmove.com/) Médecins Sans Frontières (https://www.msf.org/refugees-idps-and-people-move) Tongan for Beginners (https://unilang.org/course.php?res=81) Special Guest: Sarah Adeyinka.
Ẹ n lẹ [en-le] Glocal Citizens! That's "hello" in Yoruba which is hometown glocal speak for this week's guest, Sarah Adeyinka. Sarah is a humanitarian researcher currently carrying out research on exploitation, human trafficking and irregular migration. Prior to joining academia, Sarah worked with several NGOs for over a decade before transitioning into academia. She is also the founder of CoCreate VZW - a non-governmental organization that provides training for anti-trafficking organizations and aims to create multiple avenues through which survivors can sustain themselves and thrive. This March we're honoring women making history and hope you too can offer your support with a donation to CoCreate - find out more here (https://cocreatengo.org/). Coupling the training, experience and information Sarah has gained as a researcher with her experiences as a practitioner are key for effectiveness in her field which facilitates her ability to consult with organizations and offer presentations on anti-trafficking measures and working with/caring for survivors of human trafficking with a focus on Nigerian women. Fun fact, Sarah's education, curiosity and work have taken her to over 40 countries on five continents. This March, Sarah will become a published author with her first book, Nigerian and Ghanaian Women Working in the Brussels Red-Light District (https://www.routledge.com/Nigerian-and-Ghanaian-Women-Working-in-the-Brussels-Red-Light-District/Adeyinka-Samyn-Zemni-Derluyn/p/book/9780367745530). Get your copy today! Where to find Sarah? www.sarahadeyinka.com (https://www.sarahadeyinka.com/) www.cocreatengo.org (https://cocreatengo.org/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahadeyinka/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/sarahaadeyinka?lang=en) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sarahadeyinka/) What's Sarah watching? The Mentalist (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196946/) Other topics of interest: Child Move Project (https://childmove.com/) Médecins Sans Frontières (https://www.msf.org/refugees-idps-and-people-move) Tongan for Beginners (https://unilang.org/course.php?res=81) Special Guest: Sarah Adeyinka.
Greetings from Ghana Glocal Citizens! I'm back in Accra and diving into a hot topic across the globe - Cannabis: to free or not to free the weed. This week my guest is the Founder and President of the Hempire [Hemp] Association of Ghana and the Hempire Association of Africa - which currently has 13 member states. He is also the Founder of the Hempire Agric Ghana, Limited. He is a former Class 1 Referee who has served in the United Kingdom for 10 years as well as in Ghana. Nana has played a pivotal roles in educating the Ministers, Members of Parliament, Government Agencies and Civil servants about the health benefits, environmental and economic benefits of cannabis. He has appeared on numerous media platforms audio and audio/visual championing the cause for decriminalization. Nana, originally from Ghana, is a specialist in Personnel Management from the University of Southwark in London. Passionate about footall, he is currently a UEFA Licensed Football Coach and Level 1 & 2 Coach Educator. This two part interview promises to be a great "hempucational" experience. Where to find Nana? www.hempireassociationofghana.com (https://hempireassociationofghana.com/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/hempghana) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/kwasinom) What's Nana Reading? The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B06XTJ9KPW&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5FGGSMEQHP9VWM3BGQ9B) by Marcus Garvey and Amy Jacques Garvey Other topics of interest: Act 1019, Ghana's Hemp Legislation (https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/What-you-need-to-know-about-Ghana-s-legalisation-of-cannabis-900607) Futura 75 Cannabis Sativa L Hemp Seeds (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2019.01265/full) Harry Aslinger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_J._Anslinger) Reefer Madness (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reefer_Madness) Asante Mampong (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mampong) Marcus Garvey's Black Star Line (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Star_Line#:~:text=The%20Black%20Star%20Line%201919,other%20members%20of%20the%20UNIA.&text=It%20stands%20today%20as%20a,Garvey%20followers%20and%20Pan%2DAfricanists) Special Guest: Nana Kwaku Agyemang.
Greetings from Ghana Glocal Citizens! I'm back in Accra and diving into a hot topic across the globe - Cannabis: to free or not to free the weed. This week my guest is the Founder and President of the Hempire [Hemp] Association of Ghana and the Hempire Association of Africa - which currently has 13 member states. He is also the Founder of the Hempire Agric Ghana, Limited. He is a former Class 1 Referee who has served in the United Kingdom for 10 years as well as in Ghana. Nana has played a pivotal roles in educating the Ministers, Members of Parliament, Government Agencies and Civil servants about the health benefits, environmental and economic benefits of cannabis. He has appeared on numerous media platforms audio and audio/visual championing the cause for decriminalization. Nana, originally from Ghana, is a specialist in Personnel Management from the University of Southwark in London. Passionate about footall, he is currently a UEFA Licensed Football Coach and Level 1 & 2 Coach Educator. This two part interview promises to be a great "hempucational" experience. Where to find Nana? www.hempireassociationofghana.com (https://hempireassociationofghana.com/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/hempghana) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/kwasinom) What's Nana Reading? The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B06XTJ9KPW&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5FGGSMEQHP9VWM3BGQ9B) by Marcus Garvey and Amy Jacques Garvey Other topics of interest: Act 1019, Ghana's Hemp Legislation (https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/What-you-need-to-know-about-Ghana-s-legalisation-of-cannabis-900607) Futura 75 Cannabis Sativa L Hemp Seeds (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2019.01265/full) Harry Aslinger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_J._Anslinger) Reefer Madness (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reefer_Madness) Asante Mampong (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mampong) Marcus Garvey's Black Star Line (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Star_Line#:~:text=The%20Black%20Star%20Line%201919,other%20members%20of%20the%20UNIA.&text=It%20stands%20today%20as%20a,Garvey%20followers%20and%20Pan%2DAfricanists) Special Guest: Nana Kwaku Agyemang.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's guest is my first "World Banker." Born and raised in Denmark and currently based in Nepal, Jonas Ingemann Parby is a Senior Urban Specialist in the South Asia Region with the World Bank. Jonas has led and worked on lending operations and analytical products in more than 20 countries across Latin America, Africa, South East Asia, and South Asia. His expertise focuses on local governance and decentralization, urban resilience, municipal finance, and housing. Before joining the World Bank Group, Jonas served as Adviser at DANIDA (Danish Agency for Development Assistance) and worked for several international NGOs. Prior to relocating to Nepal with his wife and daughter, Jonas lived and worked in the United States, Cambodia, Thailand, Uganda, and Peru. Fluent in five languages, Jonas also has a particular fluency in nature where he finds the best kinds of mindset hacks through his global and local adventures. In this conversation we learn quite a bit about the project development process at the World Bank and some of the solution-scaping activities that Jonas has been involved in implementing. Press Play @ 00:10:17 "Why the Where?" 00:14:24 "Jonas' Glocal Speak" 00:42:57 "Jonas' Mindset Hack" Where to find Jonas? On LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/jonas-ingemann-parby-24b6042) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/jonas.parby) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jonasiparby/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/j_parby) Other topics of interest: Nepal Urban Governance and Infrastructure Project (https://www.developmentaid.org/#!/news-stream/post/83751/world-bank-supported-us150-million-urban-governance-and-infrastructure-project-launched-in-nepa) On Climate Change Mitigation (https://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/41751042.pdf) On Namaste (https://theconversation.com/why-namaste-has-become-the-perfect-pandemic-greeting-147149) Danish Children's Songs (https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=ec&c=47) Special Guest: Jonas Ingemann Parby.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! In preparation for this week's episode, I was excited to spend some time tuning my Francophone ears AND eyes watching episodes of African Woman 2.0 (https://www.youtube.com/c/AfriqueFemme/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=1), hosted by my guest, Aissata Sidibé N’Dia, president and founding member of Yelenba-Women in Action. The creation of Yelenba is the result of a collaborative decision to support, through concrete actions, African women and girls, offering them opportunities to improve their daily lives. In addition to her philanthropic pursuits, Aissata is also runs the popular Francophone platform www.afriquefemme.com. Aissata holds an MBA from the University of Maryland in the United States and over 18 years of communications experience. She started her career at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) where she spent thirteen years in various positions in the Communication Department. At the end of 2015, her family relocated to Abidjan, where she worked as a Communication Expert, with the team responsible for the implementation of the Compact Program of the Ivory Coast of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Following her work with MCC, Aissata served as the West Africa Communication Manager at the African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF), a Nairobi-based development institution that operates in agribusiness and renewable energies. This position allowed her to expand her network in sub-Saharan Africa and gain a better understanding of the challenges of small private sector businesses and the rural communities they support. Speaking with Aissata was definitely a treat you'll not want to miss as we take a mini tour living, working and playing in Francophone Africa. Where to find Aissata? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aissatasidibe/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/AfriqueFemme) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tata.sidibe2.0/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/AfriqueFemme/) Yelenba on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/yelenba_womeninaction/) www.yelenba.org (https://yelenba.org/) What's Aissata reading" If the Black is not Capable of Standing... (http://www.michel-lafon.fr/livre/2024-SI_LE_NOIR_N_EST_PAS_CAPABLE_DE_SE_TENIR_DEBOUT_LAISSEZ-LE_TOMBER_TOUT_CE_QUE_JE_VOUS_DEMANDE_C_EST_DE_NE_PAS_L_EMPECHER_DE_SE_TENIR_DEBOUT.html) by Venance Konan Half a Yellow Sun (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1400095204/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_VB7PNVKHXSV0PAESASPT) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Other topics of interest: On Bambara (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambara_language) Millennium Challenge Corporation (https://www.mcc.gov/) International Monetary Fund (https://www.imf.org/en/Home) African Enterprise Challenge Fund (https://www.aecfafrica.org/) Special Guest: Aissata Sidibe N’Dia.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're straddling borders between East Africa and New York City on this week's episode as I visit with Milton Allimadi, publisher of The Black Star News (https://www.blackstarnews.com). He is also the author of 'The Hearts of Darkness..' about the history of Western media demonization of Africa. Milton attended the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia for an M.S. degree where he won the prestigious James Wechsler Memorial Prize award in international journalism at Columbia. He has M.A. and Bachelors degrees in Economics from Syracuse University. He started his journalism career with internships at The Journal of Commerce and The Wall Street Journal. He was a freelance reporter for The New York Times, a reporter and deputy managing editor with The City Sun, before founding The Black Star News. He is also an Adjunct Professor of African History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY). He can be heard Tuesday afternoons @ 3PM on WBAI 99.5 FM or wbai.org Radio as the host of "The Black Star News Show (https://www.wbai.org/program.php?program=360)" as well as on his weekly podcast, The African History Club on Patreon. Where to find Milton? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/milton-allimadi-0079ba3) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/milton.allimadi) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/miltonallimadi/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/allimadi) On WBAI.org (https://www.wbai.org/program/?program=407) On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Africanhistoryclub) What's Milton listening to? François "Franco" Luambo Luanzo Makiadi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Luambo) Bob Marley (https://www.bobmarley.com/) Fela Kuti (https://felakuti.com/) Jimi Hendrix (https://www.jimihendrix.com/biography) Carlos Santana (https://www.santana.com) Other topics of interest: Uganda's U Vote app (https://nilepost.co.ug/2021/01/03/nup-develops-app-to-fight-vote-rigging-in-2021-election/) Robert "Bobbi Wine" Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobi_Wine) Yoweri Museveni (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoweri_Museveni) About Andrew "Andy" Cooper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_W._Cooper) Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lloyd_Garrison) Journalist Lloyd Garrison (http://www.nornow.org/2014/07/01/lloyd-garrison-founding-editor-norfolk-now-dies-83/) Special Guest: Milton Allimadi.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're straddling borders between East Africa and New York City on this week's episode as I visit with Milton Allimadi, publisher of The Black Star News (https://www.blackstarnews.com). He is also the author of 'The Hearts of Darkness..' about the history of Western media demonization of Africa. Milton attended the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia for an M.S. degree where he won the prestigious James Wechsler Memorial Prize award in international journalism at Columbia. He has M.A. and Bachelors degrees in Economics from Syracuse University. He started his journalism career with internships at The Journal of Commerce and The Wall Street Journal. He was a freelance reporter for The New York Times, a reporter and deputy managing editor with The City Sun, before founding The Black Star News. He is also an Adjunct Professor of African History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY). He can be heard Tuesday afternoons @ 3PM on WBAI 99.5 FM or wbai.org Radio as the host of "The Black Star News Show (https://www.wbai.org/program.php?program=360)" as well as on his weekly podcast, The African History Club on Patreon. Where to find Milton? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/milton-allimadi-0079ba3) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/milton.allimadi) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/miltonallimadi/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/allimadi) On WBAI.org (https://www.wbai.org/program/?program=407) On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Africanhistoryclub) What's Milton listening to? François "Franco" Luambo Luanzo Makiadi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Luambo) Bob Marley (https://www.bobmarley.com/) Fela Kuti (https://felakuti.com/) Jimi Hendrix (https://www.jimihendrix.com/biography) Carlos Santana (https://www.santana.com) Other topics of interest: Uganda's U Vote app (https://nilepost.co.ug/2021/01/03/nup-develops-app-to-fight-vote-rigging-in-2021-election/) Robert "Bobbi Wine" Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobi_Wine) Yoweri Museveni (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoweri_Museveni) About Andrew "Andy" Cooper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_W._Cooper) Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lloyd_Garrison) Journalist Lloyd Garrison (http://www.nornow.org/2014/07/01/lloyd-garrison-founding-editor-norfolk-now-dies-83/) Special Guest: Milton Allimadi.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we meet another creative mover and shaker, literally. Born in Illinois to immigrants from Rwanda and Uganda, acclaimed vocalist & songwriter, Somi Kakoma has built a career of transatlantic sonicism and storytelling. Her latest album Holy Room - Live at Alte Oper with Frankfurt Radio Big Band (Salon Africana 2020) was recorded in an 18th Century German opera house in May 2019 and is currently nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Her last studio album Petite Afrique (Sony 2017) was written as a song cycle about the African immigrant experience in the midst of Harlem’s gentrification in New York City and won the 2018 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album. Petite Afrique is the highly anticipated follow-up to Somi's major label debut The Lagos Music Salon (Sony 2014) which was inspired by an 18-month creative sabbatical in Lagos, Nigeria and features special guests Angelique Kidjo and Common landed at #1 on US Jazz charts. Both albums were nominated for ECHO Awards in Germany for Best International Jazz Vocalist. Recently venturing into theater, Somi was named a 2019 Sundance Theater Fellow for her original musical, Dreaming Zenzile (http://octopustheatricals.com/somi#:~:text=Dreaming%20Zenzile%20is%20a%20modern,the%20consciousness%20of%20a%20people) about the great South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Makeba). The premiere production was shut down days before opening due to COVID-19. Somi is a Soros Equality Fellow, a USA Doris Duke Fellow, a TED Senior Fellow, an inaugural Association of Performing Arts Presenters Fellow, a former Artist-in-Residence at Park Avenue Armory, UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance, The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and Baryshnikov Arts Center. She is also the founder of Salon Africana, a boutique arts agency and record label that celebrates the very best of contemporary African artists working in the music and literary arts. Also celebrated for her activism, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon asked Somi to perform at the United Nations’ General Assembly in commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. She was also invited to perform at Carnegie Hall alongside Hugh Masekela (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Masekela), Dave Matthews, and Vusi Mahlesela in celebration of South African democracy. Somi and her band continue to perform at international venues and stages around the world. In her heart of hearts, she is an East African Midwestern girl who loves family, poetry, and freedom. Where to find Somi? www.somimusic.com (https://www.somimusic.com/) On Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/somimusic) On Instagram (http://instagram.com/somimusic) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/somimusic/featured) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/somimusic) Salon Africana (https://salonafricana.com/) Who is Somi reading? Edwidge Danticat (https://edwidgedanticat.com/) Chimamanda Adichie (https://www.chimamanda.com/) Toni Morrison (https://smile.amazon.com/Toni-Morrison/e/B000APT7NQ?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1610294025&sr=8-2) Rich Dad, Poor Dad (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08M37LST8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_IjY-FbZHFKSN7&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Robert T Kiyosaki What’s Somi listening to? Hervé Samb (http://www.hervesamb.com/en/biographie/) Zoë Modiga (https://www.zoemodiga.com/about) Nduduzo Makhathini (http://www.bluenote.com/artist/nduduzo-makhathini/) Julia Sarr (https://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20190404-Julia-Sarr-breaking-codes-African-song) Other topics of interest- • On Color Energy (http://www.colourenergy.com/html/what-is.html) Special Guest: Somi Kakoma.
Happy New Year Glocal Citizens! We're starting 2021 on a "write" note. This week my guest is Sala Elise Patterson, a communication, content and brand strategist, and writer. Sala began her career as an editor at Conde Nast Traveler Magazine in New York before leaving to work in international cooperation in the wake of 9-11. That work took her to Rome and Dar es Salaam with the United Nations; to Paris with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; and to Tunis with the African Development Bank. In 2012, she founded her own communication advisory firm, Songhai Group, which serves international organizations, cultural institutions and mission-driven companies. Clients have included World Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, McKinsey & Company, World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), Galerie Number 8 and National Urban League, among others. Throughout her career, Sala has written on art, culture and lifestyle. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Style Magazine, Harvard Design Magazine, The Atlantic’s CityLab, KINFOLK, Ford Foundation Report, TRUE Africa, the Musée D’Orsay exhibition catalogue for The Black Model: From Géricault to Matisse and in the short, experimental documentary film, Protect, for which she was the screenwriter. Sala is a native Washingtonian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crestwood_(Washington,_D.C.)) and product of DC Public Schools. She holds a BA in African-American Literature from Columbia University (cum laude), an MSc in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies and speaks Italian, French, Portuguese and a bit of Japanese. She lives with her husband and 12-year old son in Rome, where she is currently on assignment with the World Bank. Where to find Sala? www.salapatterson.com (https://www.salapatterson.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/salaelisepatterson) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/salaelise/) What’s Sala reading and writing? •The Sun Magazine (https://www.thesunmagazine.org) •Rita Dove (http://people.virginia.edu/~rfd4b/) •James Baldwin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin) •Toni Morrison (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Morrison) •Lost in the City (https://smile.amazon.com/Lost-City-20th-anniversary-Stories/dp/006219321X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1609655039&sr=8-1) by Edward P. Jones •Siddharta Mitter (https://siddharthamitter.com) • On Teju Cole (https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/2019/05/teju-cole-on-the-unpredictability-and-potential-of-the-city-once-you-give-up-insisting-on-stereotypes-you-can-really-start-to-see/) • On Adrienne "Ady" Fidelin (https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/style/tmagazine/25tmodel.html) What’s Sala listening to? FIP Radio (https://www.fip.fr) Other topics of interest- • Ady in Works (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7988949b773671860c989b/t/5ef4eafb38c5a1444fe2beef/1593109250462/DOrsay+FINAL+with+cover.pdf) • Man Ray (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Ray) • Niama Safia Sandy (https://www.instagram.com/___niama___/?hl=en) • School of African and Oriental Studies University (https://www.soas.ac.uk/) Special Guest: Sala Elise Patterson .
Holiday Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week my guest is Joy Namunoga, currently an Advocacy Officer in Governance and Social Accountability at ActionAid International. Joy is a Ugandan, based in Kampala with a 10-year experience in program management, research, public policy, civic technology and community engagement. she’s an expert on governance and social accountability who has designed civic technology projects like “Fix My Community” to strengthen Uganda’s health systems supply chain, and co-designed Uganda System of Electronic Open Data Records (USER) to enhance information flow and transparency. Her work in holding governments accountable was supported by the Community Solutions Program Fellowship from the US Department of State at the Sunlight Foundation, Washington Dc. In 2017/2018, Joy served as Uganda’s Alternate Chairperson for the Justice Law and Order Sector (JLOS) Human Rights and Accountability Committee and the brain behind the Health and Education Sector Anti–corruption working groups as platforms for citizens – state engagement. Joy is most definitely a Diasporan one to watch! Where to find Joy? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-namunoga-282a42a/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/joyecstasy/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/JoyFaby) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/JoyEcstasy) What’s Joy reading? Worst Enemy, Best Teacher : How to Survive and Thrive with Opponents, Competitors, and the People Who Drive You Crazy (https://smile.amazon.com/Worst-Enemy-Best-Teacher-Competitors/dp/1577314824/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=worst+enemy+best+teacher+book&qid=1608415244&sr=8-3) by Deidre Combs Other books by Deidre Combs (https://smile.amazon.com/Deidre-Combs/e/B001K8MFQS?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000) Other topics of interest - • USAID programs in Uganda (https://www.usaid.gov/uganda/health-and-hiv) • MTRAC Uganda (https://www.unicef.org/uganda/what-we-do/mtrac) • Fix My Community Uganda (https://www.facebook.com/fixmycommunityUganda/) • Makerere University (https://www.mak.ac.ug/) Special Guest: Joy Namunoga.
Holiday Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week my guest is Joy Namunoga, currently an Advocacy Officer in Governance and Social Accountability at ActionAid International. Joy is a Ugandan, based in Kampala with a 10-year experience in program management, research, public policy, civic technology and community engagement. she’s an expert on governance and social accountability who has designed civic technology projects like “Fix My Community” to strengthen Uganda’s health systems supply chain, and co-designed Uganda System of Electronic Open Data Records (USER) to enhance information flow and transparency. Her work in holding governments accountable was supported by the Community Solutions Program Fellowship from the US Department of State at the Sunlight Foundation, Washington Dc. In 2017/2018, Joy served as Uganda’s Alternate Chairperson for the Justice Law and Order Sector (JLOS) Human Rights and Accountability Committee and the brain behind the Health and Education Sector Anti–corruption working groups as platforms for citizens – state engagement. Joy is most definitely a Diasporan one to watch! Where to find Joy? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-namunoga-282a42a/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/joyecstasy/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/JoyFaby) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/JoyEcstasy) What’s Joy reading? Worst Enemy, Best Teacher : How to Survive and Thrive with Opponents, Competitors, and the People Who Drive You Crazy (https://smile.amazon.com/Worst-Enemy-Best-Teacher-Competitors/dp/1577314824/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=worst+enemy+best+teacher+book&qid=1608415244&sr=8-3) by Deidre Combs Other books (https://smile.amazon.com/Deidre-Combs/e/B001K8MFQS?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000) _by Deidre Combs _ Other topics of interest - • USAID programs in Uganda (https://www.usaid.gov/uganda/health-and-hiv) • MTRAC Uganda (https://www.unicef.org/uganda/what-we-do/mtrac) • Fix My Community Uganda (https://www.facebook.com/fixmycommunityUganda/) • Makerere University (https://www.mak.ac.ug/) Special Guest: Joy Namunoga.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week my guest is adopted Londoner, Jason Page. Before relocating nearly 12 years ago, Jason called Brooklyn, Denver, Seattle, Washington, D.C. and Chattanooga "home" at points in his life. Jason has over 20 years of experience producing events, raising funds and organizing communities with not-for-profit organizations, charities and youth in the United States and England. He currently manages operations for the London Migration Museum (https://www.migrationmuseum.org/) as well as serving as the project manager for the Peckham Platform's (http://www.peckhamplatform.com/) Create Civic Change project, Tilting the Mirror. Always seeking new opportunities that match his commitment to empowering people to be the change in their communities, encouraging engagement in civics and his belief in the power of altruism, in 2019 he launched the South East Salon -- a physical, and now virtual monthly gathering connecting creativity to resource while celebrating South East London. He's also co-founder @ 40PERCENT LONDON (https://www.instagram.com/40percentldn/), a consultancy that works with organizations to reach their goals and potential around inclusion, diversity and equity in the workplace. Where to find Jason? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwhpage/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jasonwhpage/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/jason.w.page.35) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/jwhpage) South East Salon (https://sesalondon.tumblr.com/) SES on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqcqth7bFOOXuwC206H_luQ) SES on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/selondonsalon/) What’s Jason reading and listening to? •Blood & Sugar (https://smile.amazon.com/Blood-Sugar/dp/1509880798/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1607727575&sr=8-1) by Laura Shepherd-Robinson •Run Dem Radio (https://rundemradio.com/) and Charlie Dark (https://www.instagram.com/daddydarkrdc/) •DJ Amir Abdullah @ 180 Proof Records (https://180-proof.com/pages/about-dj-amir) •Emma Warren @ Worldwide FM (https://worldwidefm.net/series/emma-warren/) Other topics of interest - • About Lovers Rock (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovers_rock) • Deptford Royal Dockyard (https://navaldockyards.org/deptford/) • The Migration Museum on IG (https://www.instagram.com/migrationmuseumuk/) • ICYM Tara Sabre's "mindset hack," check out https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/44 Special Guest: Jason Page.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! We've been together a whole year already..Hurray!! I thank you for tuning in with me and my guests week after week for business and lifestyle insights around the world. This year, our glocal travels have taken us from the US to Europe, across Africa and as far as New Zealand. The world is our oyster and we're opening it a little wider with each and every guest we meet. This week my guest is Wellington Baiden, CEO of Portal Forest Estates. Wellington has over 20 years of experience in the wood products sector in Ghana. He is an internationally recognized innovator in sustainable agro-forestry and has family and business ties in the Western and Central Regions of Ghana which reach back many generations. In his work at Portal, the aim is to create a green vortex for the training of leaders amongst local communities, private sector operatives and general public at large enabling a concerted drive towards exponential growth in climate change mitigation interventions. Prior to returning to Ghana in 2000, Wellington studied law at the University of East Anglia and worked in the finance industry in the United Kingdom. Where to find Wellington? (https://portalforestestates.org/) www.portalforestestates.org On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wellington-baiden-bbbbbb6) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/portal_forests/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/PortalForests/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/Portal_Forests) What’s Wellington reading? • A New Concept of the Universe (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07NYHGKDB&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_Po8YFbGCFR380&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Walter Russell • Tao Te Ching (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B085KZZYMG&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_3F7YFb0S9B7V0&tag=glocalcitizen-20)by Lao Tzu • Akan Philosophy of the Person (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/akan-person/#:~:text=Of%20particular%20interest%20is%20the,and%20between%20individuals%20and%20community) Other topics of interest— • The African Free Trade Zone (https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/trade/publication/the-african-continental-free-trade-area) • The Paris Agreement (https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement) Special Guest: Wellington Baiden.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week "B" stands for "beauty" and Baze Mpinja, a Congolese-American writer, editor and consultant based in Brooklyn, New York. Born in New Hampshire after her parents emigrated to the US and raised mostly in Arizona, Baze considers herself the most unlikely beauty writer ever. She’s the first woman in her family to graduate from a university and her grandmothers never learned to read—when they were growing up, girls didn't go to school. While her career as a writer at times seems unfathomable, Baze is no doubt the real thing when it comes to telling stories for leading brands and beauty publications. She's gone from working at multicultural, niche magazines with startup environments (Suede and Vibe Vixen) to becoming a staffer at one of the most widely read women’s magazines in the country (Glamour), to working as a writer at the world's leading theatrical advertising and branding agency (SpotCo). Be sure to check out her cover article for the November 2020 issue of Allure Magazine (https://www.allure.com/story/kesewa-aboah-2020-cover-interview)! Where to find Baze (https://www.beautybybaze.com)? www.beautybybaze.com On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bazempinja/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/bazempinja/) What’s Baze watching? Homeland (https://www.sho.com/homeland) The Undoing (https://www.hbo.com/the-undoing) Other topics of interest— • Glocally Speaking: Mzungu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mzungu) • The Whistling Thorn (https://thewhistlingthorn.com/) • Uoma Beauty (https://uomabeauty.com/) • Salwa Petersen (https://salwapetersen.com/) Special Guest: Baze Mpinja.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're in Africa (by way of Spain) this week and its a real roots conversation with CEO and owner of premier travel and tour company, Real Egypt. Meet entrepreneur and Egyptologist, Samir Abbass. Samir has lead in-depth educational tours in Egypt and Sudan for the past 19 years; he's been the keynote Egyptologist for 60+ television interviews on Nile TV, Egypts national broadcaster and in several radio programs; and he's also an environmentalist and travel blogger. Samir is currently in Spain completing his fourth degree, a masters in world history which complements his three other degrees in Egyptology, Tourism and Agriculture Sciences. He is also a former player in the Egyptian National Basketball League. Be sure to join us for Parts 1 and 2 of our conversation where Samir guides us on a journey into the depths of ancient African civilization and it's place in his story of personal and professional development. Where to find Samir? (http://samirabbass.com/) www.samirabbass.com On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/realegypt/) Real Egypt (https://www.realegypt.com/) Real Sudan (https://www.realsudan.com/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjDzU_DFYQEkvCiERbub-0w) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/realegypttours/) What’s Samir watching and listening to? The Hundred-Foot Journey (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2980648/) Nubian Music (https://www.experiencenubia.com/nubian-music-culture) Upper Egyptian Music (https://www.amazon.com/Music-Upper-Egypt-Various-artists/dp/B000S5A9QW) Other topics of interest— • Aswan, Egypt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aswan) • Alexandria, Egypt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria) • Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) (https://www.upf.edu/en/home) • Dahabiya Nile Tours (https://dahabiyanilesailing.com/) • Real Egypt on Trip Advisor (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g294201-d1603031-Reviews-or5-Real_Egypt_Tours-Cairo_Cairo_Governorate.html#REVIEWS) • Real Sudan on on Trip Advisor (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g293835-d7241559-Reviews-Real_Sudan_Tour-Khartoum_Khartoum_State.html) Special Guest: Samir Abbass.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're in Africa (by way of Spain) this week and its a real roots conversation with CEO and owner of premier travel and tour company, Real Egypt. Meet entrepreneur and Egyptologist, Samir Abbass. Samir has lead in-depth educational tours in Egypt and Sudan for the past 19 years; he's been the keynote Egyptologist for 60+ television interviews on Nile TV, Egypts national broadcaster and in several radio programs; and he's also an environmentalist and travel blogger. Samir is currently in Spain completing his fourth degree, a masters in world history which complements his three other degrees in Egyptology, Tourism and Agriculture Sciences. He is also a former player in the Egyptian National Basketball League. Be sure to join us for Parts 1 and 2 of our conversation where Samir guides us on a journey into the depths of ancient African civilization and it's place in his story of personal and professional development. Where to find Samir (http://samirabbass.com/)? www.samirabbass.com On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/realegypt/) Real Egypt (https://www.realegypt.com/) Real Sudan (https://www.realsudan.com/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjDzU_DFYQEkvCiERbub-0w) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/realegypttours/) What’s Samir watching and listening to? The Hundred-Foot Journey (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2980648/) Nubian Music (https://www.experiencenubia.com/nubian-music-culture) Upper Egyptian Music (https://www.amazon.com/Music-Upper-Egypt-Various-artists/dp/B000S5A9QW) Other topics of interest— • Aswan, Egypt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aswan) • Alexandria, Egypt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria) • Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) (https://www.upf.edu/en/home) • Dahabiya Nile Tours (https://dahabiyanilesailing.com/) • Real Egypt on Trip Advisor (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g294201-d1603031-Reviews-or5-Real_Egypt_Tours-Cairo_Cairo_Governorate.html#REVIEWS) • Real Sudan on on Trip Advisor (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g293835-d7241559-Reviews-Real_Sudan_Tour-Khartoum_Khartoum_State.html) Special Guest: Samir Abbass.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week I had the great treat of meeting the Maestro Wynton Marsalis, managing and artistic director of Jazz @ Lincoln Center which he co-founded in 1987. He's produced more than 100 recordings, he's a nine-time Grammy Award winner, he's an internationally acclaimed musician, composer and bandleader, an educator and a leading advocate of American culture. Wynton has created and performed an expansive range of music from quartets to big bands, chamber music ensembles to symphony orchestras and tap dance to ballet, expanding the vocabulary for jazz and classical music with a vital body of work that places him among the world’s finest musicians and composers. He is a native of the birthplace of jazz, the New Orleans, Louisiana, which he left in 1979 to attend The Julliard School in New York City. He continues to call New York home but his reach is indeed global! Where to find Wynton? www.wyntonmarsalis.org The Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra (https://www.jazz.org/JLCO/) On YouTube (http://youtube.com/wyntonmarsalis) Wednesdays with Wynton and Skain's Domain On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wyntonmarsalis) On Instagram (http://instagram.com/wyntonmarsalis) On Twitter (http://twitter.com/wyntonmarsalis) On Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/artist/375zxMmh2cSgUzFFnva0O7) What’s Wynton reading? American Founders: How People of African Descent Established Freedom in the New World (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07N6LYGZN&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_79APFbMZAH1Q2&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Christina Proenza-Coles Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B071YRWK84&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_W.APFbGS5Q9KQ&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Zora Neale Hurston Other topics of interest— • Congo Square (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Square) • Congo Square the Album (https://wyntonmarsalis.org/discography/title/congo-square) • Yacub Abby and Odadaa! (https://yacubaddy.com/odadaa.html) • The Ever Fonky Lowdown (https://wyntonmarsalis.org/discography/title/the-ever-fonky-lowdown) • Fannie Lou Hammer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie_Lou_Hamer) • From Plantation to Penitentiary (https://wyntonmarsalis.org/discography/title/from-the-plantation-to-the-penitentiary) • All Rise (https://wyntonmarsalis.org/discography/title/all-rise) • Blood on the Fields (https://wyntonmarsalis.org/discography/title/blood-on-the-fields) • Thandi Ntuli (https://www.thandintuli.com/) • Nduduzo Makhathini (http://nduduzomakhathini.co.za/) • The Essentially Ellington Jazz Academy (https://academy.jazz.org/ee/) • The Tanglewood Music Center (https://www.bso.org/brands/tanglewood-music-center/explore-the-tanglewood-music-center.aspx) Special Guest: Wynton Marsalis.
Kia ora Glocal Citizens! That's Māori for "hello." We're globetrotting across many oceans for this two part conversation taking us to New Zealand where we meet social entrepreneur, Karishma Singh Kelsey of Karishma Design. Her experiences, ambition and drive led her from her native South Africa to Europe then on to Asia into many fields related to fashion from the large corporate retail world to fashion journalism and consultancy services to founding and managing her own fashion label. Today, Karishma has nearly two decades of design, styling, visual merchandising, trend forecasting, business management, fashion buying, retail sales and fashion marketing accomplishments to her credit. Coupling her experience with a passion to enthuse, inspire and motivate young minds, in a creative, interactive educational environment, Karishma is also an educator, ethical, sustainable slow fashion advocate and researcher. Check out the links below and get to know @KarishmaDesign in vivid color! Where to find Karishma? www.karishmadesign.com About Miraculous Me (https://www.instagram.com/miraculous_me_movt/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarasabre/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/karishmadesign) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karishmadesign/?hl=en) on Twitter @karishmadesign What’s Karishma reading? The Artist's Way (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B006H19H3M&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_Qe2KFbZDHC1FV&tag=glocalcitizen-20) Other topics of interest— • Montagnard People, Vietnam (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montagnard_(Vietnam)#:~:text=The%20Montagnard%20are%20indigenous%20peoples,French%20protectorate%20period%20in%20Vietnam.&text=Sometimes%20the%20term%20degar%20is%20used%20for%20the%20group%20as%20well) • Māori People, New Zealand (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people) • Hong Kong Fashion Week (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Fashion_Week_for_Fall/Winter) • Māori Language Apps (https://subjectguides.ara.ac.nz/maorilanguage/apps) • London 07/07/2005 (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/terrorists-attack-london-transit-system-at-rush-hour) Special Guest: Karishma Singh Kelsey.
Kia ora Glocal Citizens! That's Māori for "hello." We're globetrotting across many oceans for this two part conversation taking us to New Zealand where we meet social entrepreneur, Karishma Singh Kelsey of Karishma Design. Her experiences, ambition and drive led her from her native South Africa to Europe then on to Asia into many fields related to fashion from the large corporate retail world to fashion journalism and consultancy services to founding and managing her own fashion label. Today, Karishma has nearly two decades of design, styling, visual merchandising, trend forecasting, business management, fashion buying, retail sales and fashion marketing accomplishments to her credit. Coupling her experience with a passion to enthuse, inspire and motivate young minds, in a creative, interactive educational environment, Karishma is also an educator, ethical, sustainable slow fashion advocate and researcher. Check out the links below and get to know @KarishmaDesign in vivid color! Where to find Karishma? www.karishmadesign.com About Miraculous Me (https://www.instagram.com/miraculous_me_movt/?hl=en) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarasabre/) On Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/karishmadesign] On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/karishmadesign/?hl=en] on Twitter @karishmadesign What’s Karishma reading? The Artist's Way (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B006H19H3M&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_Qe2KFbZDHC1FV&tag=glocalcitizen-20) Other topics of interest— • Montagnard People, Vietnam (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montagnard_(Vietnam)#:~:text=The%20Montagnard%20are%20indigenous%20peoples,French%20protectorate%20period%20in%20Vietnam.&text=Sometimes%20the%20term%20degar%20is%20used%20for%20the%20group%20as%20well) • Māori People, New Zealand (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people) • Hong Kong Fashion Week (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Fashion_Week_for_Fall/Winter) • Māori Language Apps (https://subjectguides.ara.ac.nz/maorilanguage/apps) • London 07/07/2005 (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/terrorists-attack-london-transit-system-at-rush-hour) Special Guest: Karishma Singh Kelsey.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week I catch up with Tara Sabre Collier. She’s a UK-based international strategist and impact investment professional with a track record of supporting social enterprise growth, private sector development and startup ecosystems, especially across emerging markets in Africa, the Middle East and the Americas. Tara's passion is inclusive economic development, especially for Afrodescendant and indigenous communities and women and girls. Recognizing the importance of actual lived experience in delivering effective development interventions, for more than eight years living in the field in emerging markets and also gathered on-the-ground work experience across 18 countries on five continents, including Nigeria, UAE, Brazil, Peru, South Africa, Jordan, Mozambique, Angola, Tanzania, UK, Qatar, and others. Tara has firsthand entrepreneurial/ venture building experience in both emerging and developed markets, as well as an Oxford MBA (Skoll Scholar) in Strategy/Entrepreneurship plus an NYU MPA in International Policy & Management and a BA Magna cum Laude from Spelman College. Sit back and enjoy an insightful conversation about inclusive economic development from the impact investor’s perspective. Where to find Tara? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarasabre/) On Twitter @globalcreator What’s Tara listening to? Hadiiya Barbel (https://linktr.ee/hadiiyabarbel) Mayra Andrade (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayra_Andrade) Other topics of interest— • The Babylon App (https://www.borgenmagazine.com/babylon-app-healthcare-access-in-developing-countries/) • Bubble (https://joinbubble.com/) • Racial Equity Index (https://nationalequityatlas.org/research/racial_equity_index/index#/?geoSectionName=State) • Index for Racial Equity (https://www.theracialequityindex.org/rules-and-goals) • Human Centered Design (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human-centered_design) Special Guest: Tara Sabre Collier.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we meet Founder and President of African Health Now, Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo. AHN is a community-based organization that provides primary health care to women, children and families in Sub Saharan Africa. AHN was born out of a family crisis that opened her eyes the realities of the state of basic healthcare information and empowerment in African communities. While selecting models as the Bookings Editor for ESSENCE, Nana ’s father became ill back in Ghana. The support of the local community helped him get back on his feet and Nana was inspired to ensure communities across the continent received health care. In the past 14 years, AHN has impacted more than 20,000 people with health fairs focused on awareness of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), chronic diseases and general health in Ghana and Nigeria. She has also become a serial entreprenuer with her new start-up www.fourthphasebox.co which will launch in December 2020. Fourth Phase is her answer to the challenges women face in the period after birth, the fourth trimester and she is partnering with women owned businesses to create the box that literally is a life saver for women that would otherwise fo without in Africa; for each Fourth Phase box purchased, a women in an AHN partner facility in Africa also receives a box. Nana describes herself as a social entreprenuer, a dynamic special events professional, a project management specialist, a foodie and world traveler. A Brooklyn-bred Ghanaian, Nana is now based in New Jersey where she and her husband are raising their daughter. Where to find Nana and African Health Now and Fourth Phase? * African health Now (www.africanhealthnow.org) * Fourth Phase (www.fourthphase.co) * On Linkedin (linkedin.com/in/nana-eyeson-9aa14210) * On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/nana.eyesonakiwowo) * On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/neyeson/) * @africanhealthnw (https://www.instagram.com/africanhealthnw/) * @fourthphasebox (https://www.instagram.com/fourthphasebox/) What’s Nana watching? * P-Valley on STARZ (https://www.facebook.com/PValleySTARZ/) Other topics of interest— * FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital (https://focoshospital.org/) * Star100 (https://www.star100.org/) * Ridge Hospital Accra, Ghana (https://garh.gov.gh/) * Kayayei girls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayayei) * Mater Mea (https://www.matermea.com/) * Honey Pot (https://thehoneypot.co/) Special Guest: Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we meet Founder and President of African Health Now, Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo. AHN is a community-based organization that provides primary health care to women, children and families in Sub Saharan Africa. AHN was born out of a family crisis that opened her eyes the realities of the state of basic healthcare information and empowerment in African communities. While selecting models as the Bookings Editor for ESSENCE, Nana ’s father became ill back in Ghana. The support of the local community helped him get back on his feet and Nana was inspired to ensure communities across the continent received health care. In the past 14 years, AHN has impacted more than 20,000 people with health fairs focused on awareness of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), chronic diseases and general health in Ghana and Nigeria. She has also become a serial entreprenuer with her new start-up www.fourthphasebox.co which will launch in December 2020. Fourth Phase is her answer to the challenges women face in the period after birth, the fourth trimester and she is partnering with women owned businesses to create the box that literally is a life saver for women that would otherwise fo without in Africa; for each Fourth Phase box purchased, a women in an AHN partner facility in Africa also receives a box. Nana describes herself as a social entreprenuer, a dynamic special events professional, a project management specialist, a foodie and world traveler. A Brooklyn-bred Ghanaian, Nana is now based in New Jersey where she and her husband are raising their daughter. Where to find Nana and African Health Now and Fourth Phase? * African health Now (www.africanhealthnow.org) * Fourth Phase (www.fourthphase.co) * On Linkedin (linkedin.com/in/nana-eyeson-9aa14210) * On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/nana.eyesonakiwowo) * On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/neyeson/) * @africanhealthnw (https://www.instagram.com/africanhealthnw/) * @fourthphasebox (https://www.instagram.com/fourthphasebox/) What’s Nana watching? * P-Valley on STARZ (https://www.facebook.com/PValleySTARZ/) Other topics of interest— • FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital (https://focoshospital.org/) • Star100 (https://www.star100.org/) • Ridge Hospital Accra, Ghana (https://garh.gov.gh/) • Kayayei girls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayayei) • Mater Mea (https://www.matermea.com/) • Honey Pot (https://thehoneypot.co/) Special Guest: Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo.
Autumn Glocal Citizens! For the next two episodes, we’ll be visiting with healthtech entrepreneur and neurosurgeon, Dr. Muri Raifu. Muri is another Ghana native, by way of Nigeria. A scholar-athlete at Amherst College in Massachusetts, in addition to his medical training Muri also received his MPA from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Currently based in Los Angeles, California, Muri is blazing a trail both in his private practice, and his start-up Talamus Health which is in the business of improving and unifying healthcare delivery in emerging markets, helping patients interact with and share their health information with a connected circle of providers. Since launching in 2018, Talamus is emerging as a go to solution for health service providers partnering with more than 1,000 healthcare providers across Africa. Other notable early achievements include being named Most Scalable SME at the United Nations ITU Global Awards in 2018 and making Fast Company’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World list in 2019. This conversation is another Glocal Citizens gem where we take a seat on a coming of age and career tour with Muri from Ghana, across the US and back, across Africa. Where to find Muri and Talamus? On Talamus (http://www.talamushealth.com) On LInkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/murisiku-muri-raifu-md-mpa-faans-3622a587/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/muri.raifu) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/brainoperator1/) What’s Muri lightening to? Fela Kuti (https://felakuti.com/) Bob Marley (https://www.bobmarley.com) Shatta Wale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatta_Wale) Sarkodie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarkodie_(rapper)) Talib Kweli (http://www.talibkweli.com/) Mos Def (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mos_Def) Art and science of interest— PCR Primers (https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/biotech-dna-technology/dna-sequencing-pcr-electrophoresis/a/polymerase-chain-reaction-pcr) Wangechi Mutu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangechi_Mutu) Kenyan Visual Artist Yinka Shonibare (http://yinkashonibare.com/) British-Nigerian Artist Sanford Biggers (http://sanfordbiggers.com/) Harlem-based Visual Artist Amoako Boafo (https://marianeibrahim.com/artists/44-amoako-boafo/biography/) Ghanaian Painter Dotum Popoola (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dotun_Popoola) Hyperrealist Artists in Nigeria (https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/06/africa/ken-nwadiogbu-hyperrealist-artist-nigeria-africa/index.html) Special Guest: Muri Raifu, MD.
Autumn Glocal Citizens! For the next two episodes, we’ll be visiting with healthtech entrepreneur and neurosurgeon, Dr. Muri Raifu. Muri is another Ghana native, by way of Nigeria. A scholar-athlete at Amherst College in Massachusetts, in addition to his medical training Muri also received his MPA from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Currently based in Los Angeles, California, Muri is blazing a trail both in his private practice, and his start-up Talamus Health which is in the business of improving and unifying healthcare delivery in emerging markets, helping patients interact with and share their health information with a connected circle of providers. Since launching in 2018, Talamus is emerging as a go to solution for health service providers partnering with more than 1,000 healthcare providers across Africa. Other notable early achievements include being named Most Scalable SME at the United Nations ITU Global Awards in 2018 and making Fast Company’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World list in 2019. This conversation is another Glocal Citizens gem where we take a seat on a coming of age and career tour with Muri from Ghana, across the US and back, across Africa. Where to find Muri and Talamus? On Talamus (http://www.talamushealth.com) On LInkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/murisiku-muri-raifu-md-mpa-faans-3622a587/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/muri.raifu) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/brainoperator1/) What’s Muri lightening to? Fela Kuti (https://felakuti.com/) Bob Marley (https://www.bobmarley.com) Shatta Wale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatta_Wale) Sarkodie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarkodie_(rapper)) Talib Kweli (http://www.talibkweli.com/) Mos Def (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mos_Def) Art and science of interest— PCR Primers (https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/biotech-dna-technology/dna-sequencing-pcr-electrophoresis/a/polymerase-chain-reaction-pcr) Wangechi Mutu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangechi_Mutu) Kenyan Visual Artist Yinka Shonibare (http://yinkashonibare.com/) British-Nigerian Artist Sanford Biggers (http://sanfordbiggers.com/) Harlem-based Visual Artist Amoako Boafo (https://marianeibrahim.com/artists/44-amoako-boafo/biography/) Ghanaian Painter Dotum Popoola (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dotun_Popoola) Hyperrealist Artists in Nigeria (https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/06/africa/ken-nwadiogbu-hyperrealist-artist-nigeria-africa/index.html) Special Guest: Muri Raifu, MD.
Selam Glocal Citizens! We’re back in East Africa by way of Washington D.C. for this two part conversation with singer, songwriter, music producer and designer, Kenny Allen. Kenny is a singer/songwriter/music producer and has travelled the world performing and recording music with acts like Meshell Ndegeocello and Raheem DeVaughn. In 2005, he was given a six month contract to perform at Addis Ababa’s Harlem Jazz club which proved to be life changing. More than a decade later, Kenny is a resident of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and has become a fixture in the country’s media and entertainment scene, including a successful stint hosting a prime time radio show on the first English Radio station, and acting in film and TV productions. He has released seven independent albums. His new album, More Love Now is soulful, world music inspired, lyrically mature, and stylistically journeyed. Where to find Kenny? * On Bandcamp (https://kennyallen.bandcamp.com/music) * On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kenny.allen.1217) * On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/kennyallenmusic) * On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/undken) What’s Kenny reading? * The Unbearable Lightness of Being (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0060932139/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_V8NvFbNNKFWW3) by Milan Kundera * The Secret (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B002M5E2DW&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_OfOvFb1GSN118&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Rhonda Byrne * Father of the Tuskegee Airmen, John C. Robinson (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B007MCWI72&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_FiOvFb21S7P9E&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Phillip Thomas Tucker Other topics of interest— * Grammy nominated singer Wayna (http://www.wayna.net/) * Africans in the Czech Republic (https://globalvoices.org/2020/06/24/afro-czechs-on-visibility-racism-and-life-in-the-czech-republic-part-one/) * Revisit Episodes 29 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/29) and 30 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/30) with Yana Fleming Special Guest: Kenny Allen.
Selam Glocal Citizens! We’re back in East Africa by way of Washington D.C. for this two part conversation with singer, songwriter, music producer and designer, Kenny Allen. Kenny is a singer/songwriter/music producer and has travelled the world performing and recording music with acts like Meshell Ndegeocello and Raheem DeVaughn. In 2005, he was given a six month contract to perform at Addis Ababa’s Harlem Jazz club which proved to be life changing. More than a decade later, Kenny is a resident of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and has become a fixture in the country’s media and entertainment scene, including a successful stint hosting a prime time radio show on the first English Radio station, and acting in film and TV productions. He has released seven independent albums. His new album, More Love Now is soulful, world music inspired, lyrically mature, and stylistically journeyed. Where to find Kenny? * On Bandcamp (https://kennyallen.bandcamp.com/music) * On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kenny.allen.1217) * On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/kennyallenmusic) * On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/undken) What’s Kenny reading? * The Unbearable Lightness of Being (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0060932139/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_V8NvFbNNKFWW3) by Milan Kundera * The Secret (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B002M5E2DW&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_OfOvFb1GSN118&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Rhonda Byrne * Father of the Tuskegee Airmen, John C. Robinson (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B007MCWI72&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_FiOvFb21S7P9E&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Phillip Thomas Tucker Other topics of interest— * Grammy nominated singer Wayna (http://www.wayna.net/) * Africans in the Czech Republic (https://globalvoices.org/2020/06/24/afro-czechs-on-visibility-racism-and-life-in-the-czech-republic-part-one/) * Revisit Episodes 29 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/29) and 30 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/30) with Yana Fleming Special Guest: Kenny Allen.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! We’re getting mindful this week on the podcast. I'm with the Co-Director of Synergy Yoga in Nairobi, Salim Rollins. Salim is a White Plains, New York native that calls Nairobi, Kenya home. Salim has maintained a dedicated hatha/vinyasa yoga practice since 2000 and was certified as an instructor through Yoga Alliance in 2007. He has studied under the mentorship of several master teachers including Jhon Tamayo (New York), Ullas Kumar (Kerala, India), and Sudhesh Chandra (Mysore, India). Through his company Soul Flow, Salim has organized numerous wellness retreats, workshops and festivals throughout Kenya. Additionally, Salim has conducted extensive research on yoga philosophy with scholars, yogis and saddhus throughout India. Salim is also a Contra-Mestre of the Afro-Brazilian martial art, Capoeira Angola. He runs a capoeira program for marginalized youth in Kibera slum, Kenya and Luanda, Angola. Where to find Salim? * Synergy Sunday Sangha (https://www.instagram.com/synergy.yoga/) weekly at 1pm EST * Synergy Yoga Africa (https://synergy.yoga) * Capoeira Angola Center Kibera (https://www.facebook.com/cackenya/) * On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/salim.rollins) * On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/salimrollins/) * On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/salim_rollins/?hl=en) What’s Salim listening to? * Tank and the Bangas (http://www.tankandthebangas.com) * Fela Kuti (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti) * Native Tongues (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Tongues) * Black Star (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Star_(rap_duo)) * Muddy Waters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muddy_Waters) * Sonny Boy Williamson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Boy_Williamson_I) Other topics of interest— * Africa Yoga Project (https://www.africayogaproject.org) * Kibera Social Arts (https://www.gofundme.com/f/relief-fund-for-kibera-artists) * Lamu Yoga Festival (http://lamuyoga.org) * Slum Dance Africa (https://www.facebook.com/SLUM-DANCE-Africa-579255875546482/?ref=page_internal&path=%2FSLUM-DANCE-Africa-579255875546482%2F) Special Guest: Salim Rollins.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week my guest is Amanda "Chirpy” Obidike, founder and Executive Director of Stemi Makers Africa. Amanda's expertise span from Project management and Operations, Education and Community building, Technology and Data Science. She’s a certified professional in STEM by the Open University, United Kingdom and Team lead of The Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Innovation Makers of Africa (STEMi Makers Africa) where she created sustainable and implementable projects in over 75 under-served Communities across 17 Sub-Saharan countries by preparing the next generation of innovators with technology emerging tools, real-world problem-solving akills they need to excel in lucrative fields and become more experienced for Africa's workforce by 2030. A social entreprenuer at her core, Amanda is also a very active and effective advocate for mentorship of women, girls and young people in Africa. Amanda is the founding curator of the Global Shapers Community of the Ozubulu Hub in Anambara Nigeria; she also volunteers as a mentor with the New York Academy of Sciences, the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women in the UK, and the Global Thinkers Forum, to name a few. Where to find Amanda? * STEMi Makers Africa (https://stemiafrica.org/) * On Twitter (https://twitter.com/amandachirpy) * On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/amandachirpy/) * On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandaobidikechirpy) * On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amandachirpy/) What’s Amanda reading? * There Was a Country: A Memoir (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B007V65QQY&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_U8hrFb8WM2YAP&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Chinua Achebe Other topics of interest— * Project Kuongoza (https://stemiafrica.org/project-kuongoza/) Special Guest: Amanda "Chirpy" Obidike.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we meet Cliff Schmidt, is the Executive Director of Amplio Network, a Seattle-based nonprofit that provides inclusive digital technology to help governments and global development organizations widen their reach and impact in rural, remote, off-grid communities. Amplio, formerly known as Literacy Bridge launched in Ghana in 2007 and has since grown to serve communities in Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, and Zambia. Check out how Amplio's Talking Book (https://www.amplio.org/talking-book-technology/) technology - an easy to use, rugged, tool designed with real users in mind, is unlocking invaluable access to knowledge sharing. Where to find Cliff and Amplio? * Amplio (https://www.amplio.org/) * Amplio informational video (https://www.facebook.com/AmplioNetwork/videos/871371509924372/) * On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/AmplioNetwork/) * On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliffschmidt/) What’s Cliff watching and reading? * 13th (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krfcq5pF8u8) * How to Be An AntiRacist (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07D2364N5&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_fKPoFbVBZTZ5F&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Ibram X. Kendi Other topics of interest— * Clinton Global Initiative (https://www.clintonfoundation.org/about) * Microsoft Integral Fellows (https://www.microsoftalumni.com/s/1769/19/interior.aspx?pgid=446&gid=2) * More on Submarines (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_submarine_classes_of_the_United_States_Navy) Special Guest: Cliff Schmidt.
Hello again Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is Stacey Enyame, Founder and Chief Snacker at Snacks of Africa. In this fun-filled conversation we learn more about Stacey’s journey as the daughter of Ghanaian immigrants in the Bronx, NY and back to Ghana to make her mark as an international foodie. A business management professional with 10+ years global experience in product management, sales, strategy development and now, entrepreneurship, Stacey is on a mission to share a taste of Africa with the world...one delicious snack at a time! Where to find Stacey? Order Snacks of Africa (https://bykaiem.com/collections/snacks/products/soa-toasted-coconut-chips-sweet-savory) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SnacksOfAfrica/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/snacksofafrica/?hl=en) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyenyame/) What’s Stacey Reading? The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08D6VLLDX&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_DHumFb08CQF2G&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Benjamin Franklin The Laws of Human Nature (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07BJLX414&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_qvumFbPETV8VG&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Robert Greene Other topics of interest— • Revisit Episodes 16 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/16), 17 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/17) and 18 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/18) for a flashback of our conversation on nature and the environment • More about the INROADS (https://inroads.org/) internship program Special Guest: Stacey Enyame.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is a farmer after my own heart. He’s the co-founder and CEO of Oko Forests in Ghana. Oko Forests develops agroforestry systems with their network of smallholder farmers and has a guiding mission to sustain the landscape through the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices. He is also a prominent player in Ghana’s music scene as the founder and director of the Asa Baako Music Festival which is an annual music event that recently celebrated its 10th year in Ghana’s Western Region. Join me in welcoming Kofi Debrah to the program! Where to find Kofi? * On Agroforestry (https://explorer.land/x/project/kogyae/?fbclid=IwAR0cGDzIENnMOyGBoFSG7BMLWrDMUHwmUevXyTbTroRrd1HccWSEIouhgHM) * On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kofideb/?hl=en) * On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kofi-debrah-00b705b/) On Asa Baako (http://www.asabaako.com/) and music of the Western and Central Regions: * Kofi Kinaata (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Kinaata) * M3NSA (https://www.facebook.com/M3NSA) * FOKN Bois (https://www.facebook.com/foknbois/) * Paapa Yankson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paapa_Yankson) * Gyedu-Blay Ambolley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyedu-Blay_Ambolley) Special Guest: Kofi Debrah.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! We have another two-part conversation featuring writer, journalist, professor and currently Director of New York University Accra, Chiké Frankie Edozien. Like me, NYU is also his alma mater. Frankie, who continues to teach while he leads the Accra program, was named one of the Top 50 journalism professors for 2012 by Journalsimdegree.org. In 2017 he was awarded the university’s prestigious Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty award for excellence in teaching, leadership, social justice and community building. And even more kudos, Frankie’s 2017 memoir, The Lives of Great Men, is a Lambda Book Award winner. Frankie's career has spanned broadcast journalism working with BET and ABC to the New York Post for 15 years as its City Hall Reporter and lead writer on legislative affairs from 1999-2008. His coverage of major news stories including the aftermath of the shooting death of Amadou Diallo, HIV/AIDS and healthcare disparities in communities around the Big Apple was critically acclaimed. In 2008 he exposed a decades long secretive slush fund scheme that resulted in reforming the way the City Council doled out taxpayer funds and a federal investigation that saw several lawmakers jailed. He covered crime, courts, labor issues and human services public health and politics, reporting from around the country and abroad for the paper. Prof Edozien has also been keeping busy during the season of lockdowns as a participant in the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Festival which is a virtual literary festival founded by South African author and curator Zukiswa Wanner as a response to the curfews and lockdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic within the African continent. The fifth season will be live from 27 July - 3 August with live sessions twice daily at 12PM GMT and 6PM GMT @ Afrolit Sans Frontieres (https://www.jamesmurua.com/category/afrolit-sans-frontieres/) I hope you enjoy this very illuminating discussion about the frameworks of a career as a writer and taking a book from concept to conception. Where to find Frankie? www.edozien.net On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/livesofgreatmen/?hl=en) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chike-frankie-edozien) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/LivesofGreatMen/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/frankieedozien) What’s on Frankie's must read list: Ghana Must Go (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143124978/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0) Home Going (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B019GF5YH8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_U1DfFb8BM7GR1&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Yaa Gyasi The Profit of Zongo Street (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B001QIGZO0&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_D3DfFb3WWM9TP&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Mohammed Naseehu Of Women and Frogs (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07XKMGSRL&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_AlEfFb16B0HAM&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Bisi Agjapon The writings of Ayesha Harruna Attah (https://www.amazon.com/Ayesha-Harruna-Attah/e/B01ITF0ZJS?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1595270089&sr=1-1) The writings of Ama Ata Aidoo (https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000ARBG38?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader) The writings of Wangari Maathai (https://www.amazon.com/Wangari-Maathai/e/B001IQUQFY/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1) What's Frankie listening to: Master KG (feat. Burna Boy & Nomcebo Zikode) - Jerusalema (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CLXP6W9/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_I9DfFbRSXZBQ4) All things Burna Boy (https://music.amazon.com/artists/B00AYBZS20?ref=dm_sh_be05-966c-dmcp-76cf-001df&musicTerritory=US&marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER) Other talking points: Afrolit Sans Frontiers (https://www.jamesmurua.com/afrolit-sans-frontieres-season-5-dates-announced/) NYU Accra (http://www.nyu.edu/accra.html) The High Table (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B085192B7K&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_P7DfFbJ1V7P1D&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Tema Wilkey Vidya Bookstore Ghana (https://vidyabookstore.com/) Book Nook Bookstore (https://booknook.store/) Special Guest: Chiké Frankie Edozien.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! We have another two-part conversation featuring writer, journalist, professor and currently Director of New York University Accra, Chiké Frankie Edozien. Like me, NYU is also his alma mater. Frankie, who continues to teach while he leads the Accra program, was named one of the Top 50 journalism professors for 2012 by Journalsimdegree.org. In 2017 he was awarded the university’s prestigious Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty award for excellence in teaching, leadership, social justice and community building. And even more kudos, Frankie’s 2017 memoir, The Lives of Great Men, is a Lambda Book Award winner. Frankie's career has spanned broadcast journalism working with BET and ABC to the New York Post for 15 years as its City Hall Reporter and lead writer on legislative affairs from 1999-2008. His coverage of major news stories including the aftermath of the shooting death of Amadou Diallo, HIV/AIDS and healthcare disparities in communities around the Big Apple was critically acclaimed. In 2008 he exposed a decades long secretive slush fund scheme that resulted in reforming the way the City Council doled out taxpayer funds and a federal investigation that saw several lawmakers jailed. He covered crime, courts, labor issues and human services public health and politics, reporting from around the country and abroad for the paper. Prof Edozien has also been keeping busy during the season of lockdowns as a participant in the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Festival which is a virtual literary festival founded by South African author and curator Zukiswa Wanner as a response to the curfews and lockdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic within the African continent. The fifth season will be live from 27 July - 3 August with live sessions twice daily at 12PM GMT and 6PM GMT @ Afrolit Sans Frontieres (https://www.jamesmurua.com/category/afrolit-sans-frontieres/) I hope you enjoy this very illuminating discussion about the frameworks of a career as a writer and taking a book from concept to conception. Where to find Frankie? www.edozien.net On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/livesofgreatmen/?hl=en) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chike-frankie-edozien) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/LivesofGreatMen/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/frankieedozien) What’s on Frankie's must read list: Ghana Must Go (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143124978/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0) Home Going (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B019GF5YH8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_U1DfFb8BM7GR1&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Yaa Gyasi The Profit of Zongo Street (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B001QIGZO0&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_D3DfFb3WWM9TP&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Mohammed Naseehu Of Women and Frogs (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07XKMGSRL&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_AlEfFb16B0HAM&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Bisi Agjapon The writings of Ayesha Harruna Attah (https://www.amazon.com/Ayesha-Harruna-Attah/e/B01ITF0ZJS?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1595270089&sr=1-1) The writings of Ama Ata Aidoo (https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000ARBG38?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader) The writings of Wangari Maathai (https://www.amazon.com/Wangari-Maathai/e/B001IQUQFY/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1) What's Frankie listening to: Master KG (feat. Burna Boy & Nomcebo Zikode) - Jerusalema (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CLXP6W9/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_I9DfFbRSXZBQ4) All things Burna Boy (https://music.amazon.com/artists/B00AYBZS20?ref=dm_sh_be05-966c-dmcp-76cf-001df&musicTerritory=US&marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER) Other talking points: Afrolit Sans Frontiers (https://www.jamesmurua.com/afrolit-sans-frontieres-season-5-dates-announced/) NYU Accra (http://www.nyu.edu/accra.html) The High Table (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B085192B7K&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_P7DfFbJ1V7P1D&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Tema Wilkey Vidya Bookstore Ghana (https://vidyabookstore.com/) Book Nook Bookstore (https://booknook.store/) Special Guest: Chiké Frankie Edozien.
S̄wạs̄dī Glocal Citizens! (That’s Thai for “hello!”) Over the next two episodes you’ll be getting to know my next guest, the consummate glocal citizens poster child, Yana Fleming. Yana hails from Washington, D.C. where she attended Howard University, but she hasn’t called the US home for at least a decade. I caught up with her in early April in one of her longtime home bases in Thailand. A communications consultant specializing in capacity building for women entrepreneurs, Yana has worked on five continents and has fluency or facility in seven languages. In her work, Yana takes a holistic approach to integrated marketing, communications, planning and evaluation—encompassing all aspects of an organization’s marketing and communications goals. She works with internal and external stakeholders to develop a realistic communications calendar designed to continuously engage the target audience through key messaging tailored to their preferred media channels. Her efforts consistently increase programmatic awareness, acquire new consumer bases, and assist in forging public-private partnerships. In our two part conversation, you’ll literally learn what it is like to live and work at far ends of the earth and a good deal of what it takes to settle into a life styled by nomadic professionalism. Where to find Yana? www.yanafleming.com On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/yanagoesdigital/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafleming/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/yanafleming) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/yanafleming) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCASe34ew77aCawujaTwJOoQ) What's Yana writing: On Medium (https://medium.com/@yanafleming) Internationality.me (https://www.globalcreating.me) Other talking points: Rawai Muay Thai (https://www.rawaimuaythai.com/) Flirt with the World (https://www.modernghana.com/sports/506033/flirt-ghana-and-african-health-now-kick-off-condom-giveaway.html) Duo Underwater Ear Gear (https://www.finisswim.com/Duo) Get “Mooving” (https://welcome.moov.cc/) How to Change Your Mind (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/529343/how-to-change-your-mind-by-michael-pollan/) Special Guest: Yana Fleming.
S̄wạs̄dī Glocal Citizens! (That’s Thai for “hello!”) Over the next two episodes you’ll be getting to know my next guest, the consummate glocal citizens poster child, Yana Fleming. Yana hails from Washington, D.C. where she attended Howard University, but she hasn’t called the US home for at least a decade. I caught up with her in early April in one of her longtime home bases in Thailand. A communications consultant specializing in capacity building for women entrepreneurs, Yana has worked on five continents and has fluency or facility in seven languages. In her work, Yana takes a holistic approach to integrated marketing, communications, planning and evaluation—encompassing all aspects of an organization’s marketing and communications goals. She works with internal and external stakeholders to develop a realistic communications calendar designed to continuously engage the target audience through key messaging tailored to their preferred media channels. Her efforts consistently increase programmatic awareness, acquire new consumer bases, and assist in forging public-private partnerships. In our two part conversation, you’ll literally learn what it is like to live and work at far ends of the earth and a good deal of what it takes to settle into a life styled by nomadic professionalism. Where to find Yana? www.yanafleming.com On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/yanagoesdigital/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafleming/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/yanafleming) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/yanafleming) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCASe34ew77aCawujaTwJOoQ) What's Yana writing: On Medium (https://medium.com/@yanafleming) Internationality.me (https://www.globalcreating.me) Other talking points: Rawai Muay Thai (https://www.rawaimuaythai.com/) Flirt with the World (https://www.modernghana.com/sports/506033/flirt-ghana-and-african-health-now-kick-off-condom-giveaway.html) Duo Underwater Ear Gear (https://www.finisswim.com/Duo) Get “Mooving” (https://welcome.moov.cc/) How to Change Your Mind (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/529343/how-to-change-your-mind-by-michael-pollan/) Special Guest: Yana Fleming.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week my dynamic diaspora is Olivia Asiedu-Ntow, Co-founder and COO of Scale-up Africa. ScaleUp was born out of the need to develop, grow and sustain SME’s across Africa with emphasis on women run/led and owned businesses. Their approach is to collaborate with innovative growth partners to work with SME’s over a period of two years with the intention of building their capacity to be investor ready, scaled up and able to compete in international markets. Olivia and her business partner, Ama Gyampo (check her out on episode 7) are all on their way of fulfilling their mission of developing and creating sustainable SME’s to grow into multi-million dollar corporations positively impacting their social, economic and environmental platforms. Where to find Olivia and ScaleUp Africa? * www.wearescaleupafrica.com * On Instagram - ScaleUp (https://www.instagram.com/scaleup_africa/) Olivia (https://www.instagram.com/livsworld_gh/) * On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviaasieduntow/) * On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/olivia.asieduntow) * On Twitter (https://twitter.com/2020Scaleup) * On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGiKBQpTQS0-NY7TgCE-cTg?reload=9&view_as=public) What Olivia is watching: * Love & Hip Hop (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_%26_Hip_Hop) * Made in Chelsea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in_Chelsea) Other tips and resources: * Ahaspora Network (http://www.ahaspora.com/) * Calm (https://app.www.calm.com/meditate) * Meditate (https://chopracentermeditation.com/) Special Guest: Olivia Asiedu-Ntow.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! Last weekend, June 19th marked a more widespread interest and awareness around the observance of Juneteenth, the day when slavery ended in “earnest” for black people in America. I mention this in the context of my guest this week, Muhammida El Muhajir, because, the global mood has landed squarely on ideas of liberation, liberation in the most basic form—a freedom to breath. For Muhammida, that meant becoming borderless and crafting a life founded in the safety and security of Accra, Ghana. Born and raised in the US, Muhammida relocated to Ghana in 2014 and has not looked back. She is a magical marketer and is taking the digital PR and marketing space to new levels in Ghana and beyond. You’ll truly enjoy and pick up many insights on how to transition from inertia to inspiration in this discussion with another certified Glocal Citizen. Where to find Muhammida and Wax Print Media? * On Instagram (http://instagram/waxprintmedia) * On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/waxprintmedia/) * On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/waxprintmedia/) * On Twitter (http://twitter.com/waxprintmedia) * On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa39hqA_TZp8TOxL4Z1FpoA) After the El Muhajir touch: * www.waxprint.media * www.hiphopisglobal.com * https://meltwater.org/ Special Guest: Muhammida El Muhajir.
"The best time to have planted a tree is 10 years ago, the next best time is now.” ~ Chinese Proverb Hello Glocal Citizens! "What the what?” is the first thing that comes to mind when I look back on the past few months. Those of us not in the midst of protest or lockdown are likely itching to get away..anywhere but this surreal reality. Well, I urge you to stay in the now and focus your attention on this week's virtual tour which lands us in South Africa in a conversation that takes us on a path to solutions with fellow Ghanaian, Emmanuel Agbeko Gamor. Emmanuel is an award-winning multimedia journalist and digital aficionado. He recently launched the Unpacking Africa podcast where he hosts conversations from Tech to Arts and Culture all the while sharing resources, exploring ecosystems in our communities and figuring out issues pertaining to the African continent. Where to find Emmanuel? www.eagamor.com The Unpacking Africa podcast (https://anchor.fm/4irafrica) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/eagamor/) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/eagamor) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/eagamor) Unpacking Africa research and resources journal (https://www.4irafrica.co) *What’s Emmanuel reading? * The Artist's Way (https://juliacameronlive.com/the-artists-way/) by Julia Cameron Case studies: The Tata Group (https://www.tata.com/) About Heel the World (https://htwshoes.bigcartel.com/product/htw-empowerment-beads) Special Guest: Emmanuel Agbeko Gamor.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we have a refreshing conversation with Nigerian author, Leye Adenle. Leye (pronounced Leye, not Leia like in Princes Leia) has written a number of short stories under his own name, and over a hundred satirical pieces under various other appropriated names. His writing has appeared in publications such as the Big Issue, and he has written and recorded pieces for BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service. He is the winner of the first ever Prix Marianne in 2016. Leye has also appeared on stage in London in plays including Ola Rotimi’s Our Husband Has Gone Mad. Leye comes from a family of writers, the most famous of whom was his grandfather, Oba Adeleye Adenle I, a former king of Oshogbo in South West Nigeria. Leye has no intentions of ever becoming King. Currently living and working in London as an agile coach--sort of a trainer of computer geeks, when not writing, Leye likes to ponder the meaning of life from the point of view of a foraging ant that has happened upon a delicious drop of wine. Red. Preferably South African. Western Cape. And full bodied. And perhaps a morsel of cheese. Blue cheese. Where to find Leye? www.leyeadenle.com On LinkedIn (http://uk.linkedin.com/in/leyeadenle) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/leyeadenle) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/LeyeAdenle) *What’s Leye listening to? * Buena Vista Social Club (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChUeUKui2gkL6vqhuKBeCMA) Fine tune your writing skills: How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0312010443/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_G7P3Eb5R04WXX) by James N. Frey Elements of Style (https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-Fourth-William-Strunk/dp/020530902X) by William Strunk Jr. & E. B. White Special Guest: Leye Adenle.
This episode marks my last conversation from the road for the time being. Wrapping up my Winter 2020 tour, I had the pleasure of meeting with Akua Gyekye at a bustling London eatery—please pardon the sound. Akua is Facebook’s Public Policy Manager for Africa and MENA Elections; she focuses on issues relating privacy, safety and security, freedom of expression, the impact of the Internet on economic growth, and new opportunities for democratic engagement in these regions. Before joining Facebook, Akua, who is qualified to practice in NY and the UK, was a project finance lawyer, at Clifford Chance. Other roles took her to Nigeria and Liberia as a legal adviser and rule of law specialist at the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation; and as an anti-corruption lawyer at USAID. Akua also has government experience (the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development), NGO experience (the Ghana Center for Democratic Development, Lawyers Without Borders) and experience working for international think tanks (American Society for International Law, the European Institute, the Brookings Institute). Another of our Global Ghanaians, Akua grew up in Germany and completed portions of her secondary and higher education in the US. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Society, International Relations and Spanish from American University, a Law Degree from Cambridge University in England and a Masters of Laws in International and Comparative Law from the George Washington University Law School. Where to find Akua? On LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/in/akua-gyekye-694a531) IG @akuag8 (https://www.instagram.com/akuag8/?hl=en) *What’s Akua reading and other Sci-Fi recommendations? * Brave New Girl by Chloe Brotheridge (https://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-Girl-Seven-Confidence/dp/0241400430) What I Know for Sure by Oprha Winfrey (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21531503-what-i-know-for-sure) An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34381254-an-unkindness-of-ghosts) How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40855636-how-long-til-black-future-month) What's all that noise in the background? Check out GRANGER & Co in Notting Hill (https://grangerandco.com) Special Guest: Akua Gyekye.
From Lagos, I traveled to London in early March 2020 where I met COO of LinkCommerce.com, Kwame Acheampong. Kwame is another of those definitive glocal citizens that I love to visit with. Ghanaian by parentage, he grew up in both Europe and Ghana and has lived and worked in a number of countries across the globe. Kwame is an innovative, results driven entrepreneur, with extensive experience in technology, sales, digital marketing, online advertising, digital and web environments, ecommerce and multimedia, especially music production. He describes himself as responsible, dependable, practical, proactive and organized multi-tasker, problem solver and people person, thrives in diverse, fast-changing environments with steep learning curves. Prior solidifying himself as a true “techie", Kwame worked as a Sound Engineer, which presented him with the unique opportunity to work with some of the world’s top artists and numerous music and creative projects. Be sure to stay tuned for both Parts 1 and 2 of this fun and information packed hour with Kwame “tha Prof” Acheampong. Where to find Kwame? * www.kacheampong.com (http://www.kacheampong.com) * On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thaprof/) * IG - @thaprof (https://www.instagram.com/thaprof/) More about Kwame’s music story? * Bootsy Collins (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootsy_Collins) and Fresh Outta ‘P” University (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Outta_%27P%27_University) * Afroganic (http://www.afroganic.com/) * King Ayisoba (https://kingayisoba.net/) * Jean-Michel Jarre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Jarre) * Fantasia Berrino (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8iqEfje7Aw) * Air Studios (https://www.airstudios.com/) What's Kwame Reading? * Blinkist (https://www.blinkist.com) Special Guest: Kwame Acheampong.
From Lagos, I traveled to London in early March 2020 where I met COO of LinkCommerce.com, Kwame Acheampong. Kwame is another of those definitive glocal citizens that I love to visit with. Ghanaian by parentage, he grew up in both Europe and Ghana and has lived and worked in a number of countries across the globe. Kwame is an innovative, results driven entrepreneur, with extensive experience in technology, sales, digital marketing, online advertising, digital and web environments, ecommerce and multimedia, especially music production. He describes himself as responsible, dependable, practical, proactive and organized multi-tasker, problem solver and people person, thrives in diverse, fast-changing environments with steep learning curves. Prior solidifying himself as a true “techie", Kwame worked as a Sound Engineer, which presented him with the unique opportunity to work with some of the world’s top artists and numerous music and creative projects. Be sure to stay tuned for both Parts 1 and 2 of this fun and information packed hour with Kwame “tha Prof” Acheampong. Where to find Kwame? * www.kacheampong.com (http://www.kacheampong.com) * On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thaprof/) * IG - @thaprof (https://www.instagram.com/thaprof/) More about Kwame’s music story? * Bootsy Collins (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootsy_Collins) and Fresh Outta ‘P” University (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Outta_%27P%27_University) * Afroganic (http://www.afroganic.com/) * King Ayisoba (https://kingayisoba.net/) * Jean-Michel Jarre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Jarre) * Fantasia Berrino (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8iqEfje7Aw) * Air Studios (https://www.airstudios.com/) What's Kwame Reading? * Blinkist (https://www.blinkist.com) Special Guest: Kwame Acheampong.
For this week’s episode, I am rounding out my Lagos tour with a visit to the famed @JazzholeLagos (https://twitter.com/JazzholeLagos?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) cafe and bookshop in Ikoyi where I met Funsho Ogundipe composer of the Glocal Citizens theme music 419afrobeat.com featuring the legend and recently departed Tony Allen. Funsho is a Nigerian pianist, music director and composer, he is known for his work with the Afrobeat band Ayetoro. As musical director of Ayetoro, he is one of the primary architects of the post-Fela Kuti sound in Afrobeat. Please pardon the sound, dear listeners, we’re in an all generators on zone. You’re in for a treat! Where to find Ayetoro? * Ayetoro Music (https://ayetoro.bandcamp.com/) * On Amazon (https://smile.amazon.com/Ayetoro-International-Digital-Music/s?k=Ayetoro&rh=n%3A625021011&_encoding=UTF8&ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g3905707922) * On Facebook - @ayetorolive (https://www.facebook.com/ayetorolive/) * There Is Only One Funsho Ogundipe! (https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/artsbooks/262169-there-is-only-one-funsho-ogundipe.html) What’s Funsho listening to? * Kasse Mady Diabate (http://www.kassemadydiabatemusic.com) What’s Funsho watching? * Fringe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_(TV_series)) What’s Funsho reading? * Central Africa: Adventures and Missionary Labors in Several Countries in the Interior of Africa from 1849 to 1856 (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/083711540X/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_8CrUEbCAYS1AK) * A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution (https://smile.amazon.com/Fistful-Shells-Africa-Slave-Revolution-ebook/dp/B07P2JZWQM/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=fistful+of+shells&qid=1589188477&s=books&sr=1-1) Special Guest: Funsho Ogundipe.
Greetings, Glocal Citizens! In this interview, I am still in Lagos, Nigeria at the offices of Osaretin Oswald Guobadia, co-founder, EVP and COO of DBH Solutions, a building infrastructure and top tier technology solutions provider in West Africa. “Oz" or “Ozzie" as his friends call him, is a business strategy and technology consultant with over 20 years’ experience. His interests also span venture capitalism and entrepreneurship, with significant interests in mentorship and funding startups. He is actively engaged on several boards, providing guidance and oversight for their business operations. He sits on the Alumni Board of Wesley College, USA. He is also a founding director of the Edo Global Foundation, an initiative focused on the development and support of the next generation Edo creatives; and the founder of Edo Development Organization, a non-partisan political and social group whose members collaborate on opportunities to support their respective communities. He is also involved in several other charitable initiatives through the Lagos Nigeria chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, where he is a founding member. As a focused contributor to an African economic renaissance, Osaretin is also a burgeoning author. His first book, In Pursuit: Journeys in African Entrepreneurship is due to hit shelves this month. Links of interest: Where to find Osaretin? * Reads: In Pursuit (https://theinpursuitbook.com) * On LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/in/guobadia) * On Twitter - @OsOsaGuobadia (https://twitter.com/OsOsaGuobadia?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) * IG - @osaretin (https://www.instagram.com/osaretin/?hl=en) What’s Osaretin listening to? * Business Wars Podcast (https://wondery.com/shows/business-wars/) What’s Osaretin reading? * Range by David Epstein (https://davidepstein.com/the-range/) * Talking to Strangers and other books by Macolm Gladwell (https://www.gladwellbooks.com/) * What You Do is Who You Are by Ben Horowitz (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07NVN4QCM&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_TChREb5GS5V01) Special Guest: Oseratin Oswald Guobadia.
Greetings, Glocal Citizens! One of my last trips of 2020 was to Lagos, Nigeria where I took in the 2020 edition of Social Media Week Lagos and met up with a few long-time friends. First up is Amaechi Okobi, Group Head Corporate Communications and External Relations at Access Bank PLC. Amaechi is a marketing and communications professional with over 20 years marketing experience having worked in companies such as Revlon, Nigerian Breweries, Globacom, and Guinness. He describes himself in four words: Cyclist, Father, and Art Lover. Links of interest: * Find Amaechi on: * LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amaechi-michael-okobi-3295764 * Twitter: @AmaechiMOkobi * IG: @amaechiokobi More about the conversation: * Global Citizen - www.globalcitizen.org * About Access Bank - https://www.accessbankplc.com * About Art in West Africa - www.artxlagos.com * What’s Amaechi reading? Good to Great by Jim Collins (https://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996) Special Guest: Amaechi Okobi.
Welcome back Glocal Citizens! Thanks for joining us for the third and final installment of our conversation with Bushcraft entrepreneur, Asio Highsmith. in this episode, we dive deeper into the art and craft of forging new relationships with the environment. Check out the show notes from Part 1 of this series, to get to know a bit more about Asio’s background. Please do comment, share and if you haven’t already, subscribe. Links of interest On IG: @asiooutdooors Dave Canterbury: On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgvRhWmrTrs) and In Books (https://www.amazon.com/dave-canterbury-books/s?k=dave+canterbury+books&rh=n%3A283155) Mors Kochanski on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mors_Kochanski) Book your next outdoor experience on Tentrr.com (https://www.tentrr.com/) _ Special Guest: Asio Highsmith.
Hello all, thanks for joining me for another episode of Glocal Citizens. I am currently in Accra, Ghana social distancing and on lockdown like most of the world in an effort to stay safe and stem the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. I recorded this interview with Actor/Model/Entrepreneur, Asio Highsmith earlier this year and given his passion for the land, it is a right on time prompt to open our minds to new possibilities in our relationship with mother nature. Check out the show notes for Part 1 of the interview to find out more about Asio. Please do comment, share and if you haven’t already, subscribe. Links of interest On IG: @asiooutdooors Dave Canterbury: On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgvRhWmrTrs) and In Books (https://www.amazon.com/dave-canterbury-books/s?k=dave+canterbury+books&rh=n%3A283155) Mors Kochanski on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mors_Kochanski) Book your next outdoor experience on Tentrr.com (https://www.tentrr.com/) Special Guest: Asio Highsmith.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! For the next few episodes we'll be digging deep into the mind of Actor/Model/Entrepreneur, Asio Highsmith. On screens and print you may have seen Asio in some of our all time TV favs like Sex and the City and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit or in campaigns for Capital One Bank, Art of Shaving or Land's End. And, if you're familiar with Fort Greene, Brooklyn, you may have at some point visited one of his establishments--Dick & Jane's (aka the Hideout) Bar, WTF coffee lab or Pedigree, the sneaker shop known for its indoor turf lawn. These days Asio is focused squarely on his next enterprise, a partnership with mother nature; a timely discussion as we enter a new physical and spatial dimension that is "the coronavirus age." This interview comes to you in three parts so be sure to stay tuned as you'll gain important insight about getting into a survival mindset and succeeding in overcoming potential social and cultural barriers when engaging with the environment. Links of interest On IG: @asiooutdooors Dave Canterbury: On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgvRhWmrTrs) and In Books (https://www.amazon.com/dave-canterbury-books/s?k=dave+canterbury+books&rh=n%3A283155) Mors Kochanski on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mors_Kochanski) Book your next outdoor experience on Tentrr.com (https://www.tentrr.com/) Special Guest: Asio Highsmith.
Hello again from Reykjavik! This week I'm sitting down with another fellow podcaster and Ghanaian, Edem Adzaho. Edem is a Writer, Educator and traveller, who is passionate about helping people take steps in the direction of their greatness. She hosts the Vamejo Travel Podcast, where she helps shape the positive narrative of Africa by talking to Africans and non-Africans passionate about traveling Africa the world. She also recently started hosting immersive learning retreats for high achieving women. In true Glocal Citizen fashion, Edem splits her time between Ghana and Iceland. Find out more about all things Edem www.edemadzaho.com On Twitter: @edemadzaho On Instagram: @edemadzaho On YouTube: @edemadzaho What's Edem listening to? The Optimal Living Daily Podcast (http://www.oldpodcast.com) Ten Minutes to Less Suffering Podcast (http://www.allisoncarmen.com/podcast) Special Guest: Edem Adzaho.
In this episode I'm in Reykjavik, Iceland getting my full winter on adjusting to six hours of daylight while gazing out at sideways blowing, sleety snow. While there was a bit too much weather to see the Northern Lights, I did have a chance to visit with fellow podcast host and Digital Creator, Jewells Chambers of the All Things Iceland podcast. Jewells was born and bred in the Bushwick, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York; she now enthusiastically calls Iceland home. In speaking about what inspires her work and sharing her experiences, Jewells sees the potential for life adventure to stop being just about a personal pursuit, and for it to become a source of inspiration, accountability, community engagement and knowledge exchange for all that follow along. Keep listening and be sure to check out the show notes for more things Iceland. Links of interest All Things Iceland (http://www.allthingsiceland.com) podcast For more about Hans Jonatan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Jonatan), Iceland's first black citizen Finding Jewells: On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCacXXvaNHJQhMYU7f77OrBA/featured) On Instagram @allthingsiceland (https://www.instagram.com/allthingsiceland/?hl=en) On Facebook @allthingsiceland (https://www.facebook.com/allthingsiceland) On Twitter @jewellschambers (https://twitter.com/jewellschambers?lang=en) Special Guest: Jewells Chambers.
This week my guest is Jamaican-Ghanaian Morris Sinclair, founder of Motherland Media, a PR and tourism marketing focused on promoting Ghana as the premier destination for Afro-tourism, business, cultural learning and lifestyle events. In his work and travels Morris leverages his international business contacts and key trusted partnerships to ensure that his clients benefit from curated public-private partnerships sponsorships and multi-platform media exposure. Get in touch with Morris on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/moresinclair/) or at morris@motherland.media! Links of interest The Jamaica Ghana Initiative (http://www.jaghana.com) Check out inspired cocktails @ Republic Bar (http://www.republicbargh.com) Find Morris on IG @morrisology (https://www.instagram.com/morrisology/?hl=en) Special Guest: Morris Sinclair.
Welcome back to the Glocal Citizens Podcast. We'll be spending the next two episodes with interdisciplinary artist, photographer, and architect--Asare Adjei. Asare is a Ghanaian-British living and working between London (UK) and Accra (Ghana). Asare’s work captures an essence of humanity and the duality of existence by the juxtaposing of various visual elements, materials and symbology to create a unique new style. He creates vibrant artworks by the blending, shaping and merging of myriad African visual textures with cosmology and architectural influences. He utilizes his art to explore his Ghanaian heritage and what it means for him to be an African; his work is a love letter to Africa and an appreciation for its movement towards the future. Asare studied Architecture at East London University and worked as an Architect for 12 years prior to pursuing his passion for Fine Art and Photography. He has worked most notably with the prestigious architect Sir David Adjaye. Asare has had his photography works published in The Guardian Newspaper, and has exhibited artworks in group exhibitions at Rebecca Hossack Gallery (Mayfair/UK), Level 39 (Canary Wharf/UK), The Black and White building (Shoreditch/UK) and MeWe360 (Soho/UK). He has also exhibited in a number of pop-up galleries in Accra (Ghana/Africa) and has been shortlisted for a variety of art awards including Art Gemini Prize, Creativepool Annual/etc. In Part 2, we talk global citizenship, migration and Asare's sonic inspirations. Links of Interest www.asareadjei.com (http://www.asareadjei.com/) @asareadjei (https://www.instagram.com/asareadjei/?hl=en) on IG Printful (https://www.printful.com/) Ghana at the Venice Biennale (https://ghanainvenice.org/) What the wahala (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Wahala)? What's Asare listening to? Michael Kiwanuka (https://www.michaelkiwanuka.com/) @IbeyiOfficial on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ibeyiofficial?lang=en) Solange (http://www.solangemusic.com/) Lianne La Havas (http://www.liannelahavas.com/) Lizzo Music (https://www.lizzomusic.com/goodashell/?ref=Typed/Bookmarked) Special Guest: Asare Adjei.
Welcome back to the Glocal Citizens Podcast. We'll be spending the next two episodes with interdisciplinary artist, photographer, and architect--Asare Adjei. Asare is a Ghanaian-British living and working between London (UK) and Accra (Ghana). Asare’s work captures an essence of humanity and the duality of existence by the juxtaposing of various visual elements, materials and symbology to create a unique new style. He creates vibrant artworks by the blending, shaping and merging of myriad African visual textures with cosmology and architectural influences. He utilizes his art to explore his Ghanaian heritage and what it means for him to be an African; his work is a love letter to Africa and an appreciation for its movement towards the future. Asare studied Architecture at East London University and worked as an Architect for 12 years prior to pursuing his passion for Fine Art and Photography. He has worked most notably with the prestigious architect Sir David Adjaye. Asare has had his photography works published in The Guardian Newspaper, and has exhibited artworks in group exhibitions at Rebecca Hossack Gallery (Mayfair/UK), Level 39 (Canary Wharf/UK), The Black and White building (Shoreditch/UK) and MeWe360 (Soho/UK). He has also exhibited in a number of pop-up galleries in Accra (Ghana/Africa) and has been shortlisted for a variety of art awards including Art Gemini Prize, Creativepool Annual/etc. In Part 2, we talk global citizenship, migration and Asare's sonic inspirations. Links of Interest www.asareadjei.com (http://www.asareadjei.com/) @asareadjei (https://www.instagram.com/asareadjei/?hl=en) on IG Printful (https://www.printful.com/) Ghana at the Venice Biennale (https://ghanainvenice.org/) What the wahala (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Wahala)? What's Asare listening to? Michael Kiwanuka (https://www.michaelkiwanuka.com/) @IbeyiOfficial on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ibeyiofficial?lang=en) Solange (http://www.solangemusic.com/) Lianne La Havas (http://www.liannelahavas.com/) Lizzo Music (https://www.lizzomusic.com/goodashell/?ref=Typed/Bookmarked) Special Guest: Asare Adjei.
This week we meet social innovator, Valarie Labi at the iDE-International Development Enterprises offices in the heart of Accra's innovation hub in Osu. Valarie is the iDE Country Director and founder of Sama Sama, a social enterprise catalysing sanitation and hygiene markets by integrating the entire sanitation value chain and with the aim of providing toilets to more than 300,000 people by the end of this year. Among her other hats is rather a crown, she is the Queen Mother of Sanitation, and she was also among the inaugural class of young African Leaders taking part in the Mandela Washington Fellowship. Links of Interest Val's work at iDE (http://www.ideglobal.org/people/valerie-labi) About Sama Sama (http://www.samasamaghana.com) Mandela Washington Fellowship (http://www.mandelawashingtonfellowship.org) Val on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-labi-27217936/) Special Guest: Valerie Labi.
In Part 2, we pick pick up the conversation with an introduction to the newest offering in Nana’s bliss portfolio, the Bliss Wellness Center, and we learn more about how her work with children is tackling the unspoken traumas inherent in the global child trafficking crisis. More about Nana and her work: Bliss Yoga Accra (http://www.blissyogaaccra.com/) @nanaamoakoanin (https://www.picuki.com/profile/nanaamoakoanin) on IG @blissyogaaccra (https://www.instagram.com/blissyogaaccra/?hl=en) on IG TEDx Accra (https://youtu.be/vlTHkxikJSQ) Oprah Magazine (http://www.oprah.com/inspiration/nana-amoako-anin-yoga-teacher) Touch a Life Kids (http://www.touchalifekids.org/) Special Guest: Nana Amoako-Anin.
Hello Glocal Citizens! For the next two part interview, I visit with Nana Amoako-Anin, founder and owner of Bliss Yoga Accra and the Bliss Wellness Center at her lovely home in Accra, Ghana. In Part 1, Nana tells us about her transition from New York City powerhouse attorney to Accra-based wellness ambassador and market-maker. More about Nana and her work: Bliss Yoga Accra (http://www.blissyogaaccra.com/) @nanaamoakoanin (https://www.picuki.com/profile/nanaamoakoanin) on IG @blissyogaaccra (https://www.instagram.com/blissyogaaccra/?hl=en) on IG TEDx Accra (https://youtu.be/vlTHkxikJSQ) Oprah Magazine (http://www.oprah.com/inspiration/nana-amoako-anin-yoga-teacher) Touch a Life Kids (http://www.touchalifekids.org/) Special Guest: Nana Amoako-Anin.
This week, Glocal Citizens is coming to you from the DANN Residence in the East Legon neighborhood of Accra, Ghana. Our guest is DANN Residence owner, Amma Gyampo. Amma is an Entrepreneur at heart and advisor to Africa-focused Investors and SMEs on topics including Tech, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategy, Diaspora Engagement, Sustainable Development, Impact Investment and Hospitality. With a background in Programme Management and a diverse advisory career spanning over 15 years managing global projects for clients including BlackBerry, Vodafone and transforming access to services on e-Government Public Sector IT programmes, Amma brings all the benefits of diversity and broad experience to future-looking Boards. She is founder of AmDeCo, an online Entrepreneurship Support Network, and Investor Relations Director of the Lady Angel Network (LAN), a network of professional women seeking to invest and support African women in business. Amma is also a member of Impact Investing Gh (II-Gh), Ghana's National Advisory Taskforce on Impact Investment charged with providing practical leadership to Ghana and beyond to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), catalyzing Impact Investment and innovation for scalable social enterprises. Amma is a British-Ghanaian that is all about IMPACT in Africa so be sure to tune in to hear all about how her work is achieving just that locally and abroad. Links of Interest Find Amma on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ammagyampo/?originalSubdomain=uk) On Facbook: @ammagyampo @dannresidence (https://www.facebook.com/DANNRESIDENCE/) @amdecoafrica (https://www.facebook.com/amdecoafrica/) @ammaamdeco (https://www.facebook.com/amma.amdeco) On Twitter: @amdecoafrica (https://twitter.com/amdecoafrica/media) and @DannResidence (https://twitter.com/dannresidence) On Instagram: @dann_residence (https://www.instagram.com/dann_residence/) and @amdecoafrica (https://www.instagram.com/amdecoafrica/) Special Guest: Amma Gyampo.
Hello again, Glocal Citizens! This week I catch up with Ghanaian-American entrepreneur, Leslie Bentil of Gutta Soles from his current home base in Switzerland (hence, we sound a little different this week over the phone line). GUTTA SOLES was established in 2012 in Accra, Ghana. The company's initial intention was to design a shoe that was durable enough to handle surface conditions in Africa. It is has since expanded into a social enterprise with eyes on transforming the welfare of families and delivering innovation to communities using simple indigenous tools. Links of Interest Find your own pair of Gutta Soles here (http://www.guttasoles.com) Gutta Soles YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2oe8BQVE234JUFQb5INiHA) On Instagram: @guttasoles (https://www.instagram.com/guttasoles/) www.Kromanteng.com (http://www.kromanteng.com) Kromanteng YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/kronmanteng/featured) Special Guest: Leslie Bentil.
In Part 2 of our conversation, Emmanuel goes into detail about what it takes to be a non-fiction storyteller in Africa, the ins and outs of working with major networks such as CNN and National Geographic, and what’s on his screens these days. Links of Interest Find out more about Emmanuel and the Refined Creative vision here (http://www.refinedcreative.com). and On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanueletim/) On IG @emmanetim What's Emmanuel watching? Longmire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longmire_(TV_series)) on Netflix Special Guest: Emmanuel Etim.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest for the next two episodes is Emmanuel Etim, founder of Refined Creative. Emmanuel is a Nigerian-American that now calls Accra home base of operations offering production and training services with the goal of raising awareness of international development and innovations through visual storytelling. In Part 1 of our discussion Emmanuel tells us about his early exposure to non-fiction story-telling through six degrees of separation from Michael Moore and how he came to call Accra home, for now. Links of Interest Find out more about Emmanuel and the Refined Creative vision here (http://www.refinedcreative.com). and On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanueletim/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kokoeteetim/) What's Emmanuel watching? Longmire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longmire_(TV_series)) on Netflix Special Guest: Emmanuel Etim.
In Part 2, we delve into the business of waste in Ghana and how Environment360 is making an impact with their programs in schools and in increasing number of communities across Ghana. Links of Interest Cordie Aziz on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cordie-aziz-917b9a7/) Environment360 (https://www.environment360gh.org) Jaku and the Earth Defenders – Malaria Madness (https://youtu.be/uqhDwg--0Nc) Special Guest: Cordie Aziz.
I’m excited to launch the Glocal Citizens Podcast with one of my favorite people here in Accra, Ghana. In this episode, I meet with Cordie Aziz, Founder and Executive Director of Environment360 at her office in the Adenta, Accra, Ghana. Environment360 harnesses the value of waste by creating inclusive waste systems that have economic and environmental impact in the communities that they serve. In Part 1 of our discussion, Cordie, a Sierra Leonian-American, tells us about how she came to be local in Accra, her impressions of the city, and a primer on waste management. Links of Interest Cordie Aziz on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cordie-aziz-917b9a7/) Environment360 (https://www.environment360gh.org) Jaku and the Earth Defenders – Malaria Madness (https://youtu.be/uqhDwg--0Nc) Special Guest: Cordie Aziz.
Greetings Glocal Citizens! Let me introduce myself, I'm your host Florence Amerley Adu. I'm CEO and co-founder of LEAP Transmedia. Our vision is to seeds and sows a fertile ground for improving education and economic outcomes for Ghanaians and Africans across the diaspora. Do you dream about “doing something” abroad? Then consider Glocal Citizens required listening in the due diligence, trusted advisor and inspiration department. In each episode, I visit with dynamic diasporans making local and global impact designing and applying their craft. We explore how their passions have rooted them throughout their lives, while at the same time feeding the branches compelling them to keep reaching “beyond.” We also discuss the personal and professional dimensions of glocal citizenship. Then we round out the discussion with a deep dive into to the business of their business, covering the technical and operational components of the work of “doing something.”