Pan-Africanism Today: Linking Africa & the Diaspora for Cultural, Economic and Social Empowerment
This episode is the outcome of a Zoom panel that The Africanist co-organized in the framework of the annual African Heritage Festival of Louisville, Kentucky. In this panel, Stacy Bailey-Ndiaye, Amos ...
1 Sep 20201h 31min
On Black Liberation Movement, Capitalism and Spirituality
In this episode, Dr. Tony Van Der Meer from the University of Massachusetts-Boston, talks about his activism and his involvement with the black liberation movement. He also invokes some of the obstacl...
22 Aug 20201h 1min
Ajamization, Islam in West Africa and Racism in the Arab World: A Conversation With Prof. Fallou Ngom
Professor Fallou Ngom (Boston University) discusses his award-winning work on Ajami and the diffusion of Islam in West Africa. He also talks about racism in the Arab world and the use of Islamic texts...
29 Jul 20201h 17min
Tragedies, Solidarity & Black Social Protest Part 2
Aukram Burton, Executive Director of the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, discusses Black activism in the 1960s and 1970s in relation to the recent protest movements following the death ...
9 Jul 202050min
Tragedies, Solidarity & Black Social Protest Part 1
Aukram Burton, Executive Director of the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, discusses Black activism in the 1960s and 1970s in relation to the recent protest movements following the death ...
30 Jun 202043min
Postcolonialism in Theory and Practice
Dr. Mawuena Kossi Logan discusses Postcolonial Theory in relation to literary productions and the African experience. He also examines how a postcolonial thought process can help in the COVID-19 pande...
3 Jun 202051min
Discussing an Africa and African Diaspora-centered non-profit organization: Bridge Kids International.
In this episode, we talk with Stacy Bailey Ndiaye, founder, and director of Bridge Kids International, a global non-profit organization that serves Africans and people of African descent. We also talk...
8 Mai 20201h 1min
