Glocal Citizens (Florence Adu)

Greetings Glocal Citizens! I’m back in Accra and it’s HOT and HUMID, but thankfully not so dusty--I’ve successfully evaded the Harmattan! A significant contrast to the environs for my guest this week who dials in from her hometown of London, England. Raised between London and Brooklyn with roots in Jamaica, Aruba and Donimica, Marlea Edwards was drawn to the creative arts from theatre to photography, storytelling, mythology and anthropology from an early age. She is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary creative artist and creative consultant with a key focus on visual storytelling and connecting to audiences. She is CEO and founder of Me + You Films, a boutique production company. As a global, independent professional creative director, producer, director, writer, filmmaker, and edit producer, her early career and work includes working on award-winning BBC shows like Top Gear, Strictly Come Dancing and Eastenders 25 Live, to the London 2012 Olympic Games, London and New York Fashion week and Lenny Kravitz’s Strut Tour. Other Brands and Clients include Endemol, BBC, Tom Ford and Tom Ford Beauty, Gucci, DVF, Kohl’s, FarFetch, Lush Cosmetics, Preen and ITN Productions. Her latest project, Garms: Black Culture's Influence on British Fashion (https://youtu.be/9wnbOFO6lds?si=eZz_tvYQX1O2EgyK), a one-off documentary deep dive into the world of Black British fashion and culture premiers this week on Wednesday, February 21st. Currently writing and freelancing for award-winning brands and production companies, her own and others, when she’s not working with commercial clients she creates artwork with an African spiritualist theme focused on the female form. Where to find Marlea? marleaedwards.com (https://www.marleaedwards.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlea-edwards-93790012/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/marleamarl/?hl=en) On Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/marleaedwardsxmeandyou) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/MarleaEdwards) On IMDb (= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4237999/?ref_=nmbio_ov) What’s Marlea listening to? André 3000 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_3000) Cleo Sol (https://cleo-sol.com) Sampha (https://www.sampha.com) What’s Marlea watching? One Day on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/81256740?source=35) Champion on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/81478663?source=35) Dreaming Whilst Black (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreaming_Whilst_Black) Other topics of interest: About Queens Park, London (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Park,_London) About Wembley, UK (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wembley) About Prospect Park, Brooklyn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospect_Park_(Brooklyn)) About Miss Lou, Jamaican poet laureate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Bennett-Coverley) the london stage school (https://thelondonstageschool.co.uk/#:~:text=london%20stage%20school-,The%20london%20stage%20school%20is%20an%20exciting%20part%2Dtime%20theatre,at%20the%20london%20stage%20school.%22) Who are Key Workers in the UK? (https://features.naht.org.uk/keyworkers/index.html) BET UK’s Cicela Deane (https://www.televisual.com/news/deane-in-as-commissioning-exec-at-bet-uk/) London Fashion Week (https://londonfashionweek.co.uk) About Bianca Saunders (https://biancasaunders.com/pages/about) About Martine Rose (https://martine-rose.com/en-int) About Tolu Coker (https://londonfashionweek.co.uk/designers/tolu-coker) About Labrum (https://labrumlondon.com) About Althea McNish (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althea_McNish) Liberty London (https://www.libertylondon.com) About Nicholas Daley (https://nicholasdaley.net) Priya Ahluwalia (https://ahluwalia.world/pages/about) Cortez Streetwear (https://cortezco.co/pages/about-cortezco) Windrush then and now (https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/windrush-scandal-and-compensation-scheme/) 4 -7 - 8 Breathing (https://www.healthline.com/health/4-7-8-breathing#Other-techniques-to-help-you-sleep) Special Guest: Marlea Edwards.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast we're talking innovation in migration. My guest, serial entrepreneur, Sam Baddoo joins me from his current base in Columbus Ohio, shortly after a recent trip back home to Accra, Ghana where he was born and raised. Sam is all about empowering immigrants everywhere to show love with intention starting with healthcare. He is the founder and CEO of the healthcare insurtech start-up Fleri which ensures that the money immigrants send back home goes exactly where they intended while getting quality healthcare for loved ones in Africa and eliminating money transfer fees. Many words define who he is, but none more so than “immigrant” - and his story represents the stories of millions of brave, hopeful and selfless individuals, many giving up the comfort of familiar spaces to create a new life and future for themselves and those who depend on them. He is all “IMMIGRANTS” and his life’s work is to see his us live more authentically - flourishing and thriving, not just surviving. This was such an inspiring conversation offering a thoughtful perspective on the type of agility that defines successful entrepreneurship. Tune in and for those of you migrants with loved ones check out Fleri (https://joinfleri.com/), there's a plan for your needs and the peace of mind we all seek when we can't always be a physical presence. Where to find Sam? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/skbaddoo/) On Twitter (https://mobile.twitter.com/ghanaboysam) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/skbaddoo/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/sam.baddoo) Fleri on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCqwwDBjZ6JUNrzgEGQo9uw/featured) What's Sam listening to? Tim Ferriss (https://tim.blog) Brene Brown (https://brenebrown.com) Esther Perel (https://www.estherperel.com) Other topics of interest: Oujda, Morocco (https://marocmama.com/oujda-morocco/) Grameen Bank (https://grameenbank.org) Heel the World Luxury Accessories (https://htwshoes.bigcartel.com/?fbclid=IwAR2RJBaEzzGorcZhud1D4n4TNcNNx5dQyDiaz4eih514hijOCa8jypoup4M) Makola Market (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwin19K-vOL3AhVBMewKHdcVBPcQFnoECAQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMakola_Market&usg=AOvVaw0QdCGD10svgukExPHxrGwG) Korle Bu (https://kbth.gov.gh) Teaching Hospital, Ghana Bohten Eyewear (https://bohten.com/pages/about-us) Sankofa (https://www.adinkrasymbols.org/symbols/sankofa/) More on Self-talk (https://www.healthline.com/health/positive-self-talk#_noHeaderPrefixedContent) Nguvu Health (https://www.nguvuhealth.com)

Greetings Glocal Citizens! For this two-part conversation, I catch up with Oakland-based serial cultural entrepreneur, Isis Asare. Born in Harlem, New York to Ghanaian parents Isis, a fellow Stanford University alum, has called New York, Houston, Ghana (as a Peace Corps volunteer), Seattle, and now Oakland, California home at various times in her life. She once described herself as using her over-priced education, love of technology, and acumen for experimentation to hack Hollywood. And this is where her first entrepreneurial enterprise—Sistah Sinema emerged. With Sistah Sinema her goal was to be a part of a movement to create a global market for independent film fostering deep, engaging discussions about the difficult issues of gender, sexuality, race, and class. In 2015 she successfully exited by selling the platform to community investors. With over a decade of finance and business development experience at Fortune 500 companies such as T-Mobile, Microsoft, Shutterfly, and Amazon, in 2019 she went on to launch Sistah Scifi, the first Black-owned bookstore focused on Afrofuturism, Indigenous Futurism, Science Fiction, and Fantasy in the United States. Between 2019 and 2020, Sistah Scifi sales increased tenfold through expanding physical book selection; launching private label shirts, sweatshirts, and bags; and offering audiobooks and ebooks. Sistah Scifi has been featured in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/paidpost/facebook-gbm/facebook-economic-impact/good-ideas-deserve-happy-customers.html), Oprah  Magazine (https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a33497812/black-owned-bookstores/), BookRiot (https://bookriot.com/black-bookstores-after-summer-protests/), Buzzfeed (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ariannarebolini/black-bookstores-black-authors-books),  VentureBeat (https://venturebeat.com/2021/06/17/oakland-black-business-fund-finds-corporate-partners-and-issues-grants/), and Facebook's Boost My Business (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=334145808260989). Sistah Scifi has also hosted author interviews with John Jennings, NK Jemisin, LL McKinney, Jewelle Gomez, and Nisi Shawl to name a few. Sistah Scifi has developed strong collaborations with major international publishers such as Hachette/Orbit, Akashic, Abrams, Macmillan/Tor.com, and Simon and Schuster. Tune in to hear even more exciting now and nexts for Isis and the Sistah Scifi brand! Where to find Isis? www.sistahscifi.com (http://www.sistahscifi.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/isisasare/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sistahscifi/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/sistahscifi/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/SistahScifi) On TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@sistahscifi) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSxlNWhm49onoIvCtm1ih8w) What’s Isis reading? Skin Folk: Stories (https://a.co/d/iBE1syn) by Nalo Hopkinson The Fishermen (https://a.co/d/3zQXxDv) by Chigozie Obioma The Other Black Girl (https://a.co/d/inqiGFs) by Zakiya Dalila Harris What’s Isis watching? Good Trouble (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Trouble_(TV_series)) The Last of Us (https://www.hbo.com/the-last-of-us) What’s Isis listening to? Therapy for Black Girls Podcast (https://therapyforblackgirls.com/podcast/) Float (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET_h_9_cF9M) by Janelle Monáe Other topics of interest: Keta, Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keta) Lovers and Friends Show (https://wolfeondemand.com/film/869/Lovers-Friends-Show-Season-1) Ujamaa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ujamaa) and the theme House \@ Stanford University (https://resed.stanford.edu/neighborhoods/neighborhoods/neighborhood-r/neighborhood-r-houses/lagunita-ujamaa) Bronze Restaurant - Washington, D.C. (https://dcist.com/story/23/01/27/first-look-bronze-h-street-dc-afrofuturism-african-caribbean-food/) African Folktales Reimagined (https://about.netflix.com/en/news/african-folktales-reimagined-short-films-launch-date-announced) Brave New World (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World) by Aldous Huxley and on Television (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World_(2020_TV_series)) Logan’s Run (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan%27s_Run_(film)) Octavia E. Butler (https://www.octaviabutler.com) An Unkindness of Ghosts (https://sistahscifi.com/products/signed-an-unkindness-of-ghosts-hardcover?_pos=1&_sid=01daeaacc&_ss=r) by Rivers Solomon Beauty in Truth Documentary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Walker:_Beauty_in_Truth) Pariah Film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pariah_(2011_film)) Uhura (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyota_Uhura) on Star Trek (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek) Marcus Books, Oakland (https://www.marcusbooks.com/) American Writers Museum (https://americanwritersmuseum.org/) Northwest African American Museum (https://www.naamnw.org/) Special Guest: Isis Asare.

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 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.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! We’re traveling from Canada to the north of Ghana and back again in this two part conversation with Ghanaian-Canadian, Hawa Kombian. As an intentional, passionate and creative leader who enables organizational founders’ and their teams to achieve operational sustainability and social vibrancy by building results-driven cultures of connection, Hawa is squarely focused on bridges all the dimensions of leadership toward more impact and sustainable presents for her clients. Having a background in communications, and humanitarian pursuits with organizations leading in innovative technology and social change, her experience spans education, digital health, and leadership development across government, non-profit, and social enterprise sectors. She is an empathetic systems-builder, which means she seamlessly flows between cultivating authentic relationships with people to draw out their strengths, and creating strategic processes that allow teams to collaborate and achieve success together. You can find her public speaking at events and podcasts on people and organizational management; blogging about personal, and professional strategy; and coaching leaders on how to strategically make an impact in their organizations and communities. Work with her via Hawa Kombian Consulting (https://hawakombianconsulting.com/) Where to find Hawa? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhkombian/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hkombian/) On Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/hawa-kombian) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/hkombian) What’s Hawa watching? BoJack Horseman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoJack_Horseman) SpongeBob SquarePants (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants) Other topics of interest: Gambaga in Northeast Ghana (https://northeastghana.com/gambaga-escarpment/#:~:text=Gambaga%20Escarpment%20%2D%20Ghana's%20North%20East%20Region) Bunkpurugu in Northern Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo_District) About the new International Tamale Airport (https://www.modernghana.com/news/1221683/tamale-airport-terminal-to-be-commissioned-in.html) Youth Alive Ghana (https://youthaliveghana1.wordpress.com/about-us/) African Leadership Group (https://algroup.org/) eHealth Africa (https://www.ehealthafrica.org/) Special Guest: Hawa Kombian.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! I met Elike Kofi Nkansa, a multifaceted creative with a background in literature and art with a keen interest in fine detailng, one afternoon at a place called the Green Butterfly Market (https://greenbutterflyghana.com/greenbutterflymarket/) in Accra. He was seated in front of a beautiful portrait tapestry which I eventually purchased after visiting his flagship boutique and seeing a sampling of his portfolio. He trained as an architect and is the designer for his fashion brand, Elike Clothing which has become a household name, particularly in Ghana, and he has clothed many eminent personalites. He is currently costumier for three-time Grammy nominated artiste Rocky Dawuni (https://rockydawuni.com). Elike was selected amongst 14 other garment manufacturers in Ghana to spearhead an effort in mass production under AGOA (https://agoa.info/about-agoa.html)--African Growth and Opportunities Act, through which his enterprise gained the requisite training to engage in mass apparel and textile production. His brand is minimalist afrocentric and heavily inclined in technically and functionally artistic design. He mentors young artisans in the fashion industry helping to release fresh creativity into the fashion space. Through his art he hopes to forge closer bonds of peace and kinship between peoples wilst empowering women and youth. Where to find Elike? www.elikeclothing.com On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069978938042) What’s Elike reading? War and Peace (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_and_Peace) by Leo Tolstoy Works by Robert Greene (https://powerseductionandwar.com) What’s Elike watching? Guest Who’s Coming to Dinner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guess_Who%27s_Coming_to_Dinner) Kramer vs. Kramer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramer_vs._Kramer) Other topics of interest: Leklebi Dafor (https://mapcarta.com/N7234270840) Coffee and Togo (https://perfectdailygrind.com/2022/12/coffee-production-in-togo/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CMore%20than%2040%2C000%20households%20in,farmers%20who%20also%20produce%20cocoa.) About the game Chaskele (https://www.theghanareport.com/games-that-entertained-children-in-the-90s/) RIBA - Royal Institute of British Architects (https://www.architecture.com) Ghana Institute of Architects (https://gia.com.gh) About technical pens (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_pen) About the Peugot 504 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_504#:~:text=The%20504%20was%20elected%20European,visibility%2C%20strong%20engine%20and%20refinement.) About Ricci Osei (https://humansofafrica.net/ricci-osei-a-cultural-and-artistic-icon/#google_vignette) and son, Reggie Rockstone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Rockstone) About UT Bank’s Kofi Amoabeng (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Kofi_Amoabeng) William Blake’s The Chimney Sweeper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chimney_Sweeper) About Ambassador D.K Osei (https://web.facebook.com/gbcghana/videos/3331626410408171) Special Guest: Elike Nkansa.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! As February comes to a close, and with it the annual call to attention, remembrance, and action that is Black History Month in North America, I decided to curate a Black Progress episode drawing on the research of Dr. T.J Desch-Obi in the historical ethnography of pre-colonial Africa and the African Diaspora and Dr. Bhekinkosi Moyo in African Philanthropy, snapshots of pre- and post-colonial Senegal with Bara Diokhane, evolving systems and training leaders with Mustapha Njie and the lived experience of Elizabeth Rollins-Moskowitz, as a creative, as a woman, as Black American navigating career, marriage, and self-discovery in parallel with the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Each week here on the podcast we’re doing our part to share stories of Black presence that are indeed manifesting a new world so I hope this compilation of Dynamic Diasporans making local and global impact will inspire you, your presence, your progress, and your passion. Where to find this week's guests? Dr. T.J Desch-Obi (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/94) Bara Diokhane (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/82) Dr. Bhekinkosi Moyo (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/94) Mustapha Njie (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/82) Elizabeth Rollins-Moskowitz (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/89) Cover art: https://akoncity.com/ Special Guests: Bara Diokhané , Bhekinkosi Moyo, Elizabeth Rollins-Moskowitz, Mustapha Njie, and T.J. Desch-Obi.

Hi there Glocal Citizens! If you like the idea of being bold, you’ll love the idea of “Beaming Bold”after listening in on thes conversation with my guest, Aurda Gordon. Audra’s journey began in the beautiful islands of St.Vincent and the Grenadines where she was born and Brooklyn, New York where she was raised. She is now now an expat living in Hong Kong for almost 12 years. As a Wealth Management and Business Development Professional with extensive experience in retail banking and retail fashion, she is a self-starter who has excelled in senior roles in customer experience, relationship management, and strategy consulting in Hong Kong, New York, and Ghana. She has a proven track record of spearheading initiatives that strengthen the mission, brand, and financial position of enterprises; including those which were self-founded.  A serial entrepreneur, she is the founder of Beam Bold – a vibrant resort wear brand focused on size inclusion and reducing textile waste. She is also founder of Global Identity Partners – a coaching and retail business consultancy. Another stamped and sealed Glocal Citizen, her passion for travel has taken her to 76 countries across six continents. Although she enjoys seeing much of the world, she has a strong connection to the African continent having visited 26 countries and frequently travels there. As she puts it, on her Audraverse platform, this probably explains why her ideal meal would be; jollof rice wrapped in a roti with some dim sum on the side. Where to find Audra? audraverse.com (http://audraverse.com) beambold.com (http://beambold.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/audragordon/) On Instagram ([https://www.instagram.com/audraverse/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/p/Beam-Bold-100063678805478/?locale=en_GB&paipv=0&eav=AfaG-sSpEYBBdxiUkmBL6tl1L27wEyzkygdBEOccg78mdFC7jQ0Prag5LjERg5qXOuc&_rdr) On X (https://twitter.com/beam_bold) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@beam_bold) What’s Audra reading? The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level (https://a.co/d/bGMgGXq) by Gay Hendricks Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen (https://a.co/d/7jeL7tQ)by Donald Miller Other topics of interest: About the Wan Chai neighborhood (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wan_Chai) Causeway Bay in Hong Kong (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causeway_Bay) Sham Shui Po (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sham_Shui_Po) Garment District Fashion Connect Africa (https://fashionconnectafrica.com) Special Guest: Audra Gordon.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast we have another two-part conversation, with one of Ghana’s foremost creative culture practitioners. Aseye Tamakloe is a filmmaker and lecturer at the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) and a PhD candidate at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana Legon - both in Accra. She has worked as editor, director and producer on a number of local and international productions. As a freelance editor, her works include, award-winning films such as Perfect Picture, by Shirley Frimpong–Manso, Chronicles of Odumkrom:The Headmaster, by Ernest Kofi Abbeyquaye, Who is Afraid of Ngugi by Malian filmmaker, Manthia Diawara, and Freetown by US filmmaker, Garret Barty. She is a co-programmer for the Film Africa Festival, London’s biggest celebration of African and African diaspora cinema presented by the Royal African Society. She was also the Festival Manager and Director of the European Film Festival, Ghana. (EUFFGH). She is the founder and festival director of Ndiva Women’s Film Festival which aims to create artistic platforms for the presentation and preservation of work by, for and about women. And, most recently she is director and editor of the documentary film When Women Speak. Keep reading for a wealth of further insights into topics discussed during our conversation. I learned so much about African cinema history and present, and I have a feeling from this session with this Glocal Citizen, you will too! Where to find Aseye? When Women Speak Film (https://whenwomenspeakfilm.com) On LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/aseye-tamakloe-28729a2a) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/aseyetamakloe/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/aseye.tamakloe) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/tamakloeaseye?lang=en-GB) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@aseyetamakloe8408) Who is Aseye reading? Paulo Coelho (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Coelho) Ama Ata Aidoo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ama_Ata_Aidoo) Kofi Awoonor ((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Awoonor) Leila Aboulela (https://leila-aboulela.com/about/) Okyeame Literary Magazine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okyeame) Toni Morrison (https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a26536741/best-toni-morrison-books/) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (https://www.chimamanda.com) The Kite Runner (https://a.co/d/gdDjljF) by Khaled Hosseini Who is Aseye listening to? Culture (http://www.culturereggaeband.com) Amakye Dede (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amakye_Dede) Opera Greats (https://hellomusictheory.com/learn/famous-opera-singers/) Other topics of interest: Film, Form and Culture (https://a.co/d/5Kd7LTu) by Robert Kolker Alice Guy-Blaché (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Guy-Blach%C3%A9) D.W. Griffith (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._W._Griffith) Mr. Mensah Builds a House (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHExt9bN1aU) The Boy Kumasenu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAPK8xJgpoU) GFIC - Ghana Film Industry Corporation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Ghana) 1966 Coup d’Etat in Ghana (https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Today-in-History-Ghana-s-first-coup-Nkrumah-s-overthrow-in-1966-875797) Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet (https://archive.org/details/hamile-pt-1) I Told You So (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsWRRg02TlM) Five Fingers for Marseilles (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2396489/) Ghana Academy of Film and Television Arts (https://www.facebook.com/theghanaacademy/) Fescpaco (https://fespaco.org/en/fespaco/) Black Star International Film Festival (https://www.bsiff.org) NCWD in action (https://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/followup/responses/Ghana.pdf) Gen Z (Zoomers) vs Millennials (https://greekreporter.com/2022/09/23/genz-vs-millenials/) Abantu Ghana (https://abantu-rowa.com") About Desiderata Poem (https://www.desiderata.com) Special Guest: Aseye Tamakloe.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! 'Tis the season of gift giving, and have I got a wonderful gift for you in this week's episode. As an entrepreneur, Agile Transformation Coach, and speaker, my guest, Jamaican-American, Stacy Kirk has championed for quality and process innovation in software development for over 20 years. After graduating from Stanford University’s School of Computer Science (Yes, another boss #ChocolateCardinal on the mic!), she gained experience as a developer, tester, and leader in diverse industries, including entertainment, security, finance, and healthcare. In 2010, he founded QualityWorks Consulting Group, an app development firm focused on enabling companies to build higher quality software, creating diverse future-ready teams, and accelerating software delivery. Her company was recognized in 2020 as Inc.’s Best in Business for its social impact driving measurable value to clients such as Comcast, AT&T, Truist, Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, and Fox. She leads a 50+ and growing team of brilliant technologists located across the US and Jamaica, representing diverse backgrounds, including over 60% women of color. Her team is responsible for creating QualityWatcher (https://qualitywatcher.com), the first AI test case management platform designed to upskill testers while simplifying app quality. In 2020, she launched Posture, a SaaS platform that leverages intelligence and automation to assess and guide small and midsize enterprises to affordably develop a cyber-resilient organization prepared for the competitive advantages of compliance. I thoroughly enjoyed this insightful conversation with Stacy, from a serious discussion about the business of techpreneurship on a global scale to tips for successful start-up and a lots of laughs long the way, I'm sure you too will learn something new (with a smile)[! Where to find Stacy? @ Posture (https://www.postured.io) @ Quality Works Consulting Group (https://qualityworkscg.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacynkirk/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/queenofagileqa) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sweetstace21/) What's Stacy reading? The Last Black Unicorn (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B06ZZLYVCG&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_WX0PY8D712FJCWM2BY23&tag=glocalciti07e-20) by Tiffany Haddish [Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (w=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_6YKB1V4QMHCXDS8AAJV5&tag=glocalciti07e-20) by Trevor Noah I Can't Make This Up: life Lessons (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0716P4PN9&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_9JCSF554P1YGEVPY3AQC&tag=glocalciti07e-20) by Kevin Hart What's Stacy listening to? Revisionist History Podcast (https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/revisionist-history) Other topics of interest: About Radio Shack (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RadioShack) About Windsor Hills, California (https://abc7.com/black-beverly-hills-baldwin-ladera-heights-real-estate/7222331/) Jamaica's Technology Innovation Centre (https://ticutechja.com/about-us/) "..we tallawah" (https://jamaicanpatwah.com/term/Tallawah/1091#.Y5-3Yy-B2xI) About the Dot-Com Bubble (https://www.thestreet.com/dictionary/d/dot-com-bubble-and-burst) Special Guest: Stacy Kirk.

August Greetings Glocal Citizens! Kicking off my favorite month of the year (it’s my birthday month) is a Ghanaian Brit by way of the Netherlands, Kojo North. A proud Ghanaian, Kojo has built a successful career consulting software companies while dividing his time between London, Amsterdam, and Kumasi. With a keen interest in supporting Ghanaian software startups, he invests in and advises startups focused on driving digital transformation within the lodging and restaurant industries. Believing in technology's power to solve real-world challenges, Kojo employs this approach across the board with his projects. Kojo's ambitions stretch beyond the realm of software and in 2021, he embarked on a transformative project to redefine student accommodation in Ghana. His vision includes not just the Resurrection Student Hostel but a complete ecosystem with a restaurant and a remote-first office creating opportunities for graduates to work for European-based companies without leaving home. A trained pianist, Kojo has a love for all arts, particularly painting. As his investment portfolio in Ghana expands, he plans to exhibit various African artworks in the Resurrection restaurant, creating an inspiring atmosphere for diners and workers. Kojo shares his journey on his YouTube channel hoping to encourage other diasporans to join him in exploring their roots and contributing to their homeland's growth, making strides in the digital landscape, championing art, and share in his unique journey with the world. Where to find Kojo? On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kojonorth/?hl=en) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@KojoNorth/featured") Who’s Kojo watching? Zora Opoku (https://www.zohraopoku.com) Bob Pixel (https://www.instagram.com/bobpixel/?hl=en) Paa Joe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paa_Joe) Other topics of interest: About the Ashanti (https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/african-tribes/ashanti-people.html) About the Ewe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewe_people) About Ijburg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IJburg) About Osu, Accra (https://www.grin.com/document/889371) Shepherd’s Bush, London (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd%27s_Bush) Notting Hill Carnival (https://nhcarnival.org) Brexit (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32810887) Accra Art Week (https://www.facebook.com/accraartweek/) Remotely Works (https://www.remotely.works/companies) What is a Tro tro? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tro_tro) Ghana National Service (https://www.nss.gov.gh/about) KNUST - Tech (https://www.knust.edu.gh) Special Guest: Kojo North.

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! 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.

Summer Solstice Greetings Glocal Citizens! I’m fresh off of a couple of weeks of ramping up the summer in Europe where the sun was truly a superstar right alongside my guest for the next few episodes. James Barnor is a Ghanaian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana) photographer who has been based in London since the 1990s. His career spans six decades, and although for much of that period his work was not widely known, it has latterly been discovered by new audiences. In his street (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_photography) and studio photography (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_photography), Barnor represents societies in transition in the 1950s and 1960s: Ghana moving toward independence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ghana#Independent_Ghana), and London becoming a multicultural metropolis. He has said: "I was lucky to be alive when things were happening...when Ghana was going to be independent and Ghana became independent, and when I came to England the Beatles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles) were around. Things were happening in the 60s, so I call myself Lucky Jim." He was Ghana's first full-time newspaper photographer in the 1950s, and he is credited with introducing color processing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_photography) to Ghana in the 1970s. It has been said: "James Barnor is to Ghana and photojournalism what Ousmane Sembène (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousmane_Semb%C3%A8ne) was to Senegal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal) and African cinema." Barnor has spoken of how his work was rediscovered in 2007 during the "Ghana at 50" jubilee season by curator Nana Oforiatta-Ayim (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Oforiatta-Ayim), who organized the first exhibition of his photographs at Black Cultural Archives (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cultural_Archives) (BCA). Appreciation of his work as a studio portraitist, photojournalist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photojournalism) and Black lifestyle photographer has been further heightened since 2010 when a major solo retrospective exhibition of his photographs, Ever Young: James Barnor, was mounted at Rivington Place (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivington_Place), London, followed by a series of exhibitions including in the United States and South Africa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa). His photographs were collated by the non-profit agency Autograph ABP (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autograph_ABP) during a four-year project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Lottery_Fund) and in 2011 became part of the new Archive and Research Centre for Culturally Diverse Photography. Barnor's photographs have also in recent years had showings in Ghana, South Africa, France - (Paris Photo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Photo) 2011, Galerie Baudoin Lebon; Galerie Clémentine de la Féronnière), The Netherlands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Netherlands), the UK and the US. The first monograph of his work, entitled James Barnor: Ever Young, was published in 2015, including an extensive conversation between Barnor and Margaret Busby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Busby) with Francis Hodgson. I’m honored to be able to share his story--the history, the craft, the artistry and the humor of Uncle Jim. Where to find James? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-barnor-42569b11/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/james_barnor_archives/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/james.barnor/) In the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/arts/james-barnor-dia-ghana.html) What’s Uncle Jim watching? America’s Got Talent (https://www.youtube.com/user/americasgottalent) Britain’s Got Talent (https://www.youtube.com/@BGT) Other topics of interest: About Two Coronations (https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/100-voices/birth-of-tv/two-coronations/) Accra earthquake 1939 (https://www.nature.com/articles/147751a0) A brief history of housing in Ghana (https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/A-brief-history-of-housing-in-Ghana-117756) 1942 Shipwreck (https://www.science.org/content/article/germans-torpedoed-ship-during-world-war-ii-wreck-now-revealing-secrets-about-underwater) What is Akpeteshie? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akpeteshie) On Kodak’s Baby Brownie Camera (https://www.fi.edu/en/kodak-brownie-camera#:~:text=Eastman%20Kodak%20introduced%20the%20new,by%20a%20major%20advertising%20campaign) Other Kodak cameras (https://thedarkroom.com/resurrect-old-620-film-cameras-with-120-film/) Ghana’s Daily Graphic (https://corporate.graphic.com.gh/about-us/our-history.html) Letterpress vs the Next-generation Press (https://hellolovely.design/top-tip/2022/3/26/letterpress-an-endangered-and-at-risk-craft) Ghana's Prized Boxer Roy Ankrah (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Ankrah) About British Accra and the Seaview Hotel (http://www.ghanadot.com/Review.amarteifio.jamestownaccra.111015.htm) Krobo Edusei (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krobo_Edusei) World University Service - Canada (https://wusc.ca/) Drum Magazine (http://www.robertnewman.com/1950s-covers-of-south-africas-drum-africas-leading-magazine/#:~:text=Drum%20was%20a%20South%20African,anti%2Dapartheid%20protests%20and%20events) Achimota School (https://www.achimota.edu.gh/) Medway College of Arts - Kent (https://www.wearemedway.co.uk/learn/university-of-creative-arts/) Oko Kolamashie (https://www.facebook.com/FlyToGhana/photos/a.1201015243436520/1867644386773599/?type=3) Special Guest: James Barnor.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! It’s Leo season and birthday week for both my guest and me as well as fellow Glocal Citizen and birthday celebrant Muhammida El Muhajir (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/muhammida-el-muhajir), which is how I was introduced to my guest, Ghanaian-born, Rita Kusi. Rita is a highly respected, passionate, and result-oriented strategic human resource professional with 20 years of experience as a generalist in the field. Currently, she serves as the CEO and Senior Consultant at Keeping 'U' Simply Intact (KUSI) Consulting, a boutique Digital HR and Marketing consulting firm providing HR and Marketing services to clients across Africa and the United States. She is also the Team Lead of Execution and Strategy for the Global Conference on Human Resources in Africa (https://gchrafrica.com) (GCHRA), a gathering of visionary human resource, business, and technology leaders to empower Africa’s workforce. Keep watching this space for collaborations around their upcoming conference happening October 24-25, 2024 in Accra, Ghana. She has distinguished herself as a mentor, coach, and fervent advocate for professional development. Rita is on a mission to revolutionize the role of HR within organizations. Her career highlights, including being the first black woman to hold a directorial position in a prominent U.S. condominium firm and recognition as one of the 50 most influential young Ghanaians in 2018, underscore her exceptional leadership. In 2023, she was voted and named “Ghana’s Most Respected CEO in HR Management” at the 6th Ghana Industry CEO Awards by The Business Executive. Where to find Rita? Visit http://kusiconsulting.com for more on their services. On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritakusi/) On Instagram (https://instagram.com/ritakusi) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/ritakusi81) On X (https://twitter.com/miss_kusi) On TikTok (https://tiktok.com/@ms_kusi) On Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE3RVASINSAaOcd8CogxIoA/videos) What’s Rita reading? Unbroken (https://a.co/d/jjiGtzG) by Trishia Bailey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisha_Bailey) Other topics of interest: Where is Bolgatanga “Bolga” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolgatanga), Ghana Kumasi, Capital of Ghana’s Ashanti Region (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumasi) Akan Proverbs (https://www.adinkrasymbols.org/pages/the-50-most-important-akan-proverbs/) Ghana’s Labor Laws in Transition (https://www.ela.law/firms/fatima_freitas/Articles/2024-employment-law-year-in-review-ghana) About the US Diversiy Visa Lottery Program (https://www.unsunghistorypodcast.com/diversity-visa-lottery/) Impact Hub Accra (https://accra.impacthub.net) iSpace Accra (https://www.ispacefoundation.com) Who is Gary V? (https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyvaynerchuk/) About Johnny C. Taylor (https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnyctaylorjr/) Special Guest: Rita Kusi.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is Ghanaian-Briton, DJ, lecturer, cultural writer and researcher Kobina “Kobby” Ankomah Graham. Raised between the alternate realities of Ghana and Britain, he is passionately curious about music, African culture, and counterculture. Through almost two decades of lecturing, researching (https://kobbygraham.com/teaching-academia/), public speaking, developing creative projects, curating music (https://kobbygraham.com/selected-creative-and-cultural-activities/) and freelance writing (https://kobbygraham.com/freelance-writing/), he has championed arts and culture. He has explored this idea in settings ranging from classrooms to international conferences, and in numerous workshops, panels, podcasts, publications, and dance floors. Along the way, he has been profiled by platforms like the BBC, written for others like The Guardian (https://kobbygraham.com/freelance-writing/), received a Miles Morland African Writers Scholarship (https://milesmorlandfoundation.com/entry-requirements) and DANIDA (https://ghana.um.dk/en/danida-en) funding for Ph.D. research on Ghana’s alternative music scene. In doing these things, he is creating pathways for young African creatives, cultural practitioners and journalists to follow. These sentiments come through poetically in this two-part conversation offering wonder-filled insight into a life lived in Accra in view of an evolving arts and culture scene impacting both the local and global creative landscapes. Where to find Kobby? kobbygraham.com (https://kobbygraham.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kobina-ankomah-graham/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kobbygram/?hl=en) What’s Kobby reading? A Quick Ting on Afrobeats (https://a.co/d/3cApixE) by Christian Adofo (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Christian+Adofo&text=Christian+Adofo&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books) The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time (https://a.co/d/6ADA3tL) by Arianna Huffington Harmattan Rain (https://harmattanrain.com/) What’s Kobby watching? The Power (https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B8NXFLNH/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r) Citadel (https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B8TRQ4FG/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Strange_New_Worlds) African Queens on Netflix (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi2g8fksvf-AhXpV6QEHf3VAZsQFnoECEQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2Ftitle%2F81650731&usg=AOvVaw27ILqJgI9Aon9w4RcZuoyT) Cleopatra on Netflix (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiiqu6Us_f-AhX3UqQEHRl0CuUQFnoECBsQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2Ftitle%2F81230204&usg=AOvVaw1n1rFGtt4FGmnLLI-g6yTm) What’s Kobby listening to? TedEd (https://www.youtube.com/@TEDEd) Big Think (https://bigthink.com/) Soulection Radio (https://soulection.com/tracklists/t/soulection-radio) Oroko Radio (https://oroko.live/) Other topics of interest: Koforidua, Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koforidua) Mmofra Channel (https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08KP29LR2/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r) JDilla (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Dilla) Kweku Ananse (https://www.discogs.com/artist/1580148-Kweku-Ananse) Ovation Magazine (https://www.ovationinternational.com/) About Dust Magazine (https://www.businessghana.com/site/news/general/111378/DUST-magazine-launched) PinkPanthress (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PinkPantheress) Ashesi University (https://www.ashesi.edu.gh) Webster University (https://www.webster.edu.gh/) JoyFM (http://beta.myjoyonline.com) What happened to Damilola Taylor? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Damilola_Taylor) About the murder of Stephen Lawrence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Stephen_Lawrence) Buduburam Refugee Camp (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buduburam) Professor John Anarfi (https://cms.ug.edu.gh/content/prof-john-k-anarfi) University of Ghana’s Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) (https://isser.ug.edu.gh/about-us) Kasapreko Company, Ltd Ghana (https://kasapreko.com/home) Some notes on Pidgin English (https://slangsbyghanaians.wordpress.com/tag/ghanaian-slangs-meaning/) What is Detty December (https://gmaworld.com/detty-december-in-ghana-brands-that-got-it-right/) Ebo Taylor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebo_Taylor) Asakaa Boys (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbBHGVfWTsA) Black Sherif (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sherif) Amaarae (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaarae) Efua Sutherland (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efua_Sutherland) Esi Sutherland-Abby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esi_Sutherland-Addy) KiDi’s (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KiDi) latest release, I lied (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXmoNDuFDHU) Worlasi (https://www.facebook.com/worlasi/) Gabriel Myers Hanson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/myers-hansen-712379108) Pigeons & Planes (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzHcC_PfVKid0BITeTkZMjQ) Special Guest: Kobina Ankomah Graham.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! Kicking off February, we have a double-header in conversation with another Stanford Alum and fellow “Track Girl.” Born in Vietnam (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/children-of-the-vietnam-war-131207347/) and raised in New York, Dana Weeks is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of MedTrans Go, a healthcare technology start-up based in Atlanta, GA. Prior to MedTrans Go, she co-founded the Black Angel Tech Foundation (https://www.blackangeltechfund.com), created to support and increase the number of underrepresented minorities in technology. She has also held positions at AT&T, Pfizer, and in several innovative entrepreneurial ventures. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Westminster Schools of Atlanta, and has served as Treasurer of the Atlanta Chapter of Jack & Jill, a Board Member for Blue Owl Capital (https://www.blueowl.com/), and a Board Member for the Alliance Theater of Atlanta. She also serves on several Task Forces and Committees at both Stanford and Columbia Business School, including serving as a co-chair of the Stanford LEAD Council, a member of the Stanford Humanities & Sciences Council, and a founding member of the Women’s Circle at Columbia Business School. It was lovely catching up on the many paths Dana has walked since our days hop, skipping and jumping (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_jump) at the Stanford Stadium. Where to find Dana? https://www.medtransgo.com/ On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaw1/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/dana.ugwonali) What’s Dana watching? The Hallmark Channel (https://www.hallmarkchannel.com) Other topics of interest: About the Peace Corps (https://www.peacecorps.gov/about/) Lusophone Africa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese-speaking_African_countries#:~:text=The%20Portuguese%2Dspeaking%20African%20countries,and%20Pr%C3%ADncipe%20and%2C%20since%202011%2C) Islands of Cape Verde (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Cape_Verde) Who is Jodi Kantor? (https://www.nytimes.com/by/jodi-kantor) iPhone's launch @ AT&T (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_iPhone#:~:text=followed%20in%202010.-,Connection%20to%20AT%26T,be%20the%20iPhone%27s%20exclusive%20carrier.) Atlanta Influences Everything (https://aie.life) Special Guest: Dana Weeks.

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.

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.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! In some circles, my guest for this two-part episode could be thought of as a spy by a different name. With roots in Jamaica, and raised between the Middle East, Europe and the United States, Suki Fuller (https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/suki-fuller/), an intelligence advisor, author, acclaimed international keynote speaker and Fellow of The Council of Competitive Intelligence Fellows (https://www.cifellows.com/) is a women that is usually intent on not being watched. She is the Founder of Miribure, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of DC Analytics (https://www.dcanalytics.net/) and Storyteller for Group of Humans (https://www.groupofhumans.com/). She is a contributing author to A Practical Guide to Competitive Intelligence (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Guide-Competitive-Intelligence/dp/B0BDSRQL6R/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1). Suki is a fierce supporter of intelligence, ethical tech, #SafetyTech, Security, Privacy and Surveillance. Her eclectic 20-year career within strategic intelligence and technology has taken her from the US Department of Defense to teaching business students in China. She currently resides in London, where she is an intrinsic part of the tech community as a Board Advisor for Tech London Advocates / Global Tech Advocates (https://techlondonadvocates.org.uk/), which includes key positions as Co-Lead TLA Women in Tech (https://tlawomenintech.org/), and Vice-Chair for GTA Black Women in Tech (https://theblackwomenintech.com/). Suki was recently named by the Most Influential Woman in UK Tech by Computer Weekly 2023. There’s so much more to this #dynamicdiasporan, I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Where to find Suki? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukifuller) On X (https://twitter.com/SukiFuller) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sukifuller) What’s Suki reading? Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life (https://a.co/d/64cWKM2) by Arnold Schwarzeneger Cobalt Red: How the Boll of the Congo Powers Our Lives (https://a.co/d/1dydGko) by Siddharth Kara The Mircostress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems--and What to Do About It (https://a.co/d/4bnLMTL) by Rob Cross and Karen Dillon Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace: A Guide for Equity and Inclusion (https://a.co/d/e3driEg) by Janice Gassam Asare Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup’s Quest to End Privacy as We Know It (https://a.co/d/jenKHdt) by Kashmir HIll What’s Suki watching? Beckham on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/81223488) The Power on Amazon Prime (https://www.amazon.com/The-Power-Season-1/dp/B0B8NT89QY) Other topics of interest: Balham, London (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balham) Surrey, United Kingdom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey) Some Jamaican Patios to practice (https://jamaicans.com/talk/) About Rastafarianism (https://www.history.com/topics/religion/history-of-rastafarianism) Pismo Beach, California (https://www.experiencepismobeach.com/things-to-do/) Royal Air Force Lakenheath, an American Air Force Base in the UK (https://www.lakenheath.af.mil/About-Us/) Penn State’s Behrend College (https://behrend.psu.edu) About Chi Chi’s Restaurant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi-Chi%27s) Mercyhurst University - Intelligence Studies (https://www.mercyhurst.edu/academics/intelligence-studies) Agatha Christie’s Poirot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie%27s_Poirot) Twitter and SXSW (https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/04/twitter-foursquare-sxsw/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFBYPgujumoLKi9A5VgBkTDxG8QNcxdjmAWoTu0hJ36YplpYzN0SOG3SBHa85cU1stTSfVXIJPVKJQ_FRbP3HYbfjY8-8AeafD8xZVnQLYwIAuX4D9dqU70nJtSh-kQaaqi6HgHdfw5ijngMGQazuoGTaQRqmCVdoSLk_MceS70J) About Robert Baker (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-baker-potentia-talent-consulting/?originalSubdomain=uk) Innit? (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=innit) IA Safety Bill (https://aibusiness.com/responsible-ai/online-safety-bill-passes-ai-chatbots-subject-to-rules-on-protecting-users#close-modal) The Pod Generation Film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pod_Generation) Special Guest: Suki Fuller.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is a fellow podcaster and we met as fellow members of a global #BWiD (Black Women in Development) Connect networking group. Born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe, Fiona Gambanga is a global health professional with more than seven years’ experience in qualitative and quantitative research, public health program planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. She has supported countries such as Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe in health workforce planning, diagnostics implementation research and UHC implementation and planning. Currently based in Kigali, Rwanda, Fiona is also the creator, host, and producer of the podcast Utano Public Health Chats (https://linktr.ee/fi_publichealth), a program focused on educating young people about the field of public health in Africa and navigating careers in the field. For those of you planning a trip to Kigali anytime soon, you’ll want to listen in for some local lingo and recommendations for the foodie in you. Where to find Fiona? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionagambanga/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/utanophc/) On X (https://twitter.com/UtanoPHC) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/utanopublichealth) What’s Fiona reading? The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (https://a.co/d/bk2ajrU) by Taylor Jenkins Reid Finding Me (https://a.co/d/897gM1V) by Viola Davis The Urgent Life: My Story of Love, Loss and Survival (https://a.co/d/hOcEflu) by Bozoma Saint John Other topics of interest: US Student Acheivers Program - USAP (https://www.usapglobal.org) What are A Levels? (https://www.internationalschoolparent.com/articles/what-are-a-levels/) About December 1st - World AIDS Day (https://www.unaids.org/en/World_AIDS_Day) On spoken English across the globe (https://englishlive.ef.com/en/blog/english-in-the-real-world/englishes-different-english-speaking-countries/) On Zimbabwe in 2011 and 2023 (https://www.fpri.org/article/2023/08/zimbabwe-at-the-crossroads-2023-election-will-determine-its-future/) The Viber App (https://www.brosix.com/blog/viber-review/#:~:text=In%202014%2C%20the%20company%20was,instant%20messengers%20in%20the%20world.) Heaven Restaurant, Kigali (https://heavenrwanda.com/dine/) Special Guest: Fiona Gambanga.

"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! 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 we’re taking a trip to the stars and back with astrophysicist, author, STEM educator, multi-patented inventor, voice actor, TV personality, science communicator, and keynote speaker, Hakeem Oluseyi. Another fellow Stanford University Alum, Hakeem recently served as the Space Science Education Lead in the Space Mission Directorate at NASA headquarters. His work has resulted in 11 patents, and more than 100 publications covering contributions to astrophysics, cosmology, plasma physics, and the development of space missions, observatories, focal plane instruments, detectors, semiconductor manufacturing, and ion propulsion. He has co-hosted and contributed to several shows on Science Channel and Discovery International including Outrageous Acts of Science, How the Universe Works, Space's Deepest Secrets, Strange Evidence, You Have Been Warned, The Planets and Beyond, and Strip the Cosmos. He regularly appears on news programs and has won or been nominated for several awards for science reporting including an Emmy nomination and four Webby Awards. His memoir A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars (https://a.co/d/csZJb4g) was released in 2021. Hakeem sees his professional mission as advancing humanity's understanding of the universe through scientific inquiry; passing on the detailed knowledge of this process and its results to the next generation; and service to humanity and country. True to his mission, he is doing all of the above not only in the U.S., but across the planet and into the cosmos. Where to find Hakeem? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hakeem-oluseyi-b345b68/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hmoluseyi/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/hakeemoluseyi/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/HakeemOluseyi?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) What’s Hakeem Listening to? Philosophize This! (https://www.philosophizethis.org) Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History (https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/) Curtis Mayfield (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield) Other topics of interest: The DMV (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_metropolitan_area) Wealthiest Counties in the United States (https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/slideshows/richest-counties-in-america?slide=17) IMAP - Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (https://imap.princeton.edu) Roddenbery Entertainment (https://www.roddenberry.com/entertainment/#podcasts) About Musician, Eminem (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNYR1ioecJY) Mangaia Island (https://cookislands.travel/islands/mangaia) National Society of Black Physicists (https://nsbp.org/?) Mythology by Edith Hamilton (https://a.co/d/8TMDgP3) Nairobi Planterium (https://travellingtelescope.co.uk/2021/06/21/the-nairobi-planetarium/) What's an Error Bar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error_bar) On Dark Matter (https://www.space.com/20930-dark-matter.html) About the physicists~ About Charles McGruder (https://heritageproject.caltech.edu/interviews-updates/charles-mcgruder) Willie Rockward (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Rockward) Stephon Alexander (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brice-orange-59102779/) About Cynthia McINtyre (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1995/02/11/helping-black-students-picture-themselves-as-physicists/1d7b8f55-60c2-401d-833b-9a71c142f33d/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.47c6021f234b) Arthur B.C. Walker, Jr. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_B._C._Walker_Jr.) Pius Okeke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pius_Nwankwo_Okeke) Thebe Medupe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thebe_Medupe) Saul Perlmutter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Perlmutter) Special Guest: Hakeem Oluseyi .

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the Stanford National Black Alumni Association (https://www.stanfordblackalumni.org) biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, "Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide." A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the Inclusion Design Group (https://inclusiondesign.com), she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist Hazel Markus (https://web.stanford.edu/~hazelm/) Reverend Deborah L. Johnson (https://deborahljohnson.org). For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset. Where to find Dereca? www.derecespeaks.com (https://derecaspeaks.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereca-blackmon-she-they-02676a3/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/dereca) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/derecaspeaks/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DerecaSpeaks/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-0_5O8PBvG71Mwji-buvw) What's Dereca reading? Booksl by Toni Morrison (https://smile.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APT7NQ?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader) Books by Stephen King (https://smile.amazon.com/Stephen-King/e/B000AQ0842/ref=sxts_entity_l_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=3TmEU&content-id=amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536:amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_r=8QAVVR3K2AQHJ2DQR8VX&pd_rd_wg=wVyqS&pd_rd_r=a18e30ee-2dc6-4148-8e25-1dd37452266d&qid=1656349709&cv_ct_cx=stephen+king+books) The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0026772QU&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5ZH2HQPA3Y93AT84SAJY&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Gay Hendricks Other topics of interest: On Black Detroit (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01I9B5466&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BPQ80R5X15EXA14AMXFD&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) St. Thomas US Virgin Islands (https://www.insightguides.com/destinations/central-america-caribbean/virgin-islands-us/travel-guide) On Oak-Town (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California) About the [Black Panther Party] What happened to Oscar Grant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Oscar_Grant) (https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/) BICOP (https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html) Shawn Ginwright (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Ginwright) Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence (https://flourishagenda.com) Carol Dweck (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ) and the Growth Mindset (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/growth-mindset) Dr. Melanie Tervalon (https://melanietervalon.com/about/) and Cultural Humility (https://melanietervalon.com/resources/) What is Neurodivergent (https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-neurodivergence-and-what-does-it-mean-to-be-neurodivergent-5196627) 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: Dereca Blackmon.

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! 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! 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.

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.

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.

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! This week on the podcast I have the pleasure of hosting a social innovator who intersects not only my local experiences in Brooklyn and Accra, he is the husband of my guest on Episode 139, Asmeret Berhe-Lumax (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/asmeret-berhe-lumax) and on the Advisory Committee of Episodes 42/43 guest, Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo’s African Health Now (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/nana-eyeson-akiwowo). A fellow Ghanaian, Stanley Lumax is currently the Executive Brand Marketing Director at JP Morgan Chase, where he manages the Sapphire and Freedom Unlimited portfolios. Prior to this role, he partnered with Complex Media Networks to create Climate, an agency built to help brands harness the power of youth culture. He has also worked with brands such as Nike Basketball, National Basketball Association, Converse, Beats By Dre’, Brooklyn Nets, Pepsi, Budweiser and a host of other brands that have impacted popular culture. He’s taken this experience and applied it to his desire to bring the African Diaspora together. In 2019, he partnered with celebrated Senegalese chef, Pierre Thiam to open a West African concept restaraunt called Teranga (https://itsteranga.com/), which has been celebrated as one of the top 20 places to eat in New York City. A fun and engaging conversation, be sure to check out the other topics of interest below for insights on some of the many topics we cover in our discussion. Where to find Stanley? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanleylumax/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/stanley.lumax/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/stanleyelumax) On X/Twitter (https://twitter.com/stanleylumax?lang=en) What’s Stanley listening to? The Joe Budden Podcast (https://soundcloud.com/joebuddenpodcast) Earn Your Leisure Podcast (https://www.earnyourleisure.com) A Dose of Black Joy and Caffeine with Justin Adu (https://www.instagram.com/doseofblkjoy/?hl=en) Jungle Brothers (https://www.junglebrothers4life.com) Q-tip (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-Tip_(musician)) Big Daddy Kane (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Daddy_Kane) KRS-One (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRS-One) and Boogie Down Productions (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogie_Down_Productions) What’s Stanley watching? Ladies First: A story of Women in Hip-Hop (https://www.netflix.com/title/80997174) Other topics of interest: Ga People in Osu, Accra (https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/People-Places-A-look-into-the-history-of-the-Osu-people-Part-1-948457) About Ebbets Field, Brooklyn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebbets_Field) About Bronwsville, Brooklyn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownsville,_Brooklyn) Tracy Towers, The Bronx (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Towers) About US Immigration Policy in 2017 (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/21/us/politics/dhs-immigration-trump.html) About Abiola Oke (https://abiolaoke.com) About Luol Deng (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luol_Deng) About Nana “Pops” Mensah-Bonsu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pops_Mensah-Bonsu) About And1 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AND1) Peace is Every Step (https://a.co/d/5JBUxNy) by Thich Nhat Hang (https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/thich-nhat-hanh) About SLR Cameras (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-lens_reflex_camera) Special Guest: Stanley Lumax.

Summer Solstice Greetings Glocal Citizens! I’m fresh off of a couple of weeks of ramping up the summer in Europe where the sun was truly a superstar right alongside my guest for the next few episodes. James Barnor is a Ghanaian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana) photographer who has been based in London since the 1990s. His career spans six decades, and although for much of that period his work was not widely known, it has latterly been discovered by new audiences. In his street (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_photography) and studio photography (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_photography), Barnor represents societies in transition in the 1950s and 1960s: Ghana moving toward independence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ghana#Independent_Ghana), and London becoming a multicultural metropolis. He has said: "I was lucky to be alive when things were happening...when Ghana was going to be independent and Ghana became independent, and when I came to England the Beatles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles) were around. Things were happening in the 60s, so I call myself Lucky Jim." He was Ghana's first full-time newspaper photographer in the 1950s, and he is credited with introducing color processing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_photography) to Ghana in the 1970s. It has been said: "James Barnor is to Ghana and photojournalism what Ousmane Sembène (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousmane_Semb%C3%A8ne) was to Senegal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal) and African cinema." Barnor has spoken of how his work was rediscovered in 2007 during the "Ghana at 50" jubilee season by curator Nana Oforiatta-Ayim (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Oforiatta-Ayim), who organized the first exhibition of his photographs at Black Cultural Archives (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cultural_Archives) (BCA). Appreciation of his work as a studio portraitist, photojournalist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photojournalism) and Black lifestyle photographer has been further heightened since 2010 when a major solo retrospective exhibition of his photographs, Ever Young: James Barnor, was mounted at Rivington Place (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivington_Place), London, followed by a series of exhibitions including in the United States and South Africa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa). His photographs were collated by the non-profit agency Autograph ABP (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autograph_ABP) during a four-year project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Lottery_Fund) and in 2011 became part of the new Archive and Research Centre for Culturally Diverse Photography. Barnor's photographs have also in recent years had showings in Ghana, South Africa, France - (Paris Photo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Photo) 2011, Galerie Baudoin Lebon; Galerie Clémentine de la Féronnière), The Netherlands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Netherlands), the UK and the US. The first monograph of his work, entitled James Barnor: Ever Young, was published in 2015, including an extensive conversation between Barnor and Margaret Busby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Busby) with Francis Hodgson. I’m honored to be able to share his story--the history, the craft, the artistry and the humor of Uncle Jim. Where to find James? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-barnor-42569b11/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/james_barnor_archives/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/james.barnor/) In the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/arts/james-barnor-dia-ghana.html) What’s Uncle Jim watching? America’s Got Talent (https://www.youtube.com/user/americasgottalent) Britain’s Got Talent (https://www.youtube.com/@BGT) Other topics of interest: About Two Coronations (https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/100-voices/birth-of-tv/two-coronations/) Accra earthquake 1939 (https://www.nature.com/articles/147751a0) A brief history of housing in Ghana (https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/A-brief-history-of-housing-in-Ghana-117756) 1942 Shipwreck (https://www.science.org/content/article/germans-torpedoed-ship-during-world-war-ii-wreck-now-revealing-secrets-about-underwater) What is Akpeteshie? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akpeteshie) On Kodak’s Baby Brownie Camera (https://www.fi.edu/en/kodak-brownie-camera#:~:text=Eastman%20Kodak%20introduced%20the%20new,by%20a%20major%20advertising%20campaign) Other Kodak cameras (https://thedarkroom.com/resurrect-old-620-film-cameras-with-120-film/) Ghana’s Daily Graphic (https://corporate.graphic.com.gh/about-us/our-history.html) Letterpress vs the Next-generation Press (https://hellolovely.design/top-tip/2022/3/26/letterpress-an-endangered-and-at-risk-craft) Ghana's Prized Boxer Roy Ankrah (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Ankrah) About British Accra and the Seaview Hotel (http://www.ghanadot.com/Review.amarteifio.jamestownaccra.111015.htm) Krobo Edusei (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krobo_Edusei) World University Service - Canada (https://wusc.ca/) Drum Magazine (http://www.robertnewman.com/1950s-covers-of-south-africas-drum-africas-leading-magazine/#:~:text=Drum%20was%20a%20South%20African,anti%2Dapartheid%20protests%20and%20events) Achimota School (https://www.achimota.edu.gh/) Medway College of Arts - Kent (https://www.wearemedway.co.uk/learn/university-of-creative-arts/) Oko Kolamashie (https://www.facebook.com/FlyToGhana/photos/a.1201015243436520/1867644386773599/?type=3) Special Guest: James Barnor.

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 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! It's a new month, my favorite of the year, and we're kicking it off with a two part conversation that bloomed during the Dakar leg of my spring tour. Joining me for this conversation between kindred spirits is Senagalese-American, Adja Maymouna Sakho. She is an educator, advocate, leader, supporter and connector of people and ideas, who is passionate about serving others through education and social justice - particularly women and children. She has over 10 years experience in education, finance, DEIJ - and has had roles ranging from trainer, advisor, evaluator, board representative, director, committee chair and most important to her - agent of change in the lives of young women and girls. She is also an Africanist and believes that Africans must lead the charge to change the narrative and the current state of affairs of many African countries. She is building on this mission as the host of 221 Afrique (http://221afrique.com/), a podcast focused on telling stories of Africans returning home to the continent. From our common experiences as children of West African immigrants to attending the same graduate school at New York University (https://wagner.nyu.edu), this conversation offers great insights into the rich culture and lifestyle transitions that are possible in designing a global existence. Where to find Adja? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adja-maymouna-s-8890655/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/adjamaymounasakho/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/221afrique/?ref=page_internal) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/AdjaMaySakho) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNg8sVsfyy_qtuAUq0jC6Q) What's Adja reading? Finding Me (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B099WXTZGM&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_MVBNFYECQZ9WARY337M2) by Viola Davis What's Adja watching? On Senegalese "Telenovelas" (http://apanews.net/en/news/senegal-where-local-soap-operas-outshine-foreign-telenovelas) Other topics of interest: Yoff (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoff) in Dakar Senegambia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegambia) Upward Bound (https://www2.ed.gov/programs/trioupbound/index.html) Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority (https://www.sgrho1922.org) New York City Teaching Fellows (https://nycteachingfellows.org) About Third Culture Kids (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_culture_kid) On the latest Senegalese Musicians (https://www.okayafrica.com/senegal-music-artists-dakar/?rebelltitem=4#rebelltitem4) About Eid Al Adha (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/millions-of-muslims-observe-eid-al-adha-amid-high-prices) Special Guest: Adja Maymouna Sakho .

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.

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 on the podcast you're in for a real treat. We're journeying to Namibia in Southern Africa by way of Morocco in North Africa where my guest and I recently met. As a Namibian patriot, Daisry Mathias was appointed Advisor to the President of the Republic of Namibia, His Excellency Dr. Hage G. Geingob, in June 2015. In this role, she advises on policy and programme priorities to harness a Demographic Dividend and create an enabling environment for sustainable entrepreneurship in Namibia, under the overarching goals of poverty eradication, economic inclusion and shared prosperity. Daisry's professional experience ranges from public policy formulation, national development planning, programme monitoring and multi-stakeholder coordination. In her preceding role as an under 30 Chief Executive Officer of Team Namibia; she led a business support organisation promoting local industry by advocating the preferential consumption of Namibian goods and services. In 2019 she was selected as an Obama Leader, joining 200 young Africans in a Leadership Development Programme by former U.S. President Barack Obama. Fully committed in her passion for public service, Daisry is also Founder & Director, Oyayone Foundation which works with and for under-resourced single mothers in Namibia to break the cycle of poverty by addressing basic needs and tackling asset poverty toward achieving social mobility. The Foundation is “Building an enduring inheritance for our children’s children” by facilitating the ownership and management of economic assets by more Namibian women. Trust me when I say that this is a conversation that will inform, inspire and activate your spirit to connect with the Pan-African movements that are manifesting a new world! Where to find Daisry? www.daisrymathias.com (https://daisrymathias.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daisry-mathias-daisrym-78102a1b/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/daisrym) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSoRDJPLE6A) What's Dairsy reading? Things Fall Apart (https://smile.amazon.com/Things-Fall-Apart-Chinua-Achebe/dp/0385474547/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNKK51C8JAZ1&keywords=things+fall+apart&qid=1658083960&s=books&sprefix=things+fall+%2Cstripbooks%2C112&sr=1-1) by Chinua Achebe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5OAjnG6rKo) The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born (https://smile.amazon.com/Beautyful-Ones-Born-African-Writers/dp/0435905406/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1U9DI7TS3NFIP&keywords=the+beautiful+ones+are+not+yet+born&qid=1658084610&s=books&sprefix=the+beautiful+ones+are+not+%2Cstripbooks%2C128&sr=1-1) by Ayi Kwei Armah (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayi_Kwei_Armah) Other topics of interest: Namibian Languages (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovambo_language) AAA School of Advertising (https://www.aaaschool.ac.za) Team Namibia (https://teamnamibia.com) About the African Peer Review Mechanism Symposium (https://www.aprm-au.org/events/3rd-aprm-youth-symposium/) Green Hydrogen Namibia (https://gh2namibia.com) Visit Swakopmund (https://wanderingwheatleys.com/best-things-to-do-in-swakopmund-namibia/) Special Guest: Daisry Mathias.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week’s herstory comes to us from New York, via France, Benin and Nigeria. Yasmina F. Edwards, born in France, and spending summers traveling to Africa including her homelands in Benin and Nigeria, is the founder of the YFE Agency (https://www.yasminaedwards.com/). In both corporate work and entrepreneurship, Yasmina is best known for her cultural awareness and savvy. She has worked with award-winning creatives, activists, and CEOs, notably women and members of underrepresented communities. She has secured more than 300 media placements globally from CNN, Vogue, Le Figaro, Jeune Afrique, MSNBC, and the Hollywood Reporter, as well as partnering with well-known Festivals such as the Toronto Film Festival and Afropunk. In nine years, she has been instrumental in helping transition creatives and public personalities from their local markets to a global audience. She single-handedly helps them build their brands in the US using social media platforms, shaping their messages in order to connect with new audiences. She provides connections with the relationships she’s built over the years and uses these connections to successfully initiate key brand partnerships that continue to be the cornerstone of her work and her clients’ careers. She firmly believes that access is what stands between a person and an opportunity; she is committed to providing the keys that open the doors to her clients' success. Where to find Yasmina? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmina-f-edwards-4200ba5/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/yasminafedwards/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/yfeagency) On YouTube (http://xn--%22%22-kf0c/) On TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@yasminafedwards) What’s Yasmina reading? Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change (https://a.co/d/9djRMAP) by Stacey Abrahms No Disrespect (https://a.co/d/5c7kGt4) by Sistah Souljah Le Cri de L'innocence (https://a.co/d/0iHxdql) by Gabriel Soulyeka What’s Yasmina listening to? The Diary of a CEO (https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO?app=desktop) 3jaj Podcast (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sara-zri) Other topics of interest: Where is Poitier, France (https://www.poitiers.fr) Oyo Empire (https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/oyo/) The Berlin Conference (https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2019/11/15/berlin-1884-remembering-the-conference-that-divided-africa) Bigger Than Africa (https://www.netflix.com/title/81562777) Iman (https://destinationiman.com) Special Guest: Yasmina Edwards.

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.

Greeting Glocal Citizens! In our conversation this week, I am inspired by the work of this high growth serial entrepreneur with experience building businesses in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Ghana. As a strong believer in constant learning, building and improving on existing solutions Nana Opoku Agyeman-Prempeh is excited about the church, aviation, technology and agriculture. Born and raised in Ghana, he has an academic background in Technology and Entrepreneurship from Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) and an MPhiL. Agricultural Engineering (Machine Systems) from the University of Ghana, Legon. He has been afforded the opportunity to lead teams in building the following: Asoriba a Church CRM and donation platform, MybusinessPay a Fintech that processes millions of payments across the world into Ghana for local businesses. Fusion Point, a Technology Consulting Company and CCTVCam Live a security business building an AI solution to identify criminals via regular CCTV Cameras. Nana is currently CEO of tech startup Grow For Me (GFM) which is a web and mobile based crowdfunding and crowd farming platform that sponsors farmers in growing more crops to solve hunger and poverty problems in Africa. Using drone and satellite imagery, they are able to update sponsors on the progress of the farms they’ve invested in, while providing the best Agronomic advice to optimize farm production. They are solving for global sustainable development goals (SDG) 1 and 2 by creating wealth and producing more food at the same time. GFM aims to contribute to the food production in Africa by helping feed 2.2 billion young Africans by 2050. The ultimate goal is to keep people out of poverty by bringing back young Africans into the aging Agricultural industry. Where to find Nana? www.growforme.com (https://www.growforme.com/en/home/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kingnanaprempeh/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kingnanaprempeh/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/kingnanaprempeh) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmHAe8YCb0rv5nGRjduQ4TA) Other topics of interest: On Nana's bamboo bike ride (https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/4-friends-ride-bamboo-bicycles-to-Nigeria-to-raise-funds-to-fight-malaria-679943) Ghana Bamboo Bike Initiative (http://ghanabamboobikes.org/) Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (https://www.mandelawashingtonfellowship.org/) Check out Episode 10 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/10) with Mandela Fellow Valerie Labi Special Guest: Nana Opuku Agyeman-Prempeh.

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.

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.

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.

Autumn Greetings Glocal Citizens! It’s a season of transformation from the vibrancy of summer sun to the rest, retreat and make ready energy of winter. Here on the podcast we’re taking this time to explore new collaborations in conjunction with events happening in the coming months. First up is a collaboration with the Women of Africa Post-Pandemic Empowerment and Advocacy Programme which is an intitaitve of Glocal Citizen Adebisi Bright’s (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/adebisi-bright) LiveWell Initiative based in Lagos Nigeria. This series of conversations with the practitioners partcipating in the progamme is a sneak preview of the upcoming dialogues. My guest this week, Egyptian pharmacist and entrpreneur, Dr. Wael Ali is a distinguished leader in pharmacy and public health with nearly 25 years of experience spanning clinical research, healthcare management, and international collaboration. As the President of the PharmaHelp Foundation Inc. and the Egyptian Organization of Pharmacy, he drives pharmacy practice transformation and workforce development. His roles as Vice President of FIP’s EMROpharm Forum and Executive Committee Consultant at the University of Sharjah highlight his commitment to advancing pharmaceutical education and practice. He also has extensive pharmaceutical manufacturing experience as a CEO of American Pharmaceutical Industries based in Farifax, Virginia. His expertise spans community, hospital, military and emergency pharmacy practices as well as social and administrative pharmacy functions across Egypt, the Gulf Cooperation Council or GCC, and the USA. If you ever wondered about what goes on behind the counter in your local pharmacy, this conversation will help shine a light on the many roles and responsibilities your neighborhood pharmacist often takes on. As an added bonus, Wael give us a crash course on the ins and outs of manufacturing and exporting made in the USA products. Where to find Wael? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wael-ali-7944b01a7/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/waelaliali1/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Dr.waelaliofficial/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@drwaelali6627) Other topics of interest: Historic Cairo, Egypt (https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/89/) Gulf Cooperation Council (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Cooperation_Council) On Liposome Manufacturing ([https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169409X20300788#:~:text=Liposomes are manufactured either by,manipulated for size (Section 2.1.](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169409X20300788#:~:text=Liposomes are manufactured either by,manipulated for size (Section%202.1.)) About Medwatch (https://www.fda.gov/safety/medwatch-fda-safety-information-and-adverse-event-reporting-program) CIF vs FOP Shipping (https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/020215/what-difference-between-cif-and-fob.asp) International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) (https://www.fip.org) WHO facts on Hepatitis (https://www.who.int/health-topics/hepatitis#tab=tab_1) Special Guests: Adebisi Bright and Wael Ali.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! The Glocal Citizens community has gifted us with another inspiring diasporan. Heneba Kwadwo Safo, a graduate of the University of Ghana in Civil Engineering is the founder and leader of the BuzStopBoys. The Buzstopboys is a volunteer group promoting a Clean, Green, Environment (CGEn) through patriotism. With brooms, dustpans and a strong sense of community spirit, the BuzstopBoys have become a driving force for positive change. Their initiative focuses on cleaning heavily trafficked areas, creating a cleaner and more welcoming environment for both residents and visitors. It is no surprise that fellow Glocal Citizen and environment advocate, Leslie Bentil of Gutta Soles/Gutta Soles Foundation (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/leslie-bentil) seeded the connection. Kwadwo is the grandson of Apostle, Dr. Engineer Kwadwo Safo Kantanka (https://kristoasafomission.com/about1/), the founder and the chairman of the Kantanka Group, Ghana's largest local technology conglomerate, with innovations in automobile manufacturing, engineering, food production and more. Like his grandfather, a renowned Ghanaian-born technologist, philanthropist and Pan-African who believes in Black Emancipation and transformational change, Kwadwo is well on his way making impact one clean street at a time. Where to find the Buzstopboys? On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/buzstopboys/) on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Buzstopboys/) On TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@buzstopboys) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@Buzstopboys) What’s Kwadwo watching? Maame Grace (https://www.youtube.com/@MaameGrace) Other topics of interest: Dodowa, Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodowa) Kwahu, Eastern Region, Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwahu) Where is Mallam Junction, Accra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallam_Interchange)? McCarthy Hill, Accra (https://ghanapropertycentre.com/area-guides/greater-accra/ga-south-municipal/mccarthy-hill#google_vignette) Odorkor, Accra (https://ghanapropertycentre.com/area-guides/greater-accra/odorkor) Ga Dangbe People (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ga-Adangbe_people) Shai Hills Reserve, Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shai_Hills_Resource_Reserve) Bolgatanga, Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolgatanga) On Mysticism (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mysticism/) Special Guest: Kwadwo Safo.

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 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 we’re moving into the new year with some wise words and insights in Part 2 of my conversation with Ghanaian investor and developer of new businesses, Eric Osiakwan. With 25 years of experience spanning 32 countries in Africa gained through a number of successful tech start-ups, Eric is a leading pioneer of internet in Africa. Having worked in multiple countries building internet service providers (“ISP”) and ICT businesses, some of his successful exits include iBurst in South Africa, One2Net in Uganda, and BusyInternet in Ghana, to name a few. Eric also founded and ran the Africa ISP Association for eight years, during which the ISP industry grew by almost 120 percent. He then moved on to leading efforts to build submarine cables on the continent. Eric was part of a public-private partnership in Kenya that built and launched the TEAMS submarine fibre cable, the first to connect East Africa to the rest of the world. He subsequently contributed to the building of terrestrial fibre networks in Ghana and Nigeria. As we learned in Part 1 of the conversation, he Co-Founded Angel Africa List, Angel Fair Africa and currently heads Chanzo Capital (https://www.chanzocapital.com/#abt), a venture and growth capital firm, investing capital, capacity and community in high-tech startups and scaleups in Kenya, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa. Where to find Eric? ericosiakwan.com (https://www.ericosiakwan.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericosiakwan) On Facebook (Eric Osiakwan) On Instagram (Instagram (@eosiakwan)) On X (https://twitter.com/eosiakwan) What’s Eric reading? Works by Cheikh Anta Diop (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Cheikh-Anta-Diop/author/B000APFJ2O?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true) Other topics of interest: How Greater Accra (Tema) is the geographical center of the Earth (https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/Is-Ghana-Really-The-Centre-Of-The-World-221634) About Panafest (https://panafestghana.org/history-of-panafest/) and Kojo Yankah (https://pahmuseum.org/founder/) On Ghana’s Joseph Project (https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10802304) Year of Return (https://www.yearofreturn.com) Full Circle Africa Economic Conference (https://fullcircleafrica.org) Stripe Payments Platform (https://stripe.com) Safaricom and the roots of Mobile Money (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa: African Information Society Initiative(AISI) (https://repository.uneca.org/handle/10855/14949) UNDP Internet Initiative for Africa (http://web.undp.org/evaluation/documents/essentials_5.pdf) What are Internet Exchange Points? (https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/cdn/glossary/internet-exchange-point-ixp/) The African Internet Service Providers Association (https://icannwiki.org/AfrISPA) ICANN (https://www.icann.org) and Esther Dyson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Dyson) About TEAMS (https://www.teams.co.ke) Bongo Hive (https://bongohive.co.zm) About the BenBen App (https://benben.com.gh) On Eric’s book KINGS of Africa’s Digital Economy (https://medium.com/@eosiakwan/the-kings-of-africas-digital-economy-tedxberkeley-by-eric-osiakwan-4a211e746955) Special Guest: Eric Osiakwan.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast we’re back on the trailblazing path and once again, it is all about Destination Africa! Our guides are my guests, the Ghanaian-Briton duo Abena and Ekow Richardson, the co-founders of Destination Africa, which, through programs, workshops, dvds, channels, live streams and other merchandise offers a wealth of knowledge in African languages, culture, heritage and lifestyle. With backgrounds in software engineering, the hair and fashion industries, and professional basketball the Destination Africa journey began for Ekow once he became a father with the decision to apply his passions to inspiring and empowering the next generation of young leaders. As a homeschooling mum, Abena is also the main facilitator for Destination Africa. She uses her energetic, coordinated, innovative, loving, exciting, and disciplined teaching style to deliver results while her partner uses his IT skills as the technological mind behind all things Destination Africa. Together this family affair is one to watch as a primer on planning a relocating a family and a business in uncertain times. Where to find the Richardsons? www.destinationafrica.com On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-ekow-richardson-957729254/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/destafricagrp/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/destafricagrp/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/DestAfricaGrp) On Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDBW8C_kan2vp90YvroFtg) On Whatsapp (https://chat.whatsapp.com/DBIGt0DPvDzEX8PVrIjXDO) Other topics of interest: Exotic Park, West Legon (https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0xfdf9dbfe95f36e5%3A0xee31370d7529d80e!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPRBTdAxuCVpXgyWoU9UetYVCux0ekN0t-Q_JE%3Dw520-h350-n-k-no!5sexotic%20park%20west%20legon%20event%20space%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipPRBTdAxuCVpXgyWoU9UetYVCux0ekN0t-Q_JE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZovmtmcL-AhUFm2oFHbT9DcYQ7ZgBKAB6BAgTEAI) Winneba, Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winneba) San kofa a yenkyiri (https://www.stockton.edu/sankofa/about.html) About Fante people in Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fante_people) A survey of Ghana’s Parliament (https://issafrica.org/iss-today/ghanas-split-parliament-has-failed-to-meet-public-expectations) About civics education in Africa (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341283125_Civic_Education_and_Pupils'_Civic_Dispositions_in_Ghana_and_Nigeria_A_Comparative_Analysis/fulltext/5eb8a8efa6fdcc1f1dcff694/Civic-Education-and-Pupils-Civic-Dispositions-in-Ghana-and-Nigeria-A-Comparative-Analysis.pdf) Kumapim Royals International Band’s Time Changes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldRMRLUt94U) Special Guests: Abena Richardson and Ekow Richardson.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we have Part 2 of the Black Mixcellence duet. Ghanaian-Brit Colin Asare-Appiah joins me to talk the history of the term “mixology,” his journey from bar hand to head of Trade Director of Multi-Cultural and LGBTQ+ Advocacy at one of the world’s leading spirit bands--Bacardi, and the importance of getting involved. Colin has worked with numerous spirit brands, celebrity chefs, cocktail bars and industry experts across the globe. He starred in the “The Cocktail Kings” on the DISCOVERY Channel where he travelled around the world creating bespoke cocktails to reflect their destinations. In his current role, Colin oversees fostering brand advocacy for the Bacardi USA Brand Portfolio. His expertise and spirits knowledge have been featured in Imbibe, Complex, WSJ, TIME and Cocktail Lovers Magazine to name a few. If you haven’t bought the book yet, what are you waiting for? #GetInvolvedBruv! Get yours here (https://a.co/d/faL7ioF). Where to find Colin? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-asare-appiah-4890854/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cocktailcolin/?hl=en) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/cocktailcolin) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cocktailcolin/) What’s Colin reading? The Real Pepsi Challenge: The Inspirational Story of Breaking the Color Barrier in American Business (https://a.co/d/5AHlJK7) by Stephanie Capparell The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America (https://a.co/d/eheSUz2) by Nikesh Shukl Natives (http://%22%E2%80%8C%22) by Akala (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akala_(rapper)) Afro-Vegan Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed (https://a.co/d/3XyYSvc) by Bryant Terry The cooking Gene (https://thecookinggene.com) by Michael W. Twitty Other topics of interest: About celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver (https://www.jamieoliver.com) Douglas Ankrah (https://www.diffordsguide.com/encyclopedia/2681/people/douglas-ankrah) and the Porn Star Martini (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porn_star_martini) The LAB (https://www.barlabacademy.com) About sobolo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roselle_juice) Cocktail Kings (https://press.discovery.com/emea/dtl/programs/cocktail-kings/) About the BAFTA Awards (https://www.bafta.org) Tales of the Cocktail (https://talesofthecocktail.org) Tom Bullock (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Bullock) Caperitif (https://tomatom.com/a-a-badenhorst-caperitif/) High on the Hog (https://www.amazon.com/High-Hog-Culinary-Journey-America/dp/1608194507) Cocktails: Shaken & Stirred (https://a.co/d/8QXoq92) Ariel Contreras-Fox (https://screenrant.com/hells-kitchen-ariel-contreras-fox-career-family-facts/) The Howard Theatre (https://www.thehowardtheatre.com/legacy/) Ian Burrell (https://ianrumburrell.com) Front/Back (https://www.frontbackaccra.com) in Accra Lagos Cocktail Week (https://lagoscocktail.com) 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop (https://the50thanniversaryofhip-hop.com) About Julep Cocktails (https://www.diffordsguide.com/encyclopedia/1562/cocktails/julep-cocktails) About Ashtin Berry (https://www.radxc.com/about) Special Guest: Colin Asare-Appiah.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week and I go way back to the days of carefree Saturdays and Brooklyn Street festivals, before adulting was the order of our days. Fast forward and today, Dr. Shartriya Collier is an Associate Dean and Full Professor at the School of Education at Nevada State College (NSC), where she leads and supports a diverse and dynamic faculty and student body. She has over 21 years of experience in education spanning from PK-20 to adult education, with a focus on curriculum and instruction, teacher and faculty development, and student success. As the Founding Director of NSC Sankofa and now as founder of Maximal Development Education, LLC, she designs and implements programs utilizing culturally responsive and social justice practices to equip Black students for academic and socioemotional success; as well as developing transformative curriculum and resources designed to provide culturally responsive, equity-focused learning tools that lead to optimal self-actualization for every person, child, and family unit. A prolific author and speaker, with five books and numerous academic articles that highlight the stories and experiences of marginalized communities in education, her mission is to foster a culture of inclusion, empowerment, and excellence in education for all. As you’ll hear in the conversation, I look forward to connecting with Shartriya on strategies for developing and implementing teaching and learning practices centering a Pan-African education system in the very near future! Check out some of Shartriya’s works: EnCouraged Women Leaders: A 30-Day Journal to Reclaim Your Peace and Life Purpose (https://a.co/d/202rLhh) Let's Go With Aya and Taj: Costa Rica (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098B4Y1Z6?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_SDBXMKKV1ZT5QF7R3NCY) Where to find Shartriya? drtriya.com (About — Dr. Triya) DJ Lotuspetal on MixCloud (Live Free) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shartriya-collier-b6574a3/) On instagram (Instagram (@drtriya)) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/drtriya/) What’s Shartriya reading? Purpose: Find Your Truth and Embrace Your Calling (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JFQBJ37?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_AF5318MNQ8Q9KZEG65PS) by Jessica Huie Other topics of interest: Is it Nevada or Nevada? (Wait, Is It Nevada, or Nevada? (Published 2020)) NSC’s Sankofa Program (https://nevadastate.edu/sankofa/) National Association for Bilingual Education (https://nabe.org/) On Transcultural Multilingual Education (https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/Transcultural-Pedagogies-for-Multilingual-Classrooms/?k=9781800414396) On nurturing emergent bilingual learners (https://www.lexialearning.com/blog/four-strategies-to-increase-emergent-bilingual-language-acquisition) Positive Intelligence (https://www.positiveintelligence.com/), take the test (https://www.positiveintelligence.com/saboteurs/) Association of Black Women in Higher Education (https://www.abwhe.org/) On Claudine Gay’s Resignation from Harvard University (https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/01/03/christopher-rufo-claudine-gay-harvard-resignation-00133618) What is an HSI? (https://sites.ed.gov/hispanic-initiative/hispanic-serving-institutions-hsis/) What is a Microschool? (https://microschoolrevolution.com/founder-article/establishing-your-microschool/#:~:text=A%20microschool%20is%20an%20independent%20learning%20institution&text=Often%20described%20as%20%22outsourced%20homeschooling,student%20engagement%20is%20remarkably%20high.) What is a DBA? (https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/what-is-a-dba/) About Dr. Cynthia B. Dillard (http://cynthiabdillard.com/) Special Guest: Shartriya Collier.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we're back in East Africa in conversation with Kenyan, Farhan Guled, coming to you in two parts. Farhan takes us with him from his native homeland to Europe and back to East Africa where he is currently Executive Director of Salaam Bank Limited in Kampala, Uganda; he has been instrumental is building the bank's start-up operation in the country. Born and raised in Kenya he began his entreprenuearship journey as founder of Maisha Fitness Center in Nairobi. Wearing many professional hats, Farhan is a "Multipotentialite Creative Thinker" offering an off the shelf business growth consultancy. As a visionary strategist, he helps businesses with the right intuitive and informative strategies that guarantee transformational growth. In his service endeavors, he is a board member of The Young Leaders of Finance (Le Club des Jeunes Dirigeants Financiers), which gathers young and mid-level professionals with various backgrounds who work with or within the financial sector taken in the broad sense. Some highlights of our conversation are Farhan's in depth tutorial on the links between Islamic finance and sustainable development goals as well as his delight with the sites and sounds of Uganda. Like me, I think you'll be ready to book your visit straight away! Where to find Farhan? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhan-guled-705b2ba9/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/franguled/) On X (https://twitter.com/farhan_guled?lang=en) What’s Farhan Reading? Burn the Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard and Unleash Your Full Potential (https://a.co/d/09eDivm5) by Matt Higgins Other topics of interest: On Islamic Banking and Finance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_banking_and_finance) Salaam African Bank (https://www.banksalaam.com) Jinja, Uganda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinja,_Uganda) Fort Portal, Uganda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Portal) and traditions of the Tooro Kingdom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooro_Kingdom) Kabale, Uganda: City of Peace (https://www.internationalcitiesofpeace.org/cities-listing__trashed/kabale-uganda/) About Merck HQ Germany (https://www.emdgroup.com/en) Afrika Kommt (https://afrika-kommt.de) Special Guest: Farhan Guled.

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 had to opportunity to reconnect with another of my children's educational content brethren. Abuja-based creative, Adamu Waziri is the creator of the popular Bino and Fino African educational cartoon series. He is one of the founders of EVCL (https://www.evcl.tv), a company focused on developing African based children’s and family entertainment brands. Prior to setting up EVCL he had over a decade of international 3D animation experience at award-winning animation studios working on projects for clients including Disney, HP and Sony. I always enjoy talking shop with my like-minded colleagues and I hope you too will find inspiration and new understanding around the work of innovating in the African content and brand-building space focused on nurturing the hearts and minds of children in the African Diaspora. Where to find Adamu and Bino & Fino? www.binoandfinoshop.com (https://binoandfinoshop.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamu-waziri-20153437/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/BinoandFino) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/binoandfino/?hl=en) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/BinoandFino) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/binoandfino/) What's Adamu listening to? Ambient Relaxation (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX3Ogo9pFvBkY) Liquid Drum and Bass (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ABMzUESx7K7EyowE5kFCl) Other topics of interest: See Maitama, Abuja (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr5MyzRSHIw) Nairaland (https://www.nairaland.com) Super Sema (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1XJa1jxEPETUs7WNIv6eKA) Flaneuarz Skates (https://www.flaneurz.com/en/) Where to skate (https://www.instagram.com/therink_arena/?hl=en) in Abuja What is DISCOP (https://www.discop.com/about) On Animation (https://99designs.com/blog/video-animation/what-is-animation/) Special Guest: Adamu Waziri.

Summer Solstice Greetings Glocal Citizens! I’m fresh off of a couple of weeks of ramping up the summer in Europe where the sun was truly a superstar right alongside my guest for the next few episodes. James Barnor is a Ghanaian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana) photographer who has been based in London since the 1990s. His career spans six decades, and although for much of that period his work was not widely known, it has latterly been discovered by new audiences. In his street (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_photography) and studio photography (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_photography), Barnor represents societies in transition in the 1950s and 1960s: Ghana moving toward independence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ghana#Independent_Ghana), and London becoming a multicultural metropolis. He has said: "I was lucky to be alive when things were happening...when Ghana was going to be independent and Ghana became independent, and when I came to England the Beatles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles) were around. Things were happening in the 60s, so I call myself Lucky Jim." He was Ghana's first full-time newspaper photographer in the 1950s, and he is credited with introducing color processing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_photography) to Ghana in the 1970s. It has been said: "James Barnor is to Ghana and photojournalism what Ousmane Sembène (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousmane_Semb%C3%A8ne) was to Senegal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal) and African cinema." Barnor has spoken of how his work was rediscovered in 2007 during the "Ghana at 50" jubilee season by curator Nana Oforiatta-Ayim (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Oforiatta-Ayim), who organized the first exhibition of his photographs at Black Cultural Archives (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cultural_Archives) (BCA). Appreciation of his work as a studio portraitist, photojournalist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photojournalism) and Black lifestyle photographer has been further heightened since 2010 when a major solo retrospective exhibition of his photographs, Ever Young: James Barnor, was mounted at Rivington Place (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivington_Place), London, followed by a series of exhibitions including in the United States and South Africa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa). His photographs were collated by the non-profit agency Autograph ABP (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autograph_ABP) during a four-year project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Lottery_Fund) and in 2011 became part of the new Archive and Research Centre for Culturally Diverse Photography. Barnor's photographs have also in recent years had showings in Ghana, South Africa, France - (Paris Photo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Photo) 2011, Galerie Baudoin Lebon; Galerie Clémentine de la Féronnière), The Netherlands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Netherlands), the UK and the US. The first monograph of his work, entitled James Barnor: Ever Young, was published in 2015, including an extensive conversation between Barnor and Margaret Busby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Busby) with Francis Hodgson. I’m honored to be able to share his story--the history, the craft, the artistry and the humor of Uncle Jim. Where to find James? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-barnor-42569b11/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/james_barnor_archives/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/james.barnor/) In the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/arts/james-barnor-dia-ghana.html) What’s Uncle Jim watching? America’s Got Talent (https://www.youtube.com/user/americasgottalent) Britain’s Got Talent (https://www.youtube.com/@BGT) Other topics of interest: About Two Coronations (https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/100-voices/birth-of-tv/two-coronations/) Accra earthquake 1939 (https://www.nature.com/articles/147751a0) A brief history of housing in Ghana (https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/A-brief-history-of-housing-in-Ghana-117756) 1942 Shipwreck (https://www.science.org/content/article/germans-torpedoed-ship-during-world-war-ii-wreck-now-revealing-secrets-about-underwater) What is Akpeteshie? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akpeteshie) On Kodak’s Baby Brownie Camera (https://www.fi.edu/en/kodak-brownie-camera#:~:text=Eastman%20Kodak%20introduced%20the%20new,by%20a%20major%20advertising%20campaign) Other Kodak cameras (https://thedarkroom.com/resurrect-old-620-film-cameras-with-120-film/) Ghana’s Daily Graphic (https://corporate.graphic.com.gh/about-us/our-history.html) Letterpress vs the Next-generation Press (https://hellolovely.design/top-tip/2022/3/26/letterpress-an-endangered-and-at-risk-craft) Ghana's Prized Boxer Roy Ankrah (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Ankrah) About British Accra and the Seaview Hotel (http://www.ghanadot.com/Review.amarteifio.jamestownaccra.111015.htm) Krobo Edusei (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krobo_Edusei) World University Service - Canada (https://wusc.ca/) Drum Magazine (http://www.robertnewman.com/1950s-covers-of-south-africas-drum-africas-leading-magazine/#:~:text=Drum%20was%20a%20South%20African,anti%2Dapartheid%20protests%20and%20events) Achimota School (https://www.achimota.edu.gh/) Medway College of Arts - Kent (https://www.wearemedway.co.uk/learn/university-of-creative-arts/) Oko Kolamashie (https://www.facebook.com/FlyToGhana/photos/a.1201015243436520/1867644386773599/?type=3) Special Guest: James Barnor.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! Kicking off the midway point between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice--the reason behind the ancient observation of May Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day), we have a two-part conversation that likewise offers interesting perspectives on the contemporary observation of May Day - International Workers' Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day) and the difference that mindset can have on the fruits of one’s labor. My guest for these discussions is Dr. Juleen Christopher. A dual citizen of the United States (by way of the US Virgin Islands) and the British Virgin Islands, in 2018 Juleen firmly reset her roots in the BVI with the purchase of St. Bernard’s Hill House, a 5-star luxury villa experience in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. In her other world, she is the Founder and Inspiration Strategist of Beyond The Fork, a consultancy aimed at helping companies, their leaders and their employees navigate interpersonal challenges and work more effectively as teams.  Since arriving in the mainland US from her native St. Croix, she has become a cognitive-behavioral research scientist because she is passionate about working with tools to help guide and empower individuals to become accountable for their holistic health and well-being through education, understanding, and personal growth. This work has taken her from the American south to the East Coast and now to the midwest where she calls now calls Minneapolis, Minnesota home. There is so much more to get to know about this dynamic Glocal Citizen so be sure to tune in and check out the links below! Where to find Juleen? www.stbernardshillhouse.com On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/juleenchristopher/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/stbernardshillhouse_bvi/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084768841373&sk=about) What’s Juleen reading? Alphabet Murders Series (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sue-Grafton/author/B000APENIA?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true) by Sue Grafton Works by Zadie Smith (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=zadie+smith&i=digital-text&crid=1MRNRHH8L63S9&sprefix=zadie+smith%2Cdigital-text%2C255&ref=nb_sb_noss_1) What’s Juleen watching? African Folktales Reimagined (https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-netflix-global-launch-short-films-african-folk-tales-reimagined-29-march?TSPD_101_R0=080713870fab20008864d80ce7383c4893d809f05d7a0cc853c2c287bc7c41f306e6521d836bb1a108f58a915e143000e30b8eb185b53dda103d858cd9aea26024549206dadf1eef55bb635960dcf480b8b9877b1bf69c4e05d3ce0cf90257fe) Kim’s Convenience (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%27s_Convenience) Never Have I Ever on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/80179190) La Reina del Sur (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjmrKia09X-AhXcV6QEHcwuD_EQFnoECEoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2Ftitle%2F80107369&usg=AOvVaw0jEr7WbLQcQTF8Z9ghIbeD) What’s Juleen listening to? Angelique Kidjo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo) Biggest Afrobeats Artists (https://www.schooldrillers.com/biggest-afrobeats-artist/) Bossa Nova (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_nova) Other topics of interest: About my Ayurveda Treatments in Ghana (http://ayushghana.com/#:~:text=Ayurveda%20is%20a%20wholistic%20way,deceases%2C%20but%20to%20prevent%20ailments) About the British Virgin Islands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands) Governance in the BVI (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands) Who is a Belonger? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belonger_status) About Jerry Blackwell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_W._Blackwell) Redemption Botanicals (https://redemptioncanna.com/our-story/) Minnesota Equity & Justice Project (https://www.mnhum.org/program/minnesota-equity-justice-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minnesota-equity-justice-project) Positive Intelligence (https://www.positiveintelligence.com) Special Guest: Juleen Christopher.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! I’m back on the road with this conversation which finds my guest and I in opposite sides of the United Kingdom--me in London, UK and my guest, Dr. Motolani Oyerinde, in Scotland. Dr. Tolani, joins us in the next installment of our colloboration with Bisi Bright’s (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/adebisi-bright) Livewell Initiative and the Women of Africa Post-Pandemic Empowerment and Advocacy Programme with support from Gilead Sciences USA. She is currently Managing Partner at Crystal Mental Healthcare and Health Education Services as well as Senior Family Health Officer at Livewell Initiative. Over the course of her carreer she has worked assiduously in the areas of training, peer leadership, and corporate health. She has co-facilitated as Faculty Trainer in Hepatitis, at a continental Africa regional rraining program in Hepatitis targeting delegates from 15 African countries. Under the LiveWell Initiative’s Volunteer Membership scheme, she became an award-winning Young Doctor participating in several health outreaches, health fairs and corporate health mIssions. Since the advent of the pandemic, she has been particulalry focused on proviving mental health support via LWIs Telehealth services platform. Be sure to visit the LiveWell Initiative (https://www.livewellng.org) for up to date information about upcoming events. Where to find Tolani? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/motolani-oyerinde-469544164/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/oluwalotolani/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009651049058) What’s Tolani reading? Atomic Habits by James Clear (https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits) Practical Optimism: The art, science, and practice of exceptional well-being (https://www.doctorsuevarma.com) by Dr. Sue Varma Why Am I Like This? How to Break Cycles, Heal From Trauma, and Restore Your Faith by Kobe Campbell (https://kobecampbell.com/book) What’s Tolani watching? Africa Magic TV (https://www.dstv.com/africamagic/en-ng/show/amvca) Other topics of interest: About Ogun State (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogun_State), Nigeria Scotland, UK (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Scotland) The Egocentric and Sociocentric Self (https://prezi.com/d3ok-7qam4mu/the-egocentric-and-sociocentric-self/#:~:text=In%20the%20EGOcentric%20society%20a,of%20others%3B%20self%2Dcentered.) Suicide Prevention (https://mentalhealth-uk.org/get-involved/mental-health-awareness-days/world-suicide-prevention-day/) Month (https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/observances/suicide-prevention-month) Special Guests: Adebisi Bright and Motolani Oyerinde.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is another long-time friend with a transformational vocation--helping leaders meet the challenges of high impact leadership. A British-Ghanaian, Michelle Awuku-Tatum has been based in the US for the majority of her professional career, particular in New York City. From her early school days managing fitting in when her family moved to Ghana from the UK and then back again, Michelle has always been fascinated by mysteries. She loves decoding situations and analyzing people. As a Professionally Certified, Executive Coach, every day she finds herself conversing with amazing leaders and executives, as they gather clues to help reshape their leadership approach and improve their skills. During her corporate career, she honed her detective skills; creating innovative processes, customer experiences, business strategies and models for global companies in Biotechnology (@lonza), Energy ( @bp Oil & Gas) and Financial Services (@Citigroup). Working with different personalities and cultures in companies that were sometimes slow to embrace change or undergoing rapid transformation, enables her to share lessons learned and relate to what her clients may be experiencing. As founder of myfactor Coaching & Consulting which she founded in 2007 her firm is contributing to a world where high-achieving leaders can show up as their best selves and create workspaces that inspire, motivate, include, develop and show care for the teams they lead. I'm certain that you'll enjoy this two part conversation filled with tangible leadership insights and lots of laughs too! Where to find Michelle? www.myfactorcoach.com (https://www.myfactorcoach.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mawuku/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amplify_your_presence/) What's Michelle reading? The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success (https://smile.amazon.com/15-Commitments-Conscious-Leadership-Sustainable/dp/0990976904/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AEYC275JNH6D&keywords=15+commitments+to+conscious+leadership&qid=1667787932&sprefix=15+comittments+to+%2Caps%2C316&sr=8-1) by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, Kaley Klemp The Answer to How Is Yes: Acting on What Matters (https://smile.amazon.com/Answer-How-Yes-Acting-Matters/dp/1576752712/ref=sr_1_5?crid=324G9MP8Y0A2F&keywords=peter+block+books&qid=1667788068&sprefix=peter+block+book%2Caps%2C294&sr=8-5) by Peter Block Radical Responsibility: How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live Your Highest Purpose, and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good (https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=radical+responsibility&sprefix=radical+responsi%2Caps%2C302&ref=nb_sb_ss_pltr-ranker-lnopsacceptance_1_16) by leet Maull Ph.D. and Daniel Siegel M.D. What's Michelle watching? Grey's Anatomy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy) Transplant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transplant_(TV_series)) Other topics of interest: About High Wycombe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Wycombe) About the Mitchell-Lama Program (https://hcr.ny.gov/ml) in NYC About Robert C. Weaver (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Weaver) Kellog (https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu) Business School @ Northwestern University Check out these resources from myfactor Coaching: [Crafting Your Personal Leadership Vision]((https://www.myfactorcoach.com/visionguide) - you can download our free step-by-step guide to crafting your leadership vision today. Click here to learn more about pact (https://www.myfactorcoach.com/pact): a high impact, experiential leadership development program specifically for high-achieving mid-level Black women. Special Guest: MIchelle Awuku-Tatum.

April Greetings Glocal Citizens! As you listen to this week’s episode you may catch a hint of showers as part of the sound track for this conversation with long-time collaborator, Takoradi, Ghana’s own Francis Brown. As the saying goes, showers bring flowers and in this two-part conversation we’re definitely cultivating a bouquet of beauty and insights. Francis is one of the first professionals that I worked with when I arrived in Ghana; at that times he was a student at Ghana’s National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) (https://nafti.edu.gh/p/). Since then, his career has flourished as founder and creative director of AnimaxFYB Studios in Ghana. He is an award-winning filmmaker trained in a number of different cinematic mediums, and has over ten years experience in the audio-visual industry. He is a member of the International Academy of Arts and Sciences (EMMY), a Jury at MIPCOM in Cannes and a frequent speaker on different film and television forums around the world. He was shortlisted for the 42nd Student Academy Awards (Oscars), won Best Animation Film at the Africa International Film Festival 2016 (AFFRIF), Best Creative Artist 2017 at the Black British Entertainment Awards, animator of the year at the 2017 Ghana UK Based Awards (GUBA) and also Best Animation at the 2018 Ghana Movie Awards. In 2019, face2face Africa named him one of the five African animators who can give their Hollywood counterparts a run for the money. In 2021, his short 3D animated film ‘ROOM 5’ was nominated at Annecy International Animation Film Festival making him the only West African director to be nominated for the year and one of four films from Africa. He is a regular feature at Meta Cinema Forum, the largest Africa and Middle East film and cinema convention. He is also a planning committee member and artistic director of the Afrotino music festival where Latino and African performers will be meeting in a series of cross-country concerts in Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia and Mexico. Where to find Francis? animaxfybstudios.com (https://animaxfybstudios.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/francis-y-brown-90825426/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/francis_y_brown/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/animaxfybstudios) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWeL-iNGMEWjuoDLegkWxIw) What’s Francis watching? Afro Samurai (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro_Samurai) The Boondocks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boondocks_(TV_series)) Tales of the Black Freighter and Watchmen (https://watchmen.fandom.com/wiki/Tales_of_the_Black_Freighter) SWAT Kats (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWAT_Kats:_The_Radical_Squadron) Jonny Quest (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Quest_(TV_series)) Other topics of interest: About Takoradi, Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekondi-Takoradi#:~:text=It%20prospered%20from%20a%20railroad,British%20aircraft%20destined%20for%20Egypt.) Watch Mmofra (https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08KNP1H7S/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r)! Koliko Animation Academy (https://www.gobelins-school.com/animated-filmmaking/programmes/summer-schools/3d-character-animation) How to use “Omo” (https://youtu.be/Ukj90pnSefc?si=tdibaZP3Os70bmtQ) About DCI theaters (https://www.dcimovies.com) iRokoTV (https://irokotv.com) ShowMax (https://www.showmax.com/gh?) Cinema in Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Ghana) Special Guest: Francis Y. Brown.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! The beautiful thing about life is that with care and attention time refines and gives rise to the amazement that is our daily experience. I met this week's guest nearly a decade ago, in the country she currently calls home, as we were both starting our work in the African edutainment industry and as she was making her way back home to Tanzania to do what she prepared for when getting her MBA and BS in International Business and Economics from Overton School of Business in the US--making a difference for African children. Tanzanian born and raised, Doreen Kessy is a Co-founder at STEM Girls Education (SGE), a social enterprise with a mission to help more girls in Africa become innovators. An education and women's champion at heart, Doreen holds the belief that empowering women and girls to drive change is essential in fostering a more sustainable and kinder world for all. Previously Chief Business Officer at Ubongo Learning, she was instrumental in growing the organisation as she led its expansion to 41 countries in Africa reaching over 30 million kids. She was named “Entrepreneur of the Year in Education” by Women In Africa Initiative (WIA), Winner of Next Billion EdTech Prize 2019, is also an Acumen Fellow, Future Elect Fellow, Global Shaper, an initiative of the World Economic Forum and Tedx speaker. Not only is the future bright, our present is brighter with social entreperneurs like Doreen making their mark in markets across Africa! Where to find Doreen? On Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doreen_Kessy) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/doreen-kessy-1b887439/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/doreenkessy?lang=en) What’s Doreen listening to? Brook Castillo’s The LIfe Coach School Podcast (https://thelifecoachschool.com/podcast/) How I Built This Podcast (https://wondery.com/shows/how-i-built-this/) Huberman Lab Podcast (https://www.hubermanlab.com/all-episodes) The Mel Robbins Podcast (https://www.melrobbins.com/podcast) This American Life Podcast (https://www.thisamericanlife.org) The Tim Ferriss Show (https://tim.blog/podcast/) The Dairy Of A CEO Podcast (https://stevenbartlett.com/doac/) Other topics of interest: About Njombe’s Iringa Region, Tanzania (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iringa_Region) Things to do in Rosebank, Gauteng (https://www.inyourpocket.com/johannesburg/things-to-do-in-rosebank-a-neighbourhood-guide-to_78589f) About Smile 4 Africa (https://www.smileforafrica.co.zw/index.html) Yo! (https://dsae.co.za/entry/yo/e07976) Haibo! (https://www.news24.com/you/news/local/how-well-do-you-know-your-local-lingo-ten-sa-words-you-need-to-know-this-heritage-day-20230922), Sawubona - Sikhona (https://youtu.be/azFzlDNxhHY?si=Iy9yoISlNaLWj6lm) and other South African Expressions The Life Coach School (https://thelifecoachschool.com/) What’s Doreen riding? (https://suzukicycles.com/scooter) Microschools in action in Africa (https://michaelbhorn.substack.com/p/brave-learners-in-emerging-microschools)

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.

Greeting Glocal Citizens! Next up in our collaboration with LiveWell Initiative for the Women of Africa Post-Pandemic Empowerment and Advocacy Programme is a conversaton centering youth and partnerships with a leading management consultant in Africa, Dr. Adebowale Jeff Johnson. Born and raised in Nigeria, he is the first Youth Performance Consultant in the world. He has worked in six consulitng firms over the span of his nearly 25 years of working experience. Also working with several other organisations in capacities ranging from Human Resource Manager, GM Strategy and Innovation, Business Service Manager, Project Manager, Resource Consultant, Corporate Affairs Manager, and Training Consultant. He is a speaker on national reforms, a seasoned advisor and a human resources generalist. He is currently the Managing Director of Advisory Firm, Purple Prime Limited, with a focus on business advisory and public sector advisory practices. In this lively conversation we get to know about how his research across various sectors informs his work with youth and his public service endeavors. Visit the LiveWell Initiative (https://www.livewellng.org) for complete event details on upcoming and events and learn more about event supports like Gilead Sciences USA. Where to find Adebowale? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-adebowale-jeff-johnson-b70b9415/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/oba_adebowale/) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/debojeffjohnson/?_rdc=1&_rdr) On X (https://twitter.com/sendebojohnson) What’s Adebole watching? Slingshot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingshot_(2024_film)) 300 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300_(film)) The Bourne Series (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourne_(franchise)) 24 TV series (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_(TV_series)) The Bond Series (https://www.007.com/the-films/) Mission: Impossible (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission:_Impossible#:~:text=Mission%3A%20Impossible%20is%20an%20American,in%201988%20for%20two%20seasons.) Other topics of interest: About the Ìjẹ̀bú people of Lagos (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijebu_people) About Ogun State, Nigeria (https://ogunstate.gov.ng) An interesting attraction in Kano, Nigeria (https://artsandculture.google.com/story/kano-durbar-festival-nigeria-s-most-spectacular-horseparade/tQLi5tQ-fjobJA) About Free Education and in Nigeria (https://www.globalacademicgroup.com/journals/nact/Onojete.pdf) and Chief Obafemi Awolowo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obafemi_Awolowo) About Gbagada Estates, Lagos (https://blog.krent.space/area-guide/lagos/gbagada/) Psychometric Testing Tools (https://www.pipplet.com/best-software/best-psychometric-tests) On the Benin Empire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Benin) On the Oyo Empire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyo_Empire) House of Ga’a film about Bashorun Ga’a (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/81681233) Yoruba Dialects (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_language) WWE’s nWO (https://www.wwe.com/superstars/nwo) Adebowale’s last thoughts… “Wisdom is the correct application of understood knowlegde.” Special Guests: Adebisi Bright and Adebowale Jeff Johnson.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's episode is close to heart. I have as my guest Bangkok born, Virginia 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.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the program we're daring to imagine a world where justice prevails and particularly where the aspirations of young athletes in Africa is concerned. My guest, Eddie Mensah, is the Managing Director of Right to Dream Academy (https://www.righttodream.com/) in Ghana. Born and raised in Ghana, at 16 he received a scholarship to attend boarding school in Canada where he earned an IB diploma. He later moved to the United States to attend university at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania where he was a varsity athlete as a member of the soccer/football team. Passionate about education, he has been in various academic positions for the last 25 years. Prior to joining Right to Dream, he was the Head of School at Charlotte Prep School in North Carolina. Eddie holds a masters degree in Education Leadership from the university of Pennsylvania and certificate in School Management and Leadership from Harvard University. Eddie's work with young people truly shines a light on a the fruits of a purpose-driven career. Listen and learn more about how he sees choosing purpose over profit as a necessary walk in life's journey. Where to find Eddie? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddie-mensah-a559a313/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5LG5O1lJXQ) What's Eddie watching? Abbott Elementary (https://abc.com/shows/abbott-elementary) What's Eddie reading? The Quran In English (https://smile.amazon.com/Quran-Translation-Holy-English/dp/B09JJKHMR9/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=the+quran+in+english&qid=1654551943&sr=8-7) Other topics of interest: About Nyakrom, Ghana (https://daybreakgh.com/history-of-agona-nyakrom/) About Tema, Ghana (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00420986820080281) United World Colleges (https://www.uwc.org) Stepping Stone Scholars (https://www.steppingstonescholars.org) Global Livability Index (https://www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/global-liveability-index-2021/) Special Guest: Eddie Mensah.

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.

New Year Greetings Glocal Citizens! Thank you to all that land here with us weekly to #listenandlearn about #DynamicDiasporans living, working and playing worldwide. I look forward to a new year of conversations that will include taking deeper dives into the whys and ways of reimagining global impact economics alongside continuing to travel far and wide with our guests. Stay tuned! This week, I’m joined by Monroe France the inaugural Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence Tufts University (https://www.tufts.edu) and a professor of practice at the Jonathan Tisch College of Civic Life. Previously, Monroe served as the Senior Associate Vice President for Global Engagement and Inclusive Leadership in the Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation at New York University (NYU). Monroe’s career at NYU spanned nearly 20 years and he has 25 years of progressive experience in higher education, non-profits, corporate sectors, arts and creative industries, as well as social responsibility, humanitarian, and philanthropy initiatives as an educator, professor, professional trainer, consultant, strategist, and keynote presenter. Monroe has provided DEI, leadership and strategic consulting for executive managers across the globe at organizations such as the American Eagle Outfitter (AEO) and Unilever Global, the executive team for American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, and the management team at the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) in Washington DC. He works regularly with UN Women and has served as a consultant to a number of United Nations affiliates globally. Monroe has written articles and given lectures across the globe on the future of higher education and work. When he was at NYU, he founded and was the primary principal for the Global Inclusive Leadership and Management Institute and NYU’s Environmental and Justice Institute. Monroe’s background spans higher education, non-profits, corporate sectors, arts and creative industries, as well as social responsibility, humanitarian, and philanthropy initiatives. Monroe currently serves on the board for Global Black Pride and the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy where he serves as lead strategist for DEI. Monroe is a member of Future Talent Council where he serves on their DEI Task Force, Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding, and Future Skills think tanks. Monroe is also a professor at NYU Abu Dhabi J-term and a visiting thought leader for Woxsen University in India. He was most recently a visiting scholar for the University of Southern Maine’s school of business. Often described as a change maker, innovator, global thought leader, strategist, visionary, and a life-long learner I think you’ll agree once you have a listen. Where to find Monroe? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/monroefrance/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monroenyc/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/monroef/) What’s Monroe watching? HGTV (https://www.hgtv.com/shows) Investigation Discovery TV (https://www.investigationdiscovery.com) Other topics of interest: NYU Accra Labone Dialogues (https://www.nyu.edu/accra/about-us/labone-dialogues-and-events-.html) University of Free State, South Africa (https://www.ufs.ac.za/about-the-ufs) About the 2003 Northeast Blackout (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003) About Occupy Wall Street (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Wall_Street) Lambda Legal (https://lambdalegal.org) Posse Foundation (https://www.possefoundation.org)

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is another long-time friend with a transformational vocation--helping leaders meet the challenges of high impact leadership. A British-Ghanaian, Michelle Awuku-Tatum has been based in the US for the majority of her professional career, particular in New York City. From her early school days managing fitting in when her family moved to Ghana from the UK and then back again, Michelle has always been fascinated by mysteries. She loves decoding situations and analyzing people. As a Professionally Certified, Executive Coach, every day she finds herself conversing with amazing leaders and executives, as they gather clues to help reshape their leadership approach and improve their skills. During her corporate career, she honed her detective skills; creating innovative processes, customer experiences, business strategies and models for global companies in Biotechnology (@lonza), Energy ( @bp Oil & Gas) and Financial Services (@Citigroup). Working with different personalities and cultures in companies that were sometimes slow to embrace change or undergoing rapid transformation, enables her to share lessons learned and relate to what her clients may be experiencing. As founder of myfactor Coaching & Consulting which she founded in 2007 her firm is contributing to a world where high-achieving leaders can show up as their best selves and create workspaces that inspire, motivate, include, develop and show care for the teams they lead. I'm certain that you'll enjoy this two part conversation filled with tangible leadership insights and lots of laughs too! Where to find Michelle? www.myfactorcoach.com (https://www.myfactorcoach.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mawuku/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amplify_your_presence/) What's Michelle reading? The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success (https://smile.amazon.com/15-Commitments-Conscious-Leadership-Sustainable/dp/0990976904/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AEYC275JNH6D&keywords=15+commitments+to+conscious+leadership&qid=1667787932&sprefix=15+comittments+to+%2Caps%2C316&sr=8-1) by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, Kaley Klemp The Answer to How Is Yes: Acting on What Matters (https://smile.amazon.com/Answer-How-Yes-Acting-Matters/dp/1576752712/ref=sr_1_5?crid=324G9MP8Y0A2F&keywords=peter+block+books&qid=1667788068&sprefix=peter+block+book%2Caps%2C294&sr=8-5) by Peter Block Radical Responsibility: How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live Your Highest Purpose, and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good (https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=radical+responsibility&sprefix=radical+responsi%2Caps%2C302&ref=nb_sb_ss_pltr-ranker-lnopsacceptance_1_16) by leet Maull Ph.D. and Daniel Siegel M.D. What's Michelle watching? Grey's Anatomy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy) Transplant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transplant_(TV_series)) Other topics of interest: About High Wycombe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Wycombe) About the Mitchell-Lama Program (https://hcr.ny.gov/ml) in NYC About Robert C. Weaver (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Weaver) Kellog (https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu) Business School @ Northwestern University Check out these resources from myfactor Coaching: [Crafting Your Personal Leadership Vision]((https://www.myfactorcoach.com/visionguide) - you can download our free step-by-step guide to crafting your leadership vision today. Click here to learn more about pact (https://www.myfactorcoach.com/pact): a high impact, experiential leadership development program specifically for high-achieving mid-level Black women. Special Guest: MIchelle Awuku-Tatum.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week’s episode and herstory really hit close to home. We recorded this interview on Ghana’s Independence Day (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ9ZcXEXOh0), March 6th--or 6th March as we say in Ghana. And while days like this are meant to be celebrations of freedom and recognition of the work and struggles that went into the founding of the republic, my enthusiasm was half-hearted. If Africa, Africans and all people of the African Diaspora are honest with ourselves we have to accept that decolonization is an unfinished job. There is work to do. I, like my guest this week accept it and for me, I am reminded and empowered to ramp up the why of Glocal Citizens and my passion for manifesting a new world. My guest, Brooklyn sistren, and neighbor, Valerie White is as committed and has shown this commitment in a 30+ year career dedicated to economic and social empowerment across the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Valerie is currently Senior Executive Director of LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) NY (https://www.lisc.org/ny/) where she is responsible for leading the expansion strategy promoting LISC's statewide efforts to create an economic and community development ecosystem addressing deep-rooted systemic inequities. She is also broadening her scope of impact knowledge sharing with groups such as United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) (https://www.uclga.org). Where to find Valerie? On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-white-14590511/) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/valerie.white.7509) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@localinitiatives) How is Valeries unwinding? Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (https://apply.dstonline.org/DSTApply/Home/DSTApply/Home.aspx?hkey=f520e31d-3f9b-49d7-83f4-9fc08db6247a) Visit Going Dark the Guggenheim Museum (https://www.guggenheim.org/exhibition/going-dark-the-contemporary-figure-at-the-edge-of-visibility) Other topics of interest: About Fishkill, NY (https://dutchesstourism.com/town/fishkill) About the Brooklyn Navy Yard (https://www.brooklynnavyyard.org) Steiner Studios (http://www.steinerstudios.com) Brooklyn's Hip Hop Closet (https://hiphopcloset.com) About Shirley Chisolm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Chisholm) Laura Blackburn Speaks (https://www.c-span.org/person/?803/LauraBlackburn) A litlle bit about the saying Ride or Die (https://hiphopcloset.com) Life Wellness Center in Brooklyn (https://lifewellnesscenter.life) On the Buffalo Shooting then and now (https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/buffalo-ny-mass-shooting) Micron Chip Project (https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/07/06/1075817/micron-syracuse-chips-economic-development-technology/) On Malik Yoba (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_Yoba) Professor Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o (https://www.kisumu.go.ke/h-e-prof-peter-anyang-nyongo-governor-kisumu-county/) What is BRIC? (https://bricartsmedia.org/) Special Guest: Valerie White.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week’s conversation comes to you in two parts and is courtesy of a connection made by my guest from Episode 34, Stacey Enyame (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/stacey-enyame). Recognizing the intersection between tech and community/economic development and my background, Stacey suggested I join the Keta MakerSpace community on WhatsApp--a brainchild of #GlobalGhanaian, Paul Kwesi Damalie. We go into detail about the community and the vision for the platform and new city in the making in Part 2 of the conversation, both parts are not to be missed! Paul is founder of Damalie Innovation Holdings Group which invests in and builds companies in health tech, sports value chain, gaming and family entertainment, urban infrastructure & development and trade & embedded finance, climate resileince. Previously he was the co-founder of Inclusive Innovations Inc. which developed the Appruve API, product making it easy for financial services to verify individuals and businesses all over Africa. In 2023 Appruve was acquired by Smile ID. As a Fintech industry influencer, he is among Untapt's Top 23 fintech influencers to follow on X; he is a Chapter Lead of Next Money, the global thought leader community for stakeholders within the financial services and technology ecosystem. He organizes events (meetups & conferences) that create opportunities for stakeholders to discuss current trends, explore opportunities through networking and influence policy in the financial services ecosystem. He also has experience consulting for fintech startups and new market entrants into West Africa, working closely with fintech innovation programmes, accelerators and investors as well as financial inclusion research institutions. Where to find Paul? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldamalie/) On X (https://twitter.com/PaulDamalie) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/imaginedbysenam/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/paul.damalie/) What’s Paul reading? The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers (https://a.co/d/evhUwt1) by Ben Horowitz Every.to (https://every.to) What’s Paul listening to? Funaná (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funan%C3%A1) Kizomba (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizomba) Other topics of interest: Keta Coastal Analysis (https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11/6/1144) Albert (https://booknook.store/product/albert-comfort-ocran-executive-collection-paperback/) and Comfort (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfort_Ocran) Ocran DSF Lab (https://www.dfslab.net) Caribou Digital (https://www.cariboudigital.net) Afropolitan Network State (https://www.afropolitan.io) Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin talks Charter Cities (https://chartercitiesinstitute.org/podcast/charter-cities-podcast-international-hubs-and-the-future-of-living-with-vitalik-buterin/) an the Charter Cities Institute (https://chartercitiesinstitute.org/author/marklutter/) New City Concepts - Zuzalu (https://www.vitadao.com/event/zuzalu), Próspera (https://www.prospera.co), Fumba Town (https://fumba.town), Itana (https://www.itana.africa) On Digital Nomads (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_nomad) Playground.ai (https://playground.ai) Google for Startups (https://startup.google.com) Y Combinator (https://www.ycombinator.com) Sand Hill Road (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Hill_Road) Tokeh Beach, Sierra Leone (https://tourismsierraleone.com/attractions/tokeh-beach/) Special Guest: Paul Damalie.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the Stanford National Black Alumni Association (https://www.stanfordblackalumni.org) biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, "Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide." A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the Inclusion Design Group (https://inclusiondesign.com), she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist Hazel Markus (https://web.stanford.edu/~hazelm/) Reverend Deborah L. Johnson (https://deborahljohnson.org). For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset. Where to find Dereca? www.derecespeaks.com (https://derecaspeaks.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereca-blackmon-she-they-02676a3/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/dereca) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/derecaspeaks/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DerecaSpeaks/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-0_5O8PBvG71Mwji-buvw) What's Dereca reading? Books by Toni Morrison (https://smile.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APT7NQ?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader) Books by Stephen King (https://smile.amazon.com/Stephen-King/e/B000AQ0842/ref=sxts_entity_l_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=3TmEU&content-id=amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536:amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_r=8QAVVR3K2AQHJ2DQR8VX&pd_rd_wg=wVyqS&pd_rd_r=a18e30ee-2dc6-4148-8e25-1dd37452266d&qid=1656349709&cv_ct_cx=stephen+king+books) The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0026772QU&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5ZH2HQPA3Y93AT84SAJY&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Gay Hendricks Other topics of interest: On Black Detroit (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01I9B5466&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BPQ80R5X15EXA14AMXFD&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) St. Thomas US Virgin Islands (https://www.insightguides.com/destinations/central-america-caribbean/virgin-islands-us/travel-guide) On Oak-Town (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California) About the Black Panther Party (https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/) What happened to Oscar Grant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Oscar_Grant) BICOP (https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html) Shawn Ginwright (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Ginwright) Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence (https://flourishagenda.com) Carol Dweck (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ) and the Growth Mindset (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/growth-mindset) Dr. Melanie Tervalon (https://melanietervalon.com/about/) and Cultural Humility (https://melanietervalon.com/resources/) What is Neurodivergent (https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-neurodivergence-and-what-does-it-mean-to-be-neurodivergent-5196627)? 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: Dereca Blackmon.

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 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, 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 .

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 (https://arthistory.yale.edu/people/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’s conversation comes to you in two parts and is courtesy of a connection made by my guest from Episode 34, Stacey Enyame (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/stacey-enyame). Recognizing the intersection between tech and community/economic development and my background, Stacey suggested I join the Keta MakerSpace community on WhatsApp--a brainchild of #GlobalGhanaian, Paul Kwesi Damalie. We go into detail about the community and the vision for the platform and new city in the making in Part 2 of the conversation, both parts are not to be missed! Paul is founder of Damalie Innovation Holdings Group which invests in and builds companies in health tech, sports value chain, gaming and family entertainment, urban infrastructure & development and trade & embedded finance, climate resileince. Previously he was the co-founder of Inclusive Innovations Inc. which developed the Appruve API, product making it easy for financial services to verify individuals and businesses all over Africa. In 2023 Appruve was acquired by Smile ID. As a Fintech industry influencer, he is among Untapt's Top 23 fintech influencers to follow on X; he is a Chapter Lead of Next Money, the global thought leader community for stakeholders within the financial services and technology ecosystem. He organizes events (meetups & conferences) that create opportunities for stakeholders to discuss current trends, explore opportunities through networking and influence policy in the financial services ecosystem. He also has experience consulting for fintech startups and new market entrants into West Africa, working closely with fintech innovation programmes, accelerators and investors as well as financial inclusion research institutions. Where to find Paul? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldamalie/) On X (https://twitter.com/PaulDamalie) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/imaginedbysenam/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/paul.damalie/) What’s Paul reading? The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers (https://a.co/d/evhUwt1) by Ben Horowitz Every.to (https://every.to) What’s Paul listening to? Funaná (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funan%C3%A1) Kizomba (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizomba) Other topics of interest: Keta Coastal Analysis (https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11/6/1144) Albert (https://booknook.store/product/albert-comfort-ocran-executive-collection-paperback/) and Comfort (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfort_Ocran) Ocran DSF Lab (https://www.dfslab.net) Caribou Digital (https://www.cariboudigital.net) Afropolitan Network State (https://www.afropolitan.io) Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin talks Charter Cities (https://chartercitiesinstitute.org/podcast/charter-cities-podcast-international-hubs-and-the-future-of-living-with-vitalik-buterin/) an the Charter Cities Institute (https://chartercitiesinstitute.org/author/marklutter/) New City Concepts - Zuzalu (https://www.vitadao.com/event/zuzalu), Próspera (https://www.prospera.co), Fumba Town (https://fumba.town), Itana (https://www.itana.africa) On Digital Nomads (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_nomad) Playground.ai (https://playground.ai) Google for Startups (https://startup.google.com) Y Combinator (https://www.ycombinator.com) Sand Hill Road (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Hill_Road) Tokeh Beach, Sierra Leone (https://tourismsierraleone.com/attractions/tokeh-beach/) Special Guest: Paul Damalie.

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.

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.

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 we’re taking a trip to the stars and back with astrophysicist, author, STEM educator, multi-patented inventor, voice actor, TV personality, science communicator, and keynote speaker, Hakeem Oluseyi. Another fellow Stanford University Alum, Hakeem recently served as the Space Science Education Lead in the Space Mission Directorate at NASA headquarters. His work has resulted in 11 patents, and more than 100 publications covering contributions to astrophysics, cosmology, plasma physics, and the development of space missions, observatories, focal plane instruments, detectors, semiconductor manufacturing, and ion propulsion. He has co-hosted and contributed to several shows on Science Channel and Discovery International including Outrageous Acts of Science, How the Universe Works, Space's Deepest Secrets, Strange Evidence, You Have Been Warned, The Planets and Beyond, and Strip the Cosmos. He regularly appears on news programs and has won or been nominated for several awards for science reporting including an Emmy nomination and four Webby Awards. His memoir A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars (https://a.co/d/csZJb4g) was released in 2021. Hakeem sees his professional mission as advancing humanity's understanding of the universe through scientific inquiry; passing on the detailed knowledge of this process and its results to the next generation; and service to humanity and country. True to his mission, he is doing all of the above not only in the U.S., but across the planet and into the cosmos. Where to find Hakeem? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hakeem-oluseyi-b345b68/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hmoluseyi/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/hakeemoluseyi/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/HakeemOluseyi?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) What’s Hakeem Listening to? Philosophize This! (https://www.philosophizethis.org) Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History (https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/) Curtis Mayfield (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield) Other topics of interest: The DMV (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_metropolitan_area) Wealthiest Counties in the United States (https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/slideshows/richest-counties-in-america?slide=17) IMAP - Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (https://imap.princeton.edu) Roddenbery Entertainment (https://www.roddenberry.com/entertainment/#podcasts) About Musician, Eminem (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNYR1ioecJY) Mangaia Island (https://cookislands.travel/islands/mangaia) National Society of Black Physicists (https://nsbp.org/?) Mythology by Edith Hamilton (https://a.co/d/8TMDgP3) Nairobi Planterium (https://travellingtelescope.co.uk/2021/06/21/the-nairobi-planetarium/) What's an Error Bar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error_bar) On Dark Matter (https://www.space.com/20930-dark-matter.html) About the physicists~ About Charles McGruder (https://heritageproject.caltech.edu/interviews-updates/charles-mcgruder) Willie Rockward (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Rockward) Stephon Alexander (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brice-orange-59102779/) About Cynthia McINtyre (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1995/02/11/helping-black-students-picture-themselves-as-physicists/1d7b8f55-60c2-401d-833b-9a71c142f33d/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.47c6021f234b) Arthur B.C. Walker, Jr. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_B._C._Walker_Jr.) Pius Okeke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pius_Nwankwo_Okeke) Thebe Medupe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thebe_Medupe) Saul Perlmutter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Perlmutter) Special Guest: Hakeem Oluseyi .

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! 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'm back in Accra, hurray for endless summer living! Each year as the summer fades in the northeastern hemisphere, I make my way back to the equatorial region to meet the sun again and recharge my creative self. Similarly, my guest this week, one of my oldest and dearest friends, found her recharge in her relocation from the US to Nairobi, Kenya. Born and raised in New York, Dr. Michelle Donald is an experienced business-minded physician, with expertise in pediatric medicine, preventative medicine and public health, she is passionate about developing and implementing clinical programs that merge technology and healthcare delivery systems to improve health outcomes. In her last role as the Medical Director of Value Based Care at New York’s Northwell Health, she established an innovative care model utilizing healthcare analytics, payer data and strategic clinical partnerships to proactively assess and identify vulnerable populations needing medical attention. A trip to Tanzania in 2018 changed the course of her life, it was during that trip that she decided to move to East Africa and develop digital health programs expanding access to quality healthcare. In February of 2020, she resigned from Northwell to pursue her dream of democratizing healthcare for all by building an effective, affordable, digital health platform that can be used to improve care delivery across a variety of health care settings. Michelle is also seeding a social movement that she calls The Ungrind which is an outgrowth of the years-long creative evolution that continues to be her unfolding global lifestyle. Where to find Michelle? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-donald-md-mph-7165b46/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/the_ungrind/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoNIqwruzVhU1pH3ofBSKAQ) What's Michelle reading? Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07Y5S56DK&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_EAEP0HFK1R6XX4YD4RD8&tag=glocalciti07e-20) by Jay Shetty Vibrate Higher Daily: Live Your Power (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07KWG6S4R&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_B5SW2SXZV4QY98EJ2EN1&tag=glocalciti07e-20) by Lalah Delia What's Michelle listening to? Toni Jones (https://solo.to/iamtonijones) Vibrate Higher | Londrelle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypcwcFmM7Vo) What's Michelle watching? Atlanta (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4288182/) The Handmaid's Tale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale_(TV_series)) Other topics of interest: HEDIS Healthcare Effectiveness Data Information Set (https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/) Google Health (https://health.google) Amazon Care (https://amazon.care) MedxTek Podcast (https://anchor.fm/medxtekafrica) Better Help (https://www.betterhelp.com/) About Bobi Wine in detention (https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_uganda-wine-detention-his-protection-lawyer-argues-otherwise/6201031.html) Karura Forest (https://www.kenyawildlifetours.com/karura-forest/) *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: Michelle Donald.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! As the August moon is now on the wane, we're taking in the moon's full splendor from beginning to end in conversation with professional astrologer, empowerment alchemist, and the author of the highly anticipated book and oracle deck: Black Moon Lilith™ Rising (HayHouse Inc. Fall '23), Adama Sesay. Adama, a Sierra Leonian-American, is also the creator and founder of LilithAstrology.com and the private streaming platform Black Moon Lilith™ Collective. Shadow work, self-empowerment, alchemy, and self-realization through the birth chart and knowledge of Black Moon Lilith are her specialties. Her work has been featured in top media outlets like Cosmopolitan Magazine, Well + Good, Buzzfeed, and BYRDIE.  Whether you're a stargazer, have your feet planted firmly here on earth, or both, this conversation is full of empowering nudges to help guide you into your full energetic self. Where to find Adama? www.lilithastrology.com (https://www.lilithastrology.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamasesay/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lilithastrology/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/13LilithAstro) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lilithastro) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/lilithastrology) On TikTok (https://tiktok.com/@lilithastrology) What's Adama reading? Cosmos and Psyche (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B000OVLIPQ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_RSS8P6X12QZDFQTQC9YH) by Richard Tarnas African Goddess Rising Oracle: A 44-Card Deck and Guidebook (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1401963102/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_EXNJJGZZW4YAAA61C96C) by Abiola Abrams Books by Kim Krans (https://smile.amazon.com/Kim-Krans/e/B00J38GKIQ?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3&qid=1660531990&sr=8-3) What's Adama watching? The Handmaid's Tale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale_(TV_series)) Ozark (https://www.netflix.com/title/80117552) What's Adama listening to? Ancient Wisdom Today With Shaman Durek (https://shamandurek.com/ancient-wisdom-today-with-shaman-durek-podcast/) Dr. Deepak Chopra (https://www.deepakchopra.com/) Dr. Joe Dispenza (https://drjoedispenza.com) Other topics of interest: Tropical vs. Vedic Astrology (https://popularvedicscience.com/astrology/vedic-vs-western-astrology-whats-the-difference/) Babylonian Astrology (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_astrology) National Council for Geocosmic Research (https://geocosmic.org) Haus of Hoodoo (https://hausofhoodoo.com) Pluto Return (https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2022/02/10833656/us-pluto-return-astrology-explained) A Modern Textbook of Astrology (https://smile.amazon.com/Modern-Text-Book-Astrology-Margaret-Hone/dp/1933303352/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Y0CL6QH1I0G0&keywords=the+modern+textbook+of+astrology+by+margaret+hone&qid=1660532746&sprefix=a+textbook+for+astrology%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-1) Saturn Return (https://www.nylon.com/life/saturn-return-meaning-astrology) Special Guest: Adama Sesay.

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! 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&sc_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! 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.

Summer Solstice Greetings Glocal Citizens! This year, we're saying so long to spring with a bit of a bang as here in the US--yes, I'm back in Brooklyn for the summer, the Juneteenth holiday and Father's Day start the week. In observation or tribute to these events, for this week's episode I've curated a "Glocally Speaking" conversation as an expression of thoughts, sentiments and realities around citizenship, education, fatherhood, activism, history and culture. Ronda Železný-Green from EP 92 kicks off the conversation with ideas on the necessary framework for the most global citizenship of all - digital citizenship. Next is father, yogi and capoeirista, Salim Rollins from EP 37. He guides us in experience and in language from Kenya, back to the US and finally settling in Kenya with his family. Closing out this spring remix is Nyamal Tutdeal from EP 102 with a glocally speaking potpourri from communications during times of conflict to a lesson in what is probably Africa's most common lingua franka - food. No passport required! Grab a snack, relax and let the sound be your transport. Where to find Ronda (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/92)? Where to find Salim (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/37)? Where to find Nyamal (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/102)? Other topics of interest: 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) Glocal Citizen Asare Adjei (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/asare-adjei) Barbados, the newest republic (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/29/barbados-set-to-become-a-republic-ditching-british-queen) Anatomy of the Conflict in Ethiopia (https://online.ucpress.edu/currenthistory/article/121/835/163/124577/The-Anatomy-of-Ethiopia-s-Civil-War) Asida (https://tasteofsouthsudan.com/asida/) Genfo (https://ethiopianfoodguide.com/recipe/genfo-recipe/) Banku (https://afrifoodnetwork.com/recipes/main-course-recipes/banku/) Special Guests: Nyamal Tutdeal, Ronda Zelezny-Green, and Salim Rollins.

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.

Greeting Glocal Citizens! This week we’re visiting the US’s Golden State (https://capitolmuseum.ca.gov/state-symbols/nickname-golden-state/) in a back-to-the-future kind of moment. A New York native, my guest, Kaigani Turner and I both honed our “tech cred” during our years on the Stanford University campus somehow laying the foundation, plotting, programming and piecing together a present in the media space. Now a digital media innovator with over 25 years of experience most of which was spent living and working in London, Kai has been active in the NFT space since 2017 and is a thought leader in defining #Media3 as the intersection between web3 and media and entertainment. He is an Executive Producer of I'm New Here – a documentary film chronicling over 90 key artists and personalities in the NFT space. While at Sony Pictures Entertainment, he filed three patents related to blockchain and NFT technologies, after which he worked in Emerging Experiences and Product Content Innovation at Netflix where his projects included Love, Death and Robots and Martin Scorsese's The Irishman as well as the new Netflix Games Platform initiative, all while maintaining a focus on how to discover and promote Franchise IP on the service. In 2021 he left Netflix to join the Web3 space full-time and is an advisor to multiple web3 companies including Doodles, National Lampoon and NFT42 (Avastars, VeeFriends, Sotheby's). He created MeebitsDAO and helped to launch a number of successful NFT projects (like Savage Droids, Boss Beauties, Super Geisha, and Lobby3). Also a generative artist with multiple art ‘drops' and collaborations on Art Blocks--his first Art Blocks collection went for auction at Sotheby's, Kai’s latest entrepreneurial endeavor is as founder at the artist incubator, mxtter.art (https://www.mxtter.art). Mxtter (pronounced “matter”) helps accelerate the careers of artists around the world, showcasing up and coming artists from diverse communities and is host to collaborative, experimental and generative art collection. Where to find Kai? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaigani/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/kaigani?lang=en) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kaigani/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kaigani/) What’s Kai reading? The Artist’s Way (https://a.co/d/6rFg3Qc) by Julia Cameron What’s Kai watching? Babble Bop! (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_EANcmOcL7LROWPwUuo6UHt69_-0cc3d) Other topics of interest: Lake Arrowhead, California (https://lakearrowhead.com) Sapient today (https://www.publicissapient.com) About Moo (https://www.moo.com/us/) Words on Bespoke (https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/what-is-the-new-meaning-of-bespoke#:~:text=When%20bespoke%20began%20to%20see,below%20as%20stays) Art Blocks (https://www.artblocks.io) CryptoKitties Decoded (https://kaigani.medium.com/the-cryptokitties-genome-project-on-dominance-inheritance-and-mutation-b73059dcd0a4) Special Guest: Kaigani Turner .

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 .

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! Did you miss us? We missed you! September threw me for a bit of a loop with travel and wifi access which resulted in a brief break. My travels took me on a Northern Lights adventure through remote Alaska where we actually experienced the North Pole! Then it was a return to summer in the southern U.S. with a grounding trip to Atlanta, Georgia. I’m back in NYC for this two-part episode and taking a stroll down a few Brooklyn memory lanes with my guest, Ky Adderley is a leadership and education expert, mentor, super connector; and networking guru, a persistent link between people and their dreams. He has conducted school reviews and training for teachers and principals on three continents – North America, South America, and Africa – working to increase the number of quality schools and leaders available to low-income children worldwide. He has been a leader in the education sector for 20 years, and has more recently pivoted in the direction of sports management. Coming from a family known for professional athletes he is no stranger to sports and operations. He was an All-American high school and collegiate runner at Georgetown University going on to run as an Olympic hopeful before hanging up his spikes to focus on giving back to the communities that raised him. Also an advocate for social justice education, he has been nicknamed by some: “Know Justice, Know Peace.” Ky has recently taken on a new role as Vice President of Maven Sports Group (https://www.mavensportsgroup.com). We know this too will be a smashing success for Ky--Congratulations!! Where to find Ky? www.kyadderley.com (https://www.kyadderley.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyadderley/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kyconnex/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kyadderley) On X (https://twitter.com/KyConnex) What’s Ky reading? The Art of War (https://a.co/d/iD8AaR5) by Sun Zu Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity (https://a.co/d/67k3Ocs) by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months (https://a.co/d/38qPLN2) by Brian P. Moran, Michael Lennington Other topics of interest: Germantown, Pennsylvania (https://www.visitphilly.com/areas/philadelphia-neighborhoods/germantown/) Mount Airy, Pennsylvania (https://www.visitphilly.com/areas/philadelphia-neighborhoods/mt-airy/) Frank Gagliano (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gagliano) Ganas! (https://speakbetterspanish.com/dar-ganas-de-in-spanish/#:~:text=Ganas%20and%20ganar%20in%20Spanish,de%20(from%2C%20of).) meaning Teach for America (https://www.teachforamerica.org) KIPP and David Levin (https://www.kipp.org/team/dave-levin/) Kung Fu Theater (https://www.epicroadtrips.us/2003/summer/nola/nola_offsite/FQ_en.wikipedia.org/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Theater.html) Capoeira (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira) Cannonball Adderley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannonball_Adderley) Professional Football Hall of Fame Cornerback Herb Adderley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Adderley) Nasifr Adderley (https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/chargers-safety-nasir-adderley-announces-hes-retiring-at-age-25-after-just-four-nfl-seasons/) About Cash Money Records (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Money_Records) Father Raymong Kemp (https://ourtowndc.com/father-ray-kemp-georgetown/) About Ky's work with Danielle Fazio (https://preminentecounseling.com/) About Match Fit Academy (https://www.matchfitacademy.net/) Special Guest: Ky Adderley.

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! This week it’s Part 1 of a two-part conversation with serial entrepreneur and diversity activist, Cherron Perry-Thomas. She is founder and president of Green Dandelion Marketing and Sales which grew out of a desire to introduce retailers to innovative plant based products. Since its founding, 20 years ago, Green Dandelion has helped their clients launch more than 2,000 products in grocery and health stores in the mid-Atlantic United States. Clients include manufactures of biodynamic, organic, non-gmo, vegan and fair trade products, helping to solidify their commitment to leaving a positive impact on the planet and all lives. which she further nurtures as co-owner of Plant and People (https://plantandpeople.com), a Black women's owned boutique offering house plants, supplies, plant wellness products, services, and gifts. A certified Social Impact Strategist, she applies these skills as the Director of Social Impact for The Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities (DACO), a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about educational, wellness, and economic opportunities in the cannabis industry and particularly through the Black Cannabis Week (https://www.blackcannabisweek.com/) Initiative which takes place September 22-29, 2024. Whether you’re a “planty” person or not, there’s plenty of green gems to pick up in this conversation. Where to find Cherron? On LInkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherron-perry-thomas-mba-643a251a/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/munashe97/?hl=en) On X (https://x.com/wearedaco/status/1055867698620653576) What’s Charron running in? Hoka running shoes (https://www.hoka.com/en/us/) Other topics of interest: About Memphis, Tennessee (https://civilrightstrail.com/destination/memphis/) About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (https://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/african-american-historic-sites-in-philadelphia/) West Philadelphia History (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Philadelphia) Ever heard of Purple Hull Peas (https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Purple_Hull_Peas_4399.php#:~:text=Also%20known%20as%20Pinkeye%20Purple,slightly%20in%20appearance%20and%20flavor.)? Walter Wallace Jr. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Walter_Wallace) Who was Fred Hampton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton)? Black August (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_August_(commemoration)) About to the Roots Picnic (https://therootspicnic.com) The New Jim Crow (linkhttps://newjimcrow.com) by Michelle Alexander About the US Farm Bill (https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/farm-bill/index) UN Report on Drugs 2018 (https://www.unodc.org/wdr2018/) Cannabis legalization around the world (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis) Special Guest: Cherron Perry-Thomas.

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 two part experience will takes us on a journey through multiple planes of being and thought with my guest, fashion designer and trend setter, Terry Singh. Born and raised in Guyana to parents of Indian heritage, Terry has called New York City, home for most of his life. After a life changing journey to the country of his heritage, he has since bloomed into his current creative flow as the visionary behind his Terry Singh NYC fashion label. As a former adman of who is now the vision behind his own fashion brand, Terry's aim is to translate the practicality and elegance of the traditional Indian dhoti for a Western consumer.  With multiple shows appearing at New York Fashion Week and features at this year’s New York Men’s Day, he’s created a buzz on the pages of the New York Times, Vogue, and WWD, to name a few. When asked about his aesthetic he shares, “I used to be inhibited about what I wore,” “I kept my head down because I felt people were staring. Then I realized I don’t know what’s in people’s minds, and I started to dress for myself. A question I always ask people is, ‘If today were your last day on earth, what would you wear?’ Dress like that.” Terry's fashions are also blooming with his leisurewear brand I AM U TOO (https://iamutoo.com/). Where to find Terry? www.terrysomghnyc.com (https://www.terrysinghnyc.com/) On linktr.ee (https://linktr.ee/terrysinghnyc) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-singh-nyc/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/terrysingh.nyc/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/terrysinghnyc) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6lpXEHH59xsB42eL_xByiQ) What's Terry reading/listening to? Works by J. Krishnamurti (https://jkrishnamurti.org) Mooji (https://mooji.org) Osho (https://www.osho.com) Ram Dass (https://www.ramdass.org) Alan Watts (https://store.alanwatts.org) Other topics of interest: Jobbers (https://www.fabricstockexchange.com/company-types) Indian Designer Tarun Tahiliani (https://shop.taruntahiliani.com) Brooklyn's Soul Summit (https://www.fabricstockexchange.com/company-types) in Fort Greene Park Terry @ Maison 10 (https://www.maison10.com/blogs/news/have-you-met-terry-singh) Blue Ribbon Restaurants (https://www.blueribbonrestaurants.com) Gramercy Tavern (https://www.gramercytavern.com) Indochine (https://www.indochinenyc.com) Raoul's (http://www.raouls.com) Off White (https://www.off---white.com/en-us/) Episode #144 photo credit: Robbie Quinn Special Guest: Terry Singh.