Dr. Monique Bedasse is an Associate Professor of History and of African and African-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. https://history.wustl.edu/people/monique-bedasse
Dr. Bedasse discussed a variety of topics with us including:
* Her traveling to Tanzania and the origin of her noteworthy book, Jah Kingdom: Rastafarians, Tanzania, and Pan-Africanism in the age of Decolonization. https://uncpress.org/book/9781469633596/jah-kingdom/
* Her Rastafarian upbringing.
* The marginalization of Rastafarians in Jamaica.
* Rastafarian repatriation to Tanzania
* Anti-colonial struggles In Africa.
* ADOS (American Descendants of Slavery).
* Ignorance regarding Black Americans and their unique history as it pertains to the overall African diaspora.
* Members of Caribbean nations often denying their African heritage.
* The postcolonial condition and its subconscious influence on our lives.
And what would an AIB episode be without laughter? Many hearty chuckles were sprinkled throughout.
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