Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building.
My guest is Peres Owino. Peres is the writer/director of “BOUND: Africans vs African-Americans,” winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at PAFF, an NAACP Image Award nominee for Seasons of Love, which was produced by Taraji P. Henson and co-writer of “African Queens - Njinga” currently on Netflix.
Links referenced:
The Historical Perspective of The Woman King with historian, journalist, and the author of Queens of Africa and Heroines of the Black Diaspora, Sylvia Serbin. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/hVbQ3EF5Xyb
https://youtu.be/EQF6yILA_ZE
“BOUND: Africans vs African-Americans” trailer: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/127283531
Full movie on Amazon, Itunes, and more.
I do not have the rights to the music references in the video. The goal is to highlight and support the African culture, artists, and diversity in music.#podcast #change #intercultural #drakumbu #dialogue #advocates #education #diversity #deib #entertainment #africanmovies #netflix
