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Africa Straight TalkS01E05: Bridging Worlds: Raising African kids in AmericaIn many African cultures, children are a blessing and they are raised as part of a community - a village. But what happens when African parents are navigating this journey far from home, and in a culture very different from their own?In this episode we speak to one parent who brought up her child in America. She shares the challenges, joys and yes, even the moments every African parent faces of sending their kids on a one way ticket back to Africa! Look out for next month's show where we flip the mic and he...2025-05-221h 11Africa Straight TalkS01E04: Fresh of the PlaneLiving in foreign country presents many challenges - language, culture, lifestyle, mental health all affect us in one way or another. We discuss our 'coming to America' moments, what challenges we faced and how we adapted.Want to Be a Guest on our show?We're looking for bold, honest voices to join us on the show! If you have personal stories, insights, or perspectives to share on topics like education, marriage, work, aging, finances, and more—we want to hear from you!Let’s have real conversations that reflect real life. Emai...2025-04-1850 minAfrica Straight TalkEpisode 4 Teaser: Fresh of the PlaneEver watched Coming to America? This episode is about our Coming to America moment. While it's all laughter and jokes, there are deeper lessons in these shared experiences that we all can reflect upon and learn. Listen to the entire episode going live this week, but for now enjoy a snippet of it!We are looking for guests who want to be on our show. Guests who can candidly talk about diverse topics and their experiences in education, marriage, work, aging, finances, etc. Email us at africastraighttalk@gmail.com ...2025-04-1601 minAfrica Straight TalkS01E03: Navigating Grief in the African DiasporaGrief affects us all in one way or another at some point in our lives. How do we, as Africans in the diaspora, identify that we are going through grief? How do we find support while going through it? All these questions and more were addressed in a candid and insightful conversation with Alimatu Kamara MS, AMFT a mental health therapist counselor about grief and understanding it.2025-03-2052 minAfrica Straight TalkEpisode 3: Teaser - Understanding Grief TeaserBe on the look out for our next show coming out this week! Our topic is on grief and we speak with Alimatu Kamara a Mental Health therapist in San Diego. 2025-03-1600 minAfrica Straight TalkS01E02: How Africans in the Diaspora can Cope during these Uncertain TimesWe are living in unprecedented times and in this powerful episode we dive into a spirited conversation about what Africans in the diaspora can do to safeguard themselves in this climate. Adoubou Traore, the Executive Director at African Advocacy Network, shares some steps we can take to prepare and protect ourselves in these unprecedented times.2025-02-2539 minAfrica Straight TalkS01E01 New Year New UsWe're back! It's 2025 and while our show has evolved, we're still the same witty, fun and hard-hitting crew you all love!We are shining a spotlight on us - African Diaspora our lives, challenges, and what it means to navigate the world while still staying rooted in our heritage.Join us as we dive into fresh starts, bold moves, and the strength of community. With monthly episodes, we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality, thought-provoking shows featuring insightful guests and experts. Together, we’ll explore, learn, and grow2025-01-2651 minAfrica Straight TalkENCORE: Episode 91: Meet the fine artist turning banana fibers into quality Ugandan productsWe are re-posting some of our favourite past episodes!!!! The goal is to support, elevate and empower our fellow brothers and sisters from the continent to keep the momentum going. Stay tuned for more episodes.Kenyan-born artist, educator and entrepreneur, Kimani Muturi, tells us how he is turning the waste products of banana farming in Uganda into beautiful, export-quality fabrics and rugs.2024-09-2951 minAfrica Straight TalkEpisode 135: Africans for Trump: Are they for real?There are African immigrants who say they support MAGA and Trump. Are they genuine, naive or just optimistic opportunists?2024-08-2245 minAfrica Straight TalkEpisode 134: Kamala Harris and other storiesWe were a little all over the place on this episode (in a good way of course) - what's hot in America aka Kamala Harris, and how the diaspora can grow a spine. 2024-08-1035 minAfrica Straight TalkEpisode 133 - WANTED: An African Diaspora with a spineAfricans in the west need to stop "suffering and smiling" and do more to stand up for themselves against anti-immigrant hate.2024-07-2647 minAfrica Straight TalkEpisode 132: Welcome back, and the Kenyan ProtestsYoung people in Kenya have finally woken up and taken President Ruto and his government by the horns. It's a bold and commendable and commendable in a continent where young people rarely question when old politicians tell them they are the leaders of tomorrow. Now the question is: what strategies do young people have to ensure this isn't just another political dust storm that passes with the wind?2024-07-1039 minAfrica Straight TalkEpisode 131: African leaders and their magic bag of tricks2024-04-1646 minAfrica Straight TalkEpisode 130: Internet interruptions and meeting Bob MarleyDid you know that Nado, my co-host, met Bob Marley in Oakland and he autographed his record? I must add that Nado spoke about it as if he was meeting a friend on a random weekend! I don’t know how to feel about that…but I KNOW Kwesi must be extremely jealous 🙂2024-03-2947 min
Africa Straight TalkEpisode 123: Land, and other stories with Kwesi Wilson
2023-11-2446 min