Category: Ourstory

African Diaspora, African Issues, Afrikan Diaspora, Ourstory, Sixth Region, Struggle

Africa 500, Wednesday, April 26, 2023: An Ancestor Speaks, A Tribute to New Ancestor Randall Robinson; Rest in Power (July 6, 1941-March 26, 2023)

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The Wednesday, April 26 edition of Africa 500 features a tribute to New Ancestor Randall Robinson. Show hosts Sis. Tomiko and Bro. Ty welcome Special Guests Mama Efia Nwangaza, Baba Francois N’Dengwe and Honorable Prime Minister of St. Kitts and … Continue reading Africa 500, Wednesday, April 26, 2023: An Ancestor Speaks, A Tribute to New Ancestor Randall Robinson; Rest in Power (July 6, 1941-March 26, 2023)

African Issues, Educational Events, Ourstory

Africa 500, Wednesday, April 12 & 19, 2023: African historian, playwright, poet Pathisa Nyathi

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The Wednesday, April 12 and Wednesday, April 19 editions of Africa 500 feature the words of Pathisa Nyathi, African historian, playwright, poet, and founder of Amagugu International Heritage Center. This discussion is presented as part pf the Master Teacher Series: … Continue reading Africa 500, Wednesday, April 12 & 19, 2023: African historian, playwright, poet Pathisa Nyathi

African Diaspora, Afrikan Diaspora, Black Women, Ourstory, Struggle

Africa 500, Wednesday, April 5, 2023: Impact of Mass Incarceration on Women; Changing Herstory

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The Wednesday, April 5, 2023 edition of AFRICA 500 finishes off their Pan African Herstory Month series on Women Warriors with the topic: Impact of Mass Incarceration on Women; Changing Herstory. Show hosts Sis. Tomiko and Bro. Ty welcome their … Continue reading Africa 500, Wednesday, April 5, 2023: Impact of Mass Incarceration on Women; Changing Herstory

African Diaspora, Afrikan Diaspora, Community Development, Ourstory, Struggle

Stop the Violence Movement, 1988-Present, The Self-Destruction of Black/African Youth: Africa 500 Continues the Discussion with Queen Mother Victory Swift and Mama Zakiyyah Ali, Wednesday, March 29, 2023

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The Wednesday, March 29 edition of Africa 500 continues the conversation that was started the previous week as Sis. Tomiko and Bro. Ty once again welcome Queen Mother Victory Swift (Our Victorious City-Baltimore, MD) and Mama Zakiyyah Ali (Philadelphia, PA). … Continue reading Stop the Violence Movement, 1988-Present, The Self-Destruction of Black/African Youth: Africa 500 Continues the Discussion with Queen Mother Victory Swift and Mama Zakiyyah Ali, Wednesday, March 29, 2023

African Diaspora, Afrikan Diaspora, Black Women, Community Development, Ourstory, Struggle

Africa 500, Wednesday, March 22, 2023: Women Warriors on the Battlefield, featuring Queen Mother Victory Swift

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The Wednesday, March 22, 2023 edition of Africa 500 continues its celebration of Pan African Herstory Month as it discusses “Women Warriors on the Battlefield”. Sis. Tomiko and Bro. Ty welcome Special Guest Queen Mother Victory Swift, founder of Our … Continue reading Africa 500, Wednesday, March 22, 2023: Women Warriors on the Battlefield, featuring Queen Mother Victory Swift

African Issues, Black Women, Ourstory, Struggle

Africa 500, Wednesday, March 15, 2023: Pan-Afrikan Activist Ancestor Winnia Mandela Speaks

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The Wednesday, March 15 edition of Africa 500 brings us the words of Pan-Afrikan activist and onetime First Lady of South Africa, Ancestor Winnie Mandela.  She was the wife of Nelson Mandela during his time as a leader of the … Continue reading Africa 500, Wednesday, March 15, 2023: Pan-Afrikan Activist Ancestor Winnia Mandela Speaks

African Diaspora, Afrikan Diaspora, Black Women, Community Development, Educational Events, Ourstory

An Ancestor Speaks: Educator Dr. Barbara Sizemore (1927-2004), on Africa 500, Wednesday, March 8, 2023

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The Wednesday, March 8 edition of Africa 500 features a lecture from one of our prominent Afrikan American educators from the Ancestral Realm, Dr. Barbara Sizemore (1927 – 2004). The Web page Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Sizemore) had this to say in their … Continue reading An Ancestor Speaks: Educator Dr. Barbara Sizemore (1927-2004), on Africa 500, Wednesday, March 8, 2023

African Diaspora, African Issues, Afrikan Diaspora, Black Women, Ourstory, Sixth Region

A Presentation by Former AU Ambassador Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao on Africa 500, Wednesday, March 1, 2023

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Africa 500 opens up what many call Women’s History Month, but which they are referring to as Pan African Herstory Month, with a presentation that was made by former African Union Ambassador Her Excellency Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao. Ambassador Quao served … Continue reading A Presentation by Former AU Ambassador Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao on Africa 500, Wednesday, March 1, 2023

African Diaspora, African Issues, Afrikan Diaspora, Culture, Ourstory

The Return: African American Families and Mother Africa, on Africa 500, Wednesday, February 22, 2023

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The February 22, 2023 edition of Africa 500 discusses The Return: African American Families and Mother Africa. Show hosts Sis. Tomiko and Bro. Ty welcome special guests Imhotep Simba and Ras Tre Subira. Imhotep Simba Imhotep Simba is a proud … Continue reading The Return: African American Families and Mother Africa, on Africa 500, Wednesday, February 22, 2023

African Diaspora, Black Women, Culture, Ourstory

Africa’s “Green Revolution” in the Hair & Beauty Industry on Africa 500, Wednesday, February 15, 2023

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The Wednesday, February 15, 2023 edition of Africa 500 features African Women Entrepreneurs who are helping to drive the Continent’s “Green Revolution”. Show hosts Sis. Tomiko and Bro. Ty welcome African Women “agripreneurs” Lindiwe Ntombikazulu Somo, Kudirat “Ayo” Ayomide Tijani … Continue reading Africa’s “Green Revolution” in the Hair & Beauty Industry on Africa 500, Wednesday, February 15, 2023