web01.fireside.fm Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:13:11 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “Producer” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/producer Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500 Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. en episodic Dynamic Diasporans Making Local and Global Impact Florence Amerley Adu Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. no borderless mindset, pan-africanism, pan-african progress, dynamic diasporans, solutionscape and stretch salon, entreprenuership, argoadu llc, gbekembe, mmofra channel, culture, business, travel, glocal, global citizen, africa, ghana, new york, florence adu, florence amerley adu, leap transmedia productions, glocal citizens podcast, social entrepreneurship, beyond the return, year of return, tourism, expat living, diaspora, mindset hack, glocal speak, returnee, reparative justice Florence Amerley Adu florence@leaptransmedia.com Episode 304: When Lineage Meets Craft and Other Notes on Community with Tai Allen Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/304 1ce99081-17b8-4b0d-a612-9290635f4738 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 35:19 no This week the US commemorates the MLK Day holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. He would have been 97. The third Monday of January has stood as the official holiday for 40 years, and no matter what the current US administration attempts at erasure, the Black American Diaspora will never forget. I remember growing up, before 1986 when the day became an official holiday, the majority of my Black classmates did not attend school on January 15th. This is the activism that the Civil Rights Movement inspired for two generations, and activism + grassroots organizing are prime topics in this two-part conversation with long-time comrade, fellow Brooklynite, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, and community strategist, Tai Allen. A native New Yorker by way of Panama, Jamaica, and Virginia, Tai’s life story is filled with a history of progressive stands. From his mother’s family being among those that contributed to the suit that integrated schools across the United States—Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education) to his father’s influential network of academics and thought leaders, his craft was in the making for his entire upbringing—without him necessarily knowing it. #Listenandlearn more! Where to find Tai? https://taiallen.com/ On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tai-allen-538660162/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thetaiallen/) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/thetaiallen/?_rdc=1&_rdr#) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@thetaiallen) On Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/thetaiallen) Other topics of interest: About Yonkers, New York (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonkers,_New_York) Perspective on Jamaican Migration to Panama (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/modern-american-history/article/black-womanshistory-of-the-panama-canal/3A3F8B448D6C7995F0A1EE3387F793EA) About Colón (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col%C3%B3n,_Panama) and Panama City (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_City) in Panama About Saint Ann (https://www.nlj.gov.jm/history-notes/History of St. Ann.pdf) and Saint Elizabeth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Elizabeth_Parish) Jamaica The Maroons of Jamaica (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_Maroons) How Scots became a presence in Jamaica… (https://www.scribd.com/document/909168861/Scots-in-the-West-Indies-in-the-Colonial) Flyght Tyme, the band (https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/06/29/the-influence-of-black-music-how-flyte-tyme-changed-the-world-from-a-booth-in-edina) About Tai’s connection to Roots Author, Alex Palmer Haley and Palmer Family Ancestry (https://www.kut.org/life-arts/2025-02-04/remembering-alex-palmer-haley) The Five Cases that lead to Brown v. Board (https://www.nps.gov/brvb/learn/historyculture/fivecases.htm) About recently shuttered community hotspot, The Brooklyn Moon Cafe and Michael Thompson (https://www.bkreader.com/featured-news/this-you-cant-miss-local-stars-come-out-to-help-save-iconic-brooklyn-moon-cafe-8545280) What was Real Player (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealPlayer)? The Last Poets (https://www.thelastpoets.com) Amiri Baraka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiri_Baraka) Yosef Ben-Jochannan “Dr. Ben” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosef_Ben-Jochannan) About Leonard Jeffries (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Jeffries) Who is Chi Ossé? (https://council.nyc.gov/district-36/) Revisit Anna Malaika Tubbs on Glocal Citizens (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/anna-malaika-tubbs) CBC - Congressional Black Caucus (https://cbc.house.gov/about/) What’s happening in policy in Utah? (https://youtu.be/EDX_irLFvCQ?si=k7A0ztJyGDIAl2H6) A timeline of policing, law enforcement and resistance in the US (https://www.projectsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/This-is-Not-what-Democracy-Looks-Like-Timeline.pdf) Special Guest: Tai Allen. tai allen, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, community strategist, Yonkers, brooklyn, jamaica, panama, virginia, mlk day, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, pan-african progress, dynamic diasporans, borderless mindset, ghana, accra, africa, florence adu, florence amerley adu, digital nomad, business, returnee, gbekembe, argoadu llc, black business, global citizen, chi osse, amiri baraka, roots, alex palmer haley, activist, civil rights, social democrats, marxism, pan-africanism, florence adu, florence amerley adu, argoadu llc, gbekembe, global citizen, impact investing, returnee, brooklyn moon cafe, leonard jeffries, Yosef Ben-Jochannan, amiri baraka, the last poets, mlk day This week the US commemorates the MLK Day holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. He would have been 97. The third Monday of January has stood as the official holiday for 40 years, and no matter what the current US administration attempts at erasure, the Black American Diaspora will never forget. I remember growing up, before 1986 when the day became an official holiday, the majority of my Black classmates did not attend school on January 15th. This is the activism that the Civil Rights Movement inspired for two generations, and activism + grassroots organizing are prime topics in this two-part conversation with long-time comrade, fellow Brooklynite, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, and community strategist, Tai Allen.

A native New Yorker by way of Panama, Jamaica, and Virginia, Tai’s life story is filled with a history of progressive stands. From his mother’s family being among those that contributed to the suit that integrated schools across the United States—Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka to his father’s influential network of academics and thought leaders, his craft was in the making for his entire upbringing—without him necessarily knowing it. #Listenandlearn more!

Where to find Tai?
https://taiallen.com/
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube
On Soundcloud

Other topics of interest:
About Yonkers, New York
Perspective on Jamaican Migration to Panama
About Colón and Panama City in Panama
About Saint Ann and Saint Elizabeth Jamaica
The Maroons of Jamaica
How Scots became a presence in Jamaica…
Flyght Tyme, the band
About Tai’s connection to Roots Author, Alex Palmer Haley and Palmer Family Ancestry
The Five Cases that lead to Brown v. Board
About recently shuttered community hotspot, The Brooklyn Moon Cafe and Michael Thompson
What was Real Player?
The Last Poets
Amiri Baraka
Yosef Ben-Jochannan “Dr. Ben”
About Leonard Jeffries
Who is Chi Ossé?
Revisit Anna Malaika Tubbs on Glocal Citizens
CBC - Congressional Black Caucus
What’s happening in policy in Utah?
A timeline of policing, law enforcement and resistance in the US

Special Guest: Tai Allen.

]]> This week the US commemorates the MLK Day holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. He would have been 97. The third Monday of January has stood as the official holiday for 40 years, and no matter what the current US administration attempts at erasure, the Black American Diaspora will never forget. I remember growing up, before 1986 when the day became an official holiday, the majority of my Black classmates did not attend school on January 15th. This is the activism that the Civil Rights Movement inspired for two generations, and activism + grassroots organizing are prime topics in this two-part conversation with long-time comrade, fellow Brooklynite, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, and community strategist, Tai Allen.

A native New Yorker by way of Panama, Jamaica, and Virginia, Tai’s life story is filled with a history of progressive stands. From his mother’s family being among those that contributed to the suit that integrated schools across the United States—Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka to his father’s influential network of academics and thought leaders, his craft was in the making for his entire upbringing—without him necessarily knowing it. #Listenandlearn more!

Where to find Tai?
https://taiallen.com/
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube
On Soundcloud

Other topics of interest:
About Yonkers, New York
Perspective on Jamaican Migration to Panama
About Colón and Panama City in Panama
About Saint Ann and Saint Elizabeth Jamaica
The Maroons of Jamaica
How Scots became a presence in Jamaica…
Flyght Tyme, the band
About Tai’s connection to Roots Author, Alex Palmer Haley and Palmer Family Ancestry
The Five Cases that lead to Brown v. Board
About recently shuttered community hotspot, The Brooklyn Moon Cafe and Michael Thompson
What was Real Player?
The Last Poets
Amiri Baraka
Yosef Ben-Jochannan “Dr. Ben”
About Leonard Jeffries
Who is Chi Ossé?
Revisit Anna Malaika Tubbs on Glocal Citizens
CBC - Congressional Black Caucus
What’s happening in policy in Utah?
A timeline of policing, law enforcement and resistance in the US

Special Guest: Tai Allen.

]]> Episode 303: When Lineage Meets Craft and Other Notes on Community with Tai Allen Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/303 f7b0b2ea-bd3f-47aa-a0a2-60fe314c63af Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 42:45 no This week the US commemorates the MLK Day holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. He would have been 97. The third Monday of January has stood as the official holiday for 40 years, and no matter what the current US administration attempts at erasure, the Black American Diaspora will never forget. I remember growing up, before 1986 when the day became an official holiday, the majority of my Black classmates did not attend school on January 15th. This is the activism that the Civil Rights Movement inspired for two generations, and activism + grassroots organizing are prime topics in this two-part conversation with long-time comrade, fellow Brooklynite, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, and community strategist, Tai Allen. A native New Yorker by way of Panama, Jamaica, and Virginia, Tai’s life story is filled with a history of progressive stands. From his mother’s family being among those that contributed to the suit that integrated schools across the United States—Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education) to his father’s influential network of academics and thought leaders, his craft was in the making for his entire upbringing—without him necessarily knowing it. #Listenandlearn more! Where to find Tai? https://taiallen.com/ On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tai-allen-538660162/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thetaiallen/) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/thetaiallen/?_rdc=1&_rdr#) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@thetaiallen) On Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/thetaiallen) Other topics of interest: About Yonkers, New York (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonkers,_New_York) Perspective on Jamaican Migration to Panama (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/modern-american-history/article/black-womanshistory-of-the-panama-canal/3A3F8B448D6C7995F0A1EE3387F793EA) About Colón (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col%C3%B3n,_Panama) and Panama City (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_City) in Panama About Saint Ann (https://www.nlj.gov.jm/history-notes/History of St. Ann.pdf) and Saint Elizabeth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Elizabeth_Parish) Jamaica The Maroons of Jamaica (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_Maroons) How Scots became a presence in Jamaica… (https://www.scribd.com/document/909168861/Scots-in-the-West-Indies-in-the-Colonial) Flyght Tyme, the band (https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/06/29/the-influence-of-black-music-how-flyte-tyme-changed-the-world-from-a-booth-in-edina) About Tai’s connection to Roots Author, Alex Palmer Haley and Palmer Family Ancestry (https://www.kut.org/life-arts/2025-02-04/remembering-alex-palmer-haley) The Five Cases that lead to Brown v. Board (https://www.nps.gov/brvb/learn/historyculture/fivecases.htm) About recently shuttered community hotspot, The Brooklyn Moon Cafe and Michael Thompson (https://www.bkreader.com/featured-news/this-you-cant-miss-local-stars-come-out-to-help-save-iconic-brooklyn-moon-cafe-8545280) What was Real Player (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealPlayer)? The Last Poets (https://www.thelastpoets.com) Amiri Baraka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiri_Baraka) Yosef Ben-Jochannan “Dr. Ben” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosef_Ben-Jochannan) About Leonard Jeffries (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Jeffries) Who is Chi Ossé? (https://council.nyc.gov/district-36/) Revisit Anna Malaika Tubbs on Glocal Citizens (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/anna-malaika-tubbs) CBC - Congressional Black Caucus (https://cbc.house.gov/about/) What’s happening in policy in Utah? (https://youtu.be/EDX_irLFvCQ?si=k7A0ztJyGDIAl2H6) A timeline of policing, law enforcement and resistance in the US (https://www.projectsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/This-is-Not-what-Democracy-Looks-Like-Timeline.pdf) Special Guest: Tai Allen. tai allen, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, community strategist, Yonkers, brooklyn, jamaica, panama, virginia, mlk day, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, pan-african progress, dynamic diasporans, borderless mindset, ghana, accra, africa, florence adu, florence amerley adu, digital nomad, business, returnee, gbekembe, argoadu llc, black business, global citizen, chi osse, amiri baraka, roots, alex palmer haley, activist, civil rights, social democrats, marxism, pan-africanism This week the US commemorates the MLK Day holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. He would have been 97. The third Monday of January has stood as the official holiday for 40 years, and no matter what the current US administration attempts at erasure, the Black American Diaspora will never forget. I remember growing up, before 1986 when the day became an official holiday, the majority of my Black classmates did not attend school on January 15th. This is the activism that the Civil Rights Movement inspired for two generations, and activism + grassroots organizing are prime topics in this two-part conversation with long-time comrade, fellow Brooklynite, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, and community strategist, Tai Allen.

A native New Yorker by way of Panama, Jamaica, and Virginia, Tai’s life story is filled with a history of progressive stands. From his mother’s family being among those that contributed to the suit that integrated schools across the United States—Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka to his father’s influential network of academics and thought leaders, his craft was in the making for his entire upbringing—without him necessarily knowing it. #Listenandlearn more!

Where to find Tai?
https://taiallen.com/
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube
On Soundcloud

Other topics of interest:
About Yonkers, New York
Perspective on Jamaican Migration to Panama
About Colón and Panama City in Panama
About Saint Ann and Saint Elizabeth Jamaica
The Maroons of Jamaica
How Scots became a presence in Jamaica…
Flyght Tyme, the band
About Tai’s connection to Roots Author, Alex Palmer Haley and Palmer Family Ancestry
The Five Cases that lead to Brown v. Board
About recently shuttered community hotspot, The Brooklyn Moon Cafe and Michael Thompson
What was Real Player?
The Last Poets
Amiri Baraka
Yosef Ben-Jochannan “Dr. Ben”
About Leonard Jeffries
Who is Chi Ossé?
Revisit Anna Malaika Tubbs on Glocal Citizens
CBC - Congressional Black Caucus
What’s happening in policy in Utah?
A timeline of policing, law enforcement and resistance in the US

Special Guest: Tai Allen.

]]> This week the US commemorates the MLK Day holiday - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. He would have been 97. The third Monday of January has stood as the official holiday for 40 years, and no matter what the current US administration attempts at erasure, the Black American Diaspora will never forget. I remember growing up, before 1986 when the day became an official holiday, the majority of my Black classmates did not attend school on January 15th. This is the activism that the Civil Rights Movement inspired for two generations, and activism + grassroots organizing are prime topics in this two-part conversation with long-time comrade, fellow Brooklynite, poet, performer, jazz/soul vocalist, musician, producer, designer, and community strategist, Tai Allen.

A native New Yorker by way of Panama, Jamaica, and Virginia, Tai’s life story is filled with a history of progressive stands. From his mother’s family being among those that contributed to the suit that integrated schools across the United States—Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka to his father’s influential network of academics and thought leaders, his craft was in the making for his entire upbringing—without him necessarily knowing it. #Listenandlearn more!

Where to find Tai?
https://taiallen.com/
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube
On Soundcloud

Other topics of interest:
About Yonkers, New York
Perspective on Jamaican Migration to Panama
About Colón and Panama City in Panama
About Saint Ann and Saint Elizabeth Jamaica
The Maroons of Jamaica
How Scots became a presence in Jamaica…
Flyght Tyme, the band
About Tai’s connection to Roots Author, Alex Palmer Haley and Palmer Family Ancestry
The Five Cases that lead to Brown v. Board
About recently shuttered community hotspot, The Brooklyn Moon Cafe and Michael Thompson
What was Real Player?
The Last Poets
Amiri Baraka
Yosef Ben-Jochannan “Dr. Ben”
About Leonard Jeffries
Who is Chi Ossé?
Revisit Anna Malaika Tubbs on Glocal Citizens
CBC - Congressional Black Caucus
What’s happening in policy in Utah?
A timeline of policing, law enforcement and resistance in the US

Special Guest: Tai Allen.

]]> Episode 273: Pan-African Narratives: Storytelling for High Impact with Ivy Prosper https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/273 96fcd926-7750-4959-af72-22c787c39a65 Tue, 27 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 59:21 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we have another flashback forward episode with experienced television host, reporter, producer, public speaker, published writer, and returning guest, Ivy Prosper (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/ivy-prosper). Since leaving her role working with the Ghana Tourism Authority she’s laser focused on her creative media company, Prosper Creative Group, which produces content, consults with clients and supports projects in the creative industries. As an advocate for empowering women and girls, she’s been outspoken on issues regarding self-esteem, positive body image and gender equality; she recently launched The Ivy Prosper Show (https://www.youtube.com/@IvyProsperShow) as a platform dedicated to telling these stories. Where to find Ivy? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivy-prosper-9872001/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ivyprosper/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/IvyProsper) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ivyprosper/) On Pintrest (https://www.pinterest.com/ivyprosper/pins/) Listen to Ivy on Farm Radio International’s Nature Answers (https://farmradio.org/natureanswers/) Get your copy of Ivy’s book Your Essential Guide to Moving to Ghana (https://www.amazon.com/Your-Essential-Guide-Moving-Ghana/dp/1983012920/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.96xo_869RMsH7_EQS2VI_kNwLFAcXcvlqdYaskGB8cM.QfilzRyrMJyvbmOqhxsvOBI-HKEEh2Yv9sVXw2gP-Rs&dib_tag=se&qid=1748315972&refinements=p_27%3AIvy+Prosper&s=books&sr=1-1) Other topics of interest: Tema at the Center of the Earth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvMxH5eInW8) Maternal Health Channel (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4kR383ti2AImpDmR1w1Y9z8HxyySQM6z&si=2BUiUONY7FlQnNH6) Founder Kwesi Owusu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwesi_Owusu) About St. Catharine’s and the Underground Railroad (https://www.stcatharines.ca/en/arts-culture-and-events/the-underground-railroad.aspx#:~:text=The%20City%20of%20St.,fleeing%20slavery%20in%20the%201820s.) About Sambra City (https://sanbracityghana.com) About Gated Housing Estates in Ghana (https://www.jstor.org/stable/41107466) Special Guest: Ivy Prosper. ivy prosper, prosper creative group, storyteller, writer, producer, ghana, canada, tema, st catharine's, pan-african progress, beyond the return, diaspora empowerment, borderless mindset, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, nature answers podcast, host, farm radio international, the ivy prosper show, glocalcitizens@5, sambra city, mcdan, prime meridian, maternal health channel, alisa hotels, kwesi owusu, emmanuel etim, refined creative, Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week we have another flashback forward episode with experienced television host, reporter, producer, public speaker, published writer, and returning guest, Ivy Prosper. Since leaving her role working with the Ghana Tourism Authority she’s laser focused on her creative media company, Prosper Creative Group, which produces content, consults with clients and supports projects in the creative industries. As an advocate for empowering women and girls, she’s been outspoken on issues regarding self-esteem, positive body image and gender equality; she recently launched The Ivy Prosper Show as a platform dedicated to telling these stories.

Where to find Ivy?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On YouTube
On Facebook
On Pintrest

Listen to Ivy on Farm Radio International’s Nature Answers
Get your copy of Ivy’s book Your Essential Guide to Moving to Ghana

Other topics of interest:
Tema at the Center of the Earth
Maternal Health Channel Founder Kwesi Owusu
About St. Catharine’s and the Underground Railroad
About Sambra City
About Gated Housing Estates in Ghana

Special Guest: Ivy Prosper.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week we have another flashback forward episode with experienced television host, reporter, producer, public speaker, published writer, and returning guest, Ivy Prosper. Since leaving her role working with the Ghana Tourism Authority she’s laser focused on her creative media company, Prosper Creative Group, which produces content, consults with clients and supports projects in the creative industries. As an advocate for empowering women and girls, she’s been outspoken on issues regarding self-esteem, positive body image and gender equality; she recently launched The Ivy Prosper Show as a platform dedicated to telling these stories.

Where to find Ivy?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On YouTube
On Facebook
On Pintrest

Listen to Ivy on Farm Radio International’s Nature Answers
Get your copy of Ivy’s book Your Essential Guide to Moving to Ghana

Other topics of interest:
Tema at the Center of the Earth
Maternal Health Channel Founder Kwesi Owusu
About St. Catharine’s and the Underground Railroad
About Sambra City
About Gated Housing Estates in Ghana

Special Guest: Ivy Prosper.

]]> Episode 270: Uncovering African Histories and Elevating African Stories with Yasmina Fagbemi https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/270 72cb3858-97f8-4fb9-ab3c-1382bd4017fe Tue, 06 May 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 43:53 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week returning guest, Yasmina Fagbemi (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/yasmina-f-edwards), is flashing forward with us with an update on her latest projects and evolving glocal citizenship. Having emigrated to the United States in the 1990s, she began her career in marketing with major international corporations. Building on this experience, she developed her network to fuel her passion for cinema. She produced her first documentary, "Bigger Than Africa," a film highlighting Yoruba culture that was featured on Netflix. She went on to develop multiple projects and met Gabriel Souleyka, with whom she founded Tioleja Films to bring original projects to life that contribute to Africa's growing prominence in global cinema. The film "My Soul is a Witness" has been announced in pre-production across global media outlets. Her new feature film, "The Soul of Africa," directed by Gabriel Souleyka, will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this May. As an editor and publisher, she is committed to publishing stories that others don't tell. Be sure to check out her socials for updates on where you can view or read more about African stories that are worth getting to know more about! Where to find Yasmina? https://tiolejafilms.com On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmina-fagbemi-edwards-4200ba5/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/yasminafagbemi/) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/people/Yasmina-FEdwards/100063690843487/?_rdc=1&_rdr#) On TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@yasminafagbemi) What’s Yasmina reading? Tioleja Titles (https://tiolejaeditions.com) What’s Yasmina watching? Sinners (https://youtu.be/bKGxHflevuk?si=HoVJe6bfF6FQ14FM) Other topics of interest: Le Festival des Divinités Noires (https://festivaldesdivinitesnoires.org/) About Lomé, Togo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lom%C3%A9) About Aného, Togo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An%C3%A9ho) About Abrahamic Religions (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrahamic_religions) Pavillon Afrique @ Cannes (https://www.pavillonafriques.com) More about the persecution of Blacks in the Nazi camp system (https://wienerholocaustlibrary.org/2020/10/26/461/) More about Joy-Ann Reid (https://www.joyannreid.com) Special Guest: Yasmina Fagbemi. nigeria, travel, business, entrepreneurship, economic development, job creation, returnee, black power, Gabriel Souleyka, Le Festival des Divinités Noires, togo, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, accra, My Soul is a Witness film, ghana, africa, pan-africanism, argoadu llc, gbekembe, denver, bigger than africa film, netflix, joy-ann reid, yasmina fagbemi, the soul of africa film, producer, editor, publisher, benin, france, new york, tioleja media, yoruba, glocal citizens @5, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week returning guest, Yasmina Fagbemi, is flashing forward with us with an update on her latest projects and evolving glocal citizenship. Having emigrated to the United States in the 1990s, she began her career in marketing with major international corporations. Building on this experience, she developed her network to fuel her passion for cinema. She produced her first documentary, "Bigger Than Africa," a film highlighting Yoruba culture that was featured on Netflix. She went on to develop multiple projects and met Gabriel Souleyka, with whom she founded Tioleja Films to bring original projects to life that contribute to Africa's growing prominence in global cinema. The film "My Soul is a Witness" has been announced in pre-production across global media outlets. Her new feature film, "The Soul of Africa," directed by Gabriel Souleyka, will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this May. As an editor and publisher, she is committed to publishing stories that others don't tell. Be sure to check out her socials for updates on where you can view or read more about African stories that are worth getting to know more about!

Where to find Yasmina?
https://tiolejafilms.com
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On TikTok

What’s Yasmina reading?
Tioleja Titles

What’s Yasmina watching?
Sinners

Other topics of interest:
Le Festival des Divinités Noires
About Lomé, Togo
About Aného, Togo
About Abrahamic Religions
Pavillon Afrique @ Cannes
More about the persecution of Blacks in the Nazi camp system
More about Joy-Ann Reid

Special Guest: Yasmina Fagbemi.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week returning guest, Yasmina Fagbemi, is flashing forward with us with an update on her latest projects and evolving glocal citizenship. Having emigrated to the United States in the 1990s, she began her career in marketing with major international corporations. Building on this experience, she developed her network to fuel her passion for cinema. She produced her first documentary, "Bigger Than Africa," a film highlighting Yoruba culture that was featured on Netflix. She went on to develop multiple projects and met Gabriel Souleyka, with whom she founded Tioleja Films to bring original projects to life that contribute to Africa's growing prominence in global cinema. The film "My Soul is a Witness" has been announced in pre-production across global media outlets. Her new feature film, "The Soul of Africa," directed by Gabriel Souleyka, will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this May. As an editor and publisher, she is committed to publishing stories that others don't tell. Be sure to check out her socials for updates on where you can view or read more about African stories that are worth getting to know more about!

Where to find Yasmina?
https://tiolejafilms.com
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On TikTok

What’s Yasmina reading?
Tioleja Titles

What’s Yasmina watching?
Sinners

Other topics of interest:
Le Festival des Divinités Noires
About Lomé, Togo
About Aného, Togo
About Abrahamic Religions
Pavillon Afrique @ Cannes
More about the persecution of Blacks in the Nazi camp system
More about Joy-Ann Reid

Special Guest: Yasmina Fagbemi.

]]> Episode 256: Fact and Science Fiction in the Art of Acting with Agbeko “Bex” Mortty https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/256 ec597e39-333a-411f-9715-2bbfce9c1116 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 51:17 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! After spending the new year chasing Aurora Borealis aka the Northern Lights (linkhttps://www.space.com/15139-northern-lights-auroras-earth-facts-sdcmp.html) in the North of Ireland and communing with friends and family there and in the UK, I’m back in NYC grounding and self-caring for a bit. The not so great news is that I just missed seeing the Northern Lights live, but now I’m that much more prepared for the next time. The great news is that I was able to catch up with this week’s guest, Ghanaian actor, producer and casting director, Agbeko “Bex” Mortty before he heads to the Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival (https://miscifi.com) representing Ghana with The B.A.T.U. Project: ADAM THE FIRST, Ghana’s first feature length science fiction film. He has stared in films and series like the Tribeca Film Festival award winning film Children of the Mountain, Shampaign, Men Don’t Cry, The Cursed Ones, and the world No. 1 Netflix Original Sci-Fi TV series AWAY, staring Hilary Swank and Josh Charles. His production titles include Children of the Mountain, Amerikafuo and The B.A.T.U Project: ADAM THE FIRST. As casting director his projects include FREETOWN, PARADISE and Children of the Mountain. In addition, he is also an IT consultant and an enstooled chief in Ghana’s Volta Region, which Bex tells us all about in this in depth tour of his experiences as a returnee. Where to find Bex? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/agbeko-bex-mortty-a64638/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thebexstage/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thebexstage/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@bexthethespian9369) What’s Bex reading? Producing Independent Feature Films That Make Money (https://a.co/d/6LllH3K) by Rick Jenkins Other topics of Interest? About Tamale (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIdiT-cory2qFeq4pjLV70iWEUiDyj7YN&si=LwI04yRgHKqfaS-O), the Dagomba People (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagomba_people) and Dagbani language (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagbani_language) The Yaa Centre in London (https://www.facebook.com/YAACentreW9/) About Gbledi (https://www.facebook.com/AfadjatoViaGbledi/?locale=da_DK), in Hohoe, Volta Region Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohoe) Ghana Inaugurates, John Dramani Mahama as President (https://www.youtube.com/live/qSbNx_ZAZwM?si=FmM60e4aD9xLEse9) Africa Cinema Summit (https://africacinemasummit.com) About Filmmaker M. Sayibu (https://www.atfmovie.com/cast-crew#:~:text=Writer%2FDirector-,M.,ultimately%20achieved%20under%20his%20helm.) About Silver Star Tower, Accra (https://www.silverstartowers.com) and their Corporate Run Ghana Initiative (https://thebftonline.com/2024/08/11/14th-global-media-alliance-japan-motors-corporate-run-and-walk-launched/#google_vignette) Where did my Aurora chasing take me in Ireland? (https://youtu.be/S8cFHfOzeEE?si=ODxBM2hix5bq-eFj) Special Guest: Agbeko “Bex” Mortty. agbeko "bex" mortty, the b.a.t.u. project: Adam the first, actor, IT consultant, chief, producer, casting director, ghana, UK, volta region, glocal citizens podcast, sci-fi filmmaking, leap transmedia productions, bex mortty, africa, business, culture, art, ideas, yaa centre, aurora borealis, sligo, Ieland, africa cinema summit, m. sayibu, silver star tower, tamale, dagomba, dagbani, returnee, expat, argoadu llc, gbekembe, brooklyn, accra, john dramani mahama Greetings Glocal Citizens!

After spending the new year chasing [Aurora Borealis aka the Northern Lights](linkhttps://www.space.com/15139-northern-lights-auroras-earth-facts-sdcmp.html) in the North of Ireland and communing with friends and family there and in the UK, I’m back in NYC grounding and self-caring for a bit. The not so great news is that I just missed seeing the Northern Lights live, but now I’m that much more prepared for the next time. The great news is that I was able to catch up with this week’s guest, Ghanaian actor, producer and casting director, Agbeko “Bex” Mortty before he heads to the Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival representing Ghana with The B.A.T.U. Project: ADAM THE FIRST, Ghana’s first feature length science fiction film. He has stared in films and series like the Tribeca Film Festival award winning film Children of the Mountain, Shampaign, Men Don’t Cry, The Cursed Ones, and the world No. 1 Netflix Original Sci-Fi TV series AWAY, staring Hilary Swank and Josh Charles. His production titles include Children of the Mountain, Amerikafuo and The B.A.T.U Project: ADAM THE FIRST. As casting director his projects include FREETOWN, PARADISE and Children of the Mountain.
In addition, he is also an IT consultant and an enstooled chief in Ghana’s Volta Region, which Bex tells us all about in this in depth tour of his experiences as a returnee.

Where to find Bex?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

What’s Bex reading?
Producing Independent Feature Films That Make Money by Rick Jenkins

Other topics of Interest?
About Tamale, the Dagomba People and Dagbani language
The Yaa Centre in London
About Gbledi, in Hohoe, Volta Region Ghana
Ghana Inaugurates, John Dramani Mahama as President
Africa Cinema Summit
About Filmmaker M. Sayibu
About Silver Star Tower, Accra and their Corporate Run Ghana Initiative
Where did my Aurora chasing take me in Ireland?

Special Guest: Agbeko “Bex” Mortty.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

After spending the new year chasing [Aurora Borealis aka the Northern Lights](linkhttps://www.space.com/15139-northern-lights-auroras-earth-facts-sdcmp.html) in the North of Ireland and communing with friends and family there and in the UK, I’m back in NYC grounding and self-caring for a bit. The not so great news is that I just missed seeing the Northern Lights live, but now I’m that much more prepared for the next time. The great news is that I was able to catch up with this week’s guest, Ghanaian actor, producer and casting director, Agbeko “Bex” Mortty before he heads to the Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival representing Ghana with The B.A.T.U. Project: ADAM THE FIRST, Ghana’s first feature length science fiction film. He has stared in films and series like the Tribeca Film Festival award winning film Children of the Mountain, Shampaign, Men Don’t Cry, The Cursed Ones, and the world No. 1 Netflix Original Sci-Fi TV series AWAY, staring Hilary Swank and Josh Charles. His production titles include Children of the Mountain, Amerikafuo and The B.A.T.U Project: ADAM THE FIRST. As casting director his projects include FREETOWN, PARADISE and Children of the Mountain.
In addition, he is also an IT consultant and an enstooled chief in Ghana’s Volta Region, which Bex tells us all about in this in depth tour of his experiences as a returnee.

Where to find Bex?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

What’s Bex reading?
Producing Independent Feature Films That Make Money by Rick Jenkins

Other topics of Interest?
About Tamale, the Dagomba People and Dagbani language
The Yaa Centre in London
About Gbledi, in Hohoe, Volta Region Ghana
Ghana Inaugurates, John Dramani Mahama as President
Africa Cinema Summit
About Filmmaker M. Sayibu
About Silver Star Tower, Accra and their Corporate Run Ghana Initiative
Where did my Aurora chasing take me in Ireland?

Special Guest: Agbeko “Bex” Mortty.

]]> Episode 210: Me + You + Art + Wellness with Marlea Edwards https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/210 006c62e4-c870-42a3-838d-e13dbffc5fbb Tue, 20 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0500 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 52:54 no 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. marlea edwards, me + you films, Garms: Black Culture's Influence on British Fashion, Dreaming Whilst Black, one day on netflix, championn on netflix, cleo sol, sampha, andre 3000producer, director, wellness practitioner, filmmaker, storyteller, london, brooklyn, Washington d.c., jamaica, aruba, dominica, leap transmedia, glocal citizens podcast, miss lou, BET International, cortez streetwear, priya ahluwalia, nicholas daley, liberty shop london, althea mcnish, labrum, tolu coker, bianca saunders, martine rose, london fashion week, 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, 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
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Vimeo
On Twitter
On [IMDb](= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4237999/?ref_=nmbio_ov )

What’s Marlea listening to?
André 3000
Cleo Sol
Sampha

What’s Marlea watching?
One Day on Netflix
Champion on Netflix
Dreaming Whilst Black

Other topics of interest:
About Queens Park, London
About Wembley, UK
About Prospect Park, Brooklyn
About Miss Lou, Jamaican poet laureate
the london stage school
Who are Key Workers in the UK?
BET UK’s Cicela Deane
London Fashion Week
About Bianca Saunders
About Martine Rose
About Tolu Coker
About Labrum
About Althea McNish
Liberty London
About Nicholas Daley
Priya Ahluwalia
Cortez Streetwear
Windrush then and now
4 -7 - 8 Breathing

Special Guest: Marlea Edwards.

]]> 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, 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
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Vimeo
On Twitter
On [IMDb](= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4237999/?ref_=nmbio_ov )

What’s Marlea listening to?
André 3000
Cleo Sol
Sampha

What’s Marlea watching?
One Day on Netflix
Champion on Netflix
Dreaming Whilst Black

Other topics of interest:
About Queens Park, London
About Wembley, UK
About Prospect Park, Brooklyn
About Miss Lou, Jamaican poet laureate
the london stage school
Who are Key Workers in the UK?
BET UK’s Cicela Deane
London Fashion Week
About Bianca Saunders
About Martine Rose
About Tolu Coker
About Labrum
About Althea McNish
Liberty London
About Nicholas Daley
Priya Ahluwalia
Cortez Streetwear
Windrush then and now
4 -7 - 8 Breathing

Special Guest: Marlea Edwards.

]]> Episode 166: Indigenous Stories as Monuments and Narrative Activism with Samba Yonga https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/166 c0d490da-d326-4703-87b7-274853140efa Tue, 21 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 46:51 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week’s herstory comes to us from southern Africa. We’re exploring Zambia in a big way, especially the role that women have played in forward movement in the country. My guest is award-winning journalist, communications specialist and cultural curator, Samba Yonga. She is Founder and Head Communications Strategist at Ku-Atenga Media and co-founder of the Women’s History Museum of Zambia, established in 2017, with the mandate to research and restore African indigenous narratives, knowledge and 'living histories' focused on women. She has curated exhibitions and written papers focused on indigenous African knowledge systems and narratives in Zambia but also for art spaces, museums and universities such as National Musuems of World Cultures in Sweden, Yale University in USA, Windybrow Centre in South Africa and many others. In fact, she joined me in conversation just as she was headed to Shanghai University to present her works in the museum space at Museums, Decolonisation and Restitution: A Global Conversation (https://icom.museum/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Museums-decolonisation-and-restitution-Expert-Seminar-Full-Programme.pdf). Samba has been recognized as 100 most influential Africans by Quartz, New York, and one of 40 most influential Africans. She is also a Google Podcast Creator, TEDx Lusaka speaker and a Museum Lab Fellow for 2022. It’s always a treat to connect with other podcasters and after you have a listen, be sure to head over to the museum’s Youtube channel to check out the Leading Ladies (https://www.youtube.com/@womenmuseumzambia890) animated podcast! Where to find Samba? www.whmzambia.org (https://www.whmzambia.org/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sambayonga/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sambayonga/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/samba.yonga/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/Kuwaha) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@sambayonga1235) What’s Samba reading? Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman (https://a.co/d/iZOWLyL) by Malidoma Patrice Some (https://www.amazon.com/Malidoma-Patrice-Some/e/B000AQ4F6E/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1) 491 Days: Prisoner Number 1323/69 (https://a.co/d/bP7VCGr) by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Winnie+Madikizela-Mandela&text=Winnie+Madikizela-Mandela&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books) Wallpaper Magazine (https://www.wallpaper.com/) Vanity Fair Magazine (https://www.vanityfair.com) What’s Samba watching? Luther on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/70175633) Chef’s Table on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/80007945) East Asian Dramas on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/109007) What’s Samba listening to? Ratchet & Respectable Podcast (https://m.imdb.com/title/tt25054436/) The Comb on BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtv78) Hidden Brain Podcast (https://hiddenbrain.org/) The Moth Podcast (https://themoth.org/podcast) Selam & Hello Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@selamandhello) Other topics of interest: The Old Drift: A Novel (https://a.co/d/5mR5txz) by Namwali Serpell Lusaka, Zambia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusaka) About Trendsetters Magazine (https://www.comminit.com/usaid/content/trendsetters) On Settler Societies (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781119063551.ch5) Glocally Speaking in Zambian Languages (https://translatorswithoutborders.org/language-data-for-zambia) Mass Design Group (https://massdesigngroup.org) Third Culture Kids (https://interactionintl.org/third-culture-kid-definition/) Special Guest: Samba Yonga. samba yonga, Ku-Atenga Media, Women’s History Museum of Zambia, women's history month, herstories, journalist, communications specialist, cultural curator, zambia, leading ladies podcast, producer, leap transmedia, glocal citizens podcast, narrative activism, mass design group, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, accra, ghana, lusaka, the old drift a novel, namwali serpell, Selam & hello podcast, the moth podcast, hidden brain podcast, the comb podcast, ratchet & respectable podcast, luther on netflix, chef's table on netflix, expat, museum lab, travel, art, david adjaye, africa Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week’s herstory comes to us from southern Africa. We’re exploring Zambia in a big way, especially the role that women have played in forward movement in the country. My guest is award-winning journalist, communications specialist and cultural curator, Samba Yonga. She is Founder and Head Communications Strategist at Ku-Atenga Media and co-founder of the Women’s History Museum of Zambia, established in 2017, with the mandate to research and restore African indigenous narratives, knowledge and 'living histories' focused on women. She has curated exhibitions and written papers focused on indigenous African knowledge systems and narratives in Zambia but also for art spaces, museums and universities such as National Musuems of World Cultures in Sweden, Yale University in USA, Windybrow Centre in South Africa and many others. In fact, she joined me in conversation just as she was headed to Shanghai University to present her works in the museum space at Museums, Decolonisation and Restitution: A Global Conversation.

Samba has been recognized as 100 most influential Africans by Quartz, New York, and one of 40 most influential Africans. She is also a Google Podcast Creator, TEDx Lusaka speaker and a Museum Lab Fellow for 2022. It’s always a treat to connect with other podcasters and after you have a listen, be sure to head over to the museum’s Youtube channel to check out the Leading Ladies animated podcast!

Where to find Samba?
www.whmzambia.org
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Twitter
On YouTube

What’s Samba reading?
Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman by Malidoma Patrice Some
491 Days: Prisoner Number 1323/69 by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Wallpaper Magazine
Vanity Fair Magazine

What’s Samba watching?
Luther on Netflix
Chef’s Table on Netflix
East Asian Dramas on Netflix

What’s Samba listening to?
Ratchet & Respectable Podcast
The Comb on BBC
Hidden Brain Podcast
The Moth Podcast
Selam & Hello Podcast

Other topics of interest:
The Old Drift: A Novel by Namwali Serpell
Lusaka, Zambia
About Trendsetters Magazine
On Settler Societies
Glocally Speaking in Zambian Languages
Mass Design Group
Third Culture Kids

Special Guest: Samba Yonga.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week’s herstory comes to us from southern Africa. We’re exploring Zambia in a big way, especially the role that women have played in forward movement in the country. My guest is award-winning journalist, communications specialist and cultural curator, Samba Yonga. She is Founder and Head Communications Strategist at Ku-Atenga Media and co-founder of the Women’s History Museum of Zambia, established in 2017, with the mandate to research and restore African indigenous narratives, knowledge and 'living histories' focused on women. She has curated exhibitions and written papers focused on indigenous African knowledge systems and narratives in Zambia but also for art spaces, museums and universities such as National Musuems of World Cultures in Sweden, Yale University in USA, Windybrow Centre in South Africa and many others. In fact, she joined me in conversation just as she was headed to Shanghai University to present her works in the museum space at Museums, Decolonisation and Restitution: A Global Conversation.

Samba has been recognized as 100 most influential Africans by Quartz, New York, and one of 40 most influential Africans. She is also a Google Podcast Creator, TEDx Lusaka speaker and a Museum Lab Fellow for 2022. It’s always a treat to connect with other podcasters and after you have a listen, be sure to head over to the museum’s Youtube channel to check out the Leading Ladies animated podcast!

Where to find Samba?
www.whmzambia.org
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Twitter
On YouTube

What’s Samba reading?
Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman by Malidoma Patrice Some
491 Days: Prisoner Number 1323/69 by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Wallpaper Magazine
Vanity Fair Magazine

What’s Samba watching?
Luther on Netflix
Chef’s Table on Netflix
East Asian Dramas on Netflix

What’s Samba listening to?
Ratchet & Respectable Podcast
The Comb on BBC
Hidden Brain Podcast
The Moth Podcast
Selam & Hello Podcast

Other topics of interest:
The Old Drift: A Novel by Namwali Serpell
Lusaka, Zambia
About Trendsetters Magazine
On Settler Societies
Glocally Speaking in Zambian Languages
Mass Design Group
Third Culture Kids

Special Guest: Samba Yonga.

]]> Episode 165: Bigger Than Africa with Yasmina Edwards https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/165 28db11b2-1c84-49a2-8dbd-315f6ea60c7a Tue, 14 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 47:43 no 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 Fagbemi. herstories, yasmina edwards, yfe agency, new york, benin, nigeria, france, entrepreneur, producer, bigger than africa film, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, accra, ghana, women's history month, the berlin conference, the diary of a ceo, oyo empire, poitier france, no disrespect, sistah souljah, le cri de 'innocence, gabriel soulyeka, lead from the outside, stacey abrahms, africa, nana brew-hammond, expat, repat, travel, business conversations, leadership 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. 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
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube
On TikTok

What’s Yasmina reading?
Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change by Stacey Abrahms
No Disrespect by Sistah Souljah
Le Cri de L'innocence by Gabriel Soulyeka

What’s Yasmina listening to?
The Diary of a CEO
3jaj Podcast

Other topics of interest:
Where is Poitier, France
Oyo Empire
The Berlin Conference
Bigger Than Africa
Iman

Special Guest: Yasmina Fagbemi.

]]> 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. 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
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube
On TikTok

What’s Yasmina reading?
Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change by Stacey Abrahms
No Disrespect by Sistah Souljah
Le Cri de L'innocence by Gabriel Soulyeka

What’s Yasmina listening to?
The Diary of a CEO
3jaj Podcast

Other topics of interest:
Where is Poitier, France
Oyo Empire
The Berlin Conference
Bigger Than Africa
Iman

Special Guest: Yasmina Fagbemi.

]]> Episode 133: From Animation to Ecosystems with Adamu Waziri https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/133 36ce2f20-0f57-4fce-890c-edbb4d8194b7 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 39:05 no 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. Adamu Waziri, bino and fino, nigeria, abuja, evcl.tv, animator, producer, ecosystem builder, leap transmedia, glocal citizens podcast, florence adu, florence amerley adu, global citizen, podcast, africa, ghana, brooklyn, discop, flaneurz skates, super sema, nairaland, maitama, abuja, children cartoons, animation, sesame street, akili and me, ubongo media, education, teaching, learning, youtube, travel, business, open society foundation africa 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, 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
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
On Instagram
On YouTube
On Facebook

What's Adamu listening to?
Ambient Relaxation
Liquid Drum and Bass

Other topics of interest:
See Maitama, Abuja
Nairaland
Super Sema
Flaneuarz Skates
Where to skate in Abuja
What is DISCOP
On Animation

Special Guest: Adamu Waziri.

]]> 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, 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
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
On Instagram
On YouTube
On Facebook

What's Adamu listening to?
Ambient Relaxation
Liquid Drum and Bass

Other topics of interest:
See Maitama, Abuja
Nairaland
Super Sema
Flaneuarz Skates
Where to skate in Abuja
What is DISCOP
On Animation

Special Guest: Adamu Waziri.

]]> Episode 39: More Love Now with Kenny Allen Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/39 529ca59d-b90a-4169-9895-f11c4f7c752e Tue, 15 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 30:54 no 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. florence adu, leap transmedia, glocal citizens, global citizens, africa, ghana, business, economic development, ethiopia, addis ababa, harlem cafe, wayna, kenny allen, music, undken, more love now, producer, designer, travel, expat, yana fleming, nomad 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?

What’s Kenny reading?

Other topics of interest—

Special Guest: Kenny Allen.

]]> 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?

What’s Kenny reading?

Other topics of interest—

Special Guest: Kenny Allen.

]]> Episode 38: More Love Now with Kenny Allen Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/38 c84cf7ba-47e4-484d-983d-8c89516615ae Tue, 08 Sep 2020 06:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 25:27 no 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. florence adu, leap transmedia, glocal citizens, global citizens, africa, ghana, business, economic development, ethiopia, addis ababa, harlem cafe, wayna, kenny allen, music, undken, more love now, producer, designer, travel, expat, yana fleming, nomad 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?

What’s Kenny reading?

Other topics of interest—

Special Guest: Kenny Allen.

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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.

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Special Guest: Kenny Allen.

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