Mango Tea Podcast

This week we sip tea with Professor Cécile Accilien, who's dedicated her career to teaching about her culture, we talk about what's happening on the ground in Haiti now, the women that have revolutionized history, her Haitian pride, her secret tea recipe and much more. 

This week we discuss the what happened to Andrea Bharatt of Trinidad and Tobago and how the justice system frequently fail to protect Caribbean women.

The hosts give off their initial reaction to hearing the news on the Trelawny Jamaica Church shooting and the question of safety in Jamaica after a report noticed that its the top country for homicide in the region

There’s a Haitian community in NASHVILLE, yes that Nashville. We sip tea with sisters Christelle and Delores LeGrand of Growing up Krenglish and they tell us growing up and living in Nashville, Tennessee as proud Haitians

Its a new year, new logo and more episodes! We kick off our inaugural Sak Pasé Ayiti month where we talk all things Haiti. Our first episode of the year we speak to our friend Karin on Haitian independence and what it means for the culture

As we wind down before we go on our Christmas break we reflect on our 1st year, what we've learnt and how we've grown. We truly feel honored that you've listened, liked, shared, commented, followed us on social media and kept coming back. Thank you to all our guests illustrious guests and most importantly you. 

We pick up where we left off with from Episode 41. The mango is sweeta and the tea is bubbling 

Whew! 2020 came in hard like Adele’s Bantu- NOTS but we made it and kept the baby hairs intact. We’re highlighting the top 11 tea and mango from this year and running in our community for 2020 

Do you remember the Venezuelan oil tanker with 1.3 million barrels of crude oil floating off the coast of Trinidad? Yes? No? Well we spoke to Gary Aboud from the Trinidadian organization Fisherman and Friends to discuss what’s happening today and the geopolitical struggle. Listen and share this important episode and subscribe for even more great content!

Have you ever spoken to a Black Caribbean man or woman that supports Donald Trump? Well we got you, the interview was conducted mere hours after Joe Bidden and Kamala Harris were elected to the Oval Office. With fresh wounds Haitian American Constantine Jean-Pierre bravely sipped tea and talked about his upbringing in Brooklyn, why he 100% supports Trump, his hate for Democrats, and his thoughts o...

This week’s episode we discuss the mess that is the US election and why we are 1000% supporting #BidenHarris2020.   GO VOTE! THEY HAVE MANGO AT THE POLLING SITES

You’ve either seen or heard of the hashtag #endSARS. For this very special episode our special guest Dom (@dmncrss) brings down the origin of #endSARS and the potential ramifications it has for Nigeria Tallawah in de MC- Christophe Maleau- 3.57 Social Media origin of SARS- 5.01 How SARS was created- 7.00 SARS harassment vs the youth- 12.26 Where’s the Military?- 20.53 DJ Switch the Hero- 23.33 Pre...

Yuh borrow money, I Mek Enemy. This week’s episode we discuss the monetary “aid” given to the Caribbean and the ramifications for years to come. Tallwah #ENDSARS- 4.05 Africa is not a country- 8.45 Money talk, mango walk- 11.38 G20- 20.45 Internation Predatory Lending- 25.30 Country Aid- 26.38 China Billion Dollar COVID loan- 32.15 Go Vote- 41.01 Invest in Stock Exchanges - 45.47

The topic of Reparations have long been a standing topic for the diaspora. In this episode we sit down with Historian Professor Verene Shepherd to discuss the work of the Centre for reparations research, partnership with CARICOM and the fight for Justice 5.35- What is the UWI Reparations Research Center 12:03- Caribbean and Asian “Marshall plan” settlements given post independence 14.01 Non- indep...

We are recapping the 2020 Jamaica Election with Kayann! We talk about the landslide win by the Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) and what’s next for the People’s National Party. In between we dissect the salty, sweet and sour teas. Tallwah- Nigeria Indepence -1.25 Overview of Election Night and Family reactions- 3.20 PNP Fracture- 5.32 Sidung- 5.51 Portia Simpson Karma- 10.04 Debt and IMF- 14.12 Andrew...

The mango is still frustrated and the tea is angry. This week we bring on longtime friends to discuss the legal impacts of the Breonna Taylor ruling and protection of black women. #protectblackwomen 

In celebration of St Kitts & Nevis Independence day we spoke to Creative Strategist Naadiya Mills about Kittitian culture, and the future of the island

The most anticipated episode is here, Mango Tea Podcast Jamaican election debate. We talk the best and worst dubplates, lackluster debate performances, and of course tea! 

For this very special episode we sat down with Caribbean Creative icon Valmiki Maharaj to sip tea and talk all things Trinidad and Tobago Independence. From branding T&T to the world and his role as Creative Director for Lost Tribe. 

Continuing in our traditional of illustrious guests this episode we speak to Professor Wendell C Wallace from Trinidad & Tobago. We talk about the 2020 elections, racism, police brutality in the historic neighborhood of Laventile, crime and much more. 

In this episode we dig into the controversial ruling of  Virgo vs Kensington Primary School, bias in Jamaica, lingering effects of colonialism and a sneak peak of the upcoming Jamaica election 

It's Jamaica's 58th year of Independence and we're joined by our 3rd co-host Kay-Ann. We attempt to remember the National pledge, take about devotion in schools and analyze the controversial court ruling on dreadlocks in schools. 

In this week’s episode we talk Citizenship by investment and Its potential impact. We ask ourselves this important question Are we putting up countries for sale? Or saving our people.

For this week's episode we talk with Samuel Bailey from the Caribbean Court of Justice. This institution was created for us by us and is easily one of the most innovative court systems in the world. So why isn't it used as the final court instead of the privy council? Find out by listening to the episode and sharing because Knowledge is Power! 

In this week's episode we have tea with the defender of Jamaican culture and dancehall, Professor Sonja Stanley Niaah. We discuss the Beenie Man and Bounty Killa verzus winner, the lack of  Jamaica's history post Indepence, how we can learn about history post independence through the University of the West Indies and much more. Don't forget to share, download and subscribe.