My Black is Transnational

On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts visits with Ms. Kemi Seriki, creator of the Pansa Pansa forum dedicated to facilitating intergenerational conversations between Black immigrant parents and their children. She discusses her experience immigrating to the U.S. in 1982 and how she learned to discern the difference between the "Black Experience" and the "Black immigrant experience". She also dives int...

On this episode, R&B artist Drey Skonie shares his thoughts about Black masculinity and singing R&B, speaking his truth about social injustice through his music, traveling back to African to reconcile with his roots, and why Black Americans building a relationship with the African continent is not as easy as it sounds. That and more! Visit us at www. blacktransnational.wixsite.com/podcast...

On this Women's History Month edition of Pillow Talk, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts and Dr. Wanda discuss their perspectives and experiences learning of the concept of gender roles. They also discuss the evolution of roles and expectations in relationships between male and female from their cultural upbringing how it factors into behaviors related to household while trying to unpack  the plight of success...

On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts is joined by Ms. Yinka Rufai, a Weight Loss and Healing Coach, to discuss, wholistic health, wellness, weight loss and discovering your best self. She discusses the cultural influences of body image, spirituality and guiding people, particularly women of color in identifying the appropriate motivating factors for losing weight in a healthy way. 

On this episode we are joined by entrepreneur and author Francis Castillo who shares with us his story—from being born in Belize to how his Belizean roots inspire the publishing of his book 'Leveling Up". He discusses what it truly means to level up and why Black transnationals must do so in order to better themselves, their community and their economy. That and more!

On the day of his first birthday, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts dedicates a heartfelt letter to his son Jidenna.

On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts visits for a very casual conversation with Damion Azibuike, co-founder of Abeg Train Me, a fitness company created in 2020 focused on providing personal training and fitness coaching for Black Transnationals. They discuss how the company was developed, and go into detail on why Black businesses struggle from lack of support due to patrons not willing to pay full p...

On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Tomi Ademokun, a public health specialist, global health professional, and host of the Wellness & Wahala Podcast. She discusses issues related to public health, the pandemic in particular; why its important to connect with your Motherland; and why it truly take a strong village to overcome the disparities that afflict us in the Black community, not just in...

On this episode...things get REAL. Music artist and entrepreneur Nelson Agose aka Blink joins the show to have a heavy conversation with Dr. Ibe-Lamberts about this issues that have divided Black communities on a global scale. We address the tension between Continental Africans or African immigrants and African-Americans, corruption in African, religion as a tool for fear used on both sides and br...

Our roundtable conversation continues on the second edition of our Growing up immigrant miniseries as our guests continue to share stories of their upbringing in their respective immigrant household. They also talk about how the benefits and the downfalls of their upbringing and what traits and lessons from their upbringing would they want to pass down to their kids (if they choose to have them).&...

The second installment of our season's miniseries is here! What are some things we all have in common? What are our differences? What are some things we want to change or remove from our culture? This special episode features a whole new set of special guests invited for a roundtable discussion with Dr. Ibe-Lamberts focused on discussing our experiences growing up in an immigrant and/or transnatio...

On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts is joined by Dr. Msia Kibona Clark, an Associate Professor and Scholar in African studies at Howard University, to discuss her transnational experience growing up as a 1.5 gen Tanzanian American. They discuss her passion for the African feminist movement in hip-hop, cultivating African/Diaspora identities and how artist, such as Beyonce, are making strides to brid...

On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts visits with Osagyefo Essoen founder and creator of the “Make Africa Home Again” attire and the Akwaaba Experience, a company that focuses on reconnecting Black Americans in the Diaspora back with African, specifically Ghana. We discuss why tourism in Africa is not valued as much by Black people compared to European countries. How can we get other Black people, spe...

On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts visits with Brother Kudjo El from the Cannanland Moors to learn more about the Moors— a word historically used to describe dark skinned people— and how the Moors are striving to enlighten African Americans who are still lost without a nation to reject the descriptor or Black to identify them. Is "Black" really a person with nationhood? Why do African submit to the...

On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts is joined by African Educator and Community Organizer Mr. Abdoulaye Cisse to talk about his organization, Bridging African and Black Americans, also known as BABA . They talk about what inspired the creation of this organization and the importance of developing initiatives and programs that promotes self-sustainability in the Black Community, but also ways for bot...

On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts is joined by Ms. Mmekom Udosen, a future Biomedical scientist and Executive Director of a non-profit organization called, Iban Ifiok. First, we learn a little more about an overlooked tribe in Nigeria, the Ibibio people of Akwa Ibom State. We also discuss her upbringing as a transnational Nigerian American in Queens, NY. Finally, we discuss why she is so passionat...

Our roundtable conversation continues on Growing up immigrant in America as our guests continue to share stories of their upbringing in their respective immigrant household. They also talk about how humanitarian and social justice issues in their native homeland, like the ENDSARS protest, affect them even though they do not live in that country or may not be born in that country. That and more! Vi...

Growing up immigrant in America is an interesting experience. What are some things we all have in common? What are our differences? This special episode is the first of our season miniseries where special guests are invited for a roundtable discussion with Dr. Ibe-Lamberts focused on our experiences growing up in an immigrant and/or transnational household. Marilyn, Alejandra, Temitayo and Dr. Osu...

On this episode Dr. Ibe-Lamberts is joined by Dr. Chinyere Osuji, a writer and professor in Sociology, to discuss her transnational experiences growing up in as the oldest daughter of an Igbo household in Chicago, IL.. We discuss how her interest in Hispanic and LatinX culture led her to write and publish her book "Boundaries of Love" which explores Inter-racial marriages between Black and White p...

Dr. Ibe-Lamberts is joined by Mr. Temitayo Ade-Oshifogun, an engineer, entrepreneur, and fashion enthusiast, to have a very rich and introspective conversation about his story growing up as a Nigerian-American in Chicago and how he became inspired to fuse his spiritual faith and his love for fashion to develop two companies, Sincerely Ritchurd and Regular Ppl.  They talk about bridging the gap, an...

On this episode we are joined by Ms. Vanessa Adebayo, founder of Africa's Mental Health Matters (AMHM) to discuss mental health issues in the African community. We discuss her inspiration for finding AMHM and their mission to serve Black communities in the continent and diaspora in a time where mental health awareness is needed most. That and more! Check them out at africashealthmatters.org and on...

In response to the recent events related to the protests and massacres in Nigeria, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts openly shares his thoughts about how these events affect Black Transnationals in the diaspora who are watching and affected by these events. 

On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts meets with NFL player Sam Acho to talk about his new upcoming book titled "Let the World See You", where he discusses his transnational experiences as a young Nigerian growing up in America, being a professional athlete, his faith, and how his life experiences led him to one important truth: Do not dim your light!! Let it be seen by the world.   That and more!! Yo...

Season 3 kicks offs with a quick recap of Season 2 (0:00 - 9:33) and Dr. Ibe-Lamberts sets the stage for what Season 3 will bring and also addresses the lack of changes in the world as 2020 remains one of the worst years in the history of civilization. Because Black Transnationals have another place to call home, does that mean that they have less to worry about? How are the current issues today p...

As we prepare for the launch of Season 3, here is a brief recap with highlights of some of our conversations from Season 2 to bring you up to speed! Follow us on Instagram and facebook at @blacktrasnationalpodcast Email us at blacktransational17@gmail.com