The Chronicles of A Black Italian Woman

Ciao Everyone, welcome back after an almost unintentional hiatus! It's February, which means Black History Month (BHM), Sanremo and African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Around Italy, for BHM we've initiatives in: Florence , Bologna , Turin , Rome and Imola . Upcoming is BHM Milan . February means in Italy the festival of Italian music and I share some thoughts on Ghali's performance as an A...

Ciao People of the Internet, The first episode of 2024 is about life mixups, remembering those people who've passed away although we may not always accept that they are gone. I am also talking briefly about how South Africa made us proud by taking Isr43l to the International Court of Justice. Don't forget to share your thoughts and the episode! Benny xxx

Ciao Everyone, One more episode to end this year that was complex, with a strange companion such as grief that you fight but also pushes you. I also share my reflection on this Christmas where we see so many injustices in Jesus' birthplace, thanks to the words of Palestinian Pastor Munther Isaac. I wish an amazing year ahead, take care cling to hope and community. It will get better. Take care...

Ciao Everyone, In this episode, I share some honest thoughts on my trip to Ghana, as much as I was expecting maybe an "eat, pray and love experience", my activist side has fully activated at some point due to the injustices that I was observing also thank to Ghanaian activists like Chris Atadika Enjoy and don't forget to share xxx Ghana Currently Follow IG @chroniclesabiw @smileybenn...

Ciao Everyone, I just got back from Ghanaaa! What a trip it has been, but we will need another episode for this one, in this episode, I'm conversing with Ms. Pearl, a Ghanaian Broadcasting journalist. She shares about the conversation on mental health, wone in politics and the diaspora in Ghana. Enjoy xxx Benny IG Podcast⁠ Personal

Ciao Everyone, In this episode I share some thoughts about the international political events of the last few weeks. It's not complicated, it's about liberation and stopping a genocide. Free 🍉! Resources: https://www.instagram.com/mohammedelkurd/?hl=en https://www.aljazeera.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sbeih.jpg/ https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/ Donate: https://donate.unrwa.org/-lan...

Ciao Everyone, Diasporahood is back and this episode features Cinzia Adanna Ebonine, an Italian Nigerian educator, entrepreneur, mother, and wife. The conversation covers topics from identity to business, marriage, and parenting. Can black women have it all? Let's find out! Cinzia Adanna Ebonine: IG personal , business , Linkedin The podcast IG and my personal

Ciao Everyone, It's a Birthday episode! I share with you some reflections on turning 3..21 and some lessons I have learned this last few years also thanks to community and therapy. Enjoy x Support Morocco Follow @chroniclesofabiw @ smileybennyy

TW Rape, Gender-based violence Ciao Everyone, What do the Barbie critics, the group rape case in Palermo, Italy and the unwanted kiss to Spanish football player Jenni Hermoso have as a common denominator? The patriarchal system. I share some thoughts and calls to action in this episode, especially to men, but no one is exempt. Let's fight the patriarchy! Benny x https://www.instagram.com/smileyben...

Ciao Everyone, Here is a new episode after a lot of traveling and moving a lot of things. In this episode I want to remember the legacy of important figures that have passed recently in Italy: Edrissa (Idris) Sanneh , first Black Journalist on the Italian National TV and politicla thinker, and Michela Murgia , intersectional feminist writer and journalist. Enjoy xxx, Benny IG: @chroniclesofabiw @s...

Ciao Everyone, In this episode I share with you about a beautiful Sicilian wedding and the difference between the North and the South Italian Weddings. On a more serious note, I share with you about Patrick Zaki, Egyptian student and researcher, finally free as he was imprisoned for the past 3 years. I also share with you my thoughts on Italian men in US shows try to save or love on Black women, e...

Ciao Everyone, Guess who's back? Between technical difficulties and middle age crisis, I am back with a new episode sharing with you some news about my career and where I have been in this past few weeks. I also share with you about the latest political and social news, for the death of Berlusconi to the killing of Nael in France. SPOILER ALERT: I need of course to give you my 2 cent on Never...

Ciao Everyone, We are back! Happy New Month! Climate change is a reality that it's affecting countries like Nigeria, Pakistan and this past May we have also seen its impact in the Emilia Romagna region in Italy. If you're able to, please donate: https://www.thelocal.it/20230518/how-you-can-help-people-affected-by-flooding-in-northern-italy In this episode, I try to cheer you up with the la...

Ciao Everyone, HAPPY NEW MONTH! We are back with a new episode. Italy has recently declared a state of emergency regarding immigration, but is that really the case? On April 28th with "Non Sulla Nostra Pelle" (not on our skin) migrants and workers led by the Migrants Movement in Naples, together with the Italian Antiracism Group took the streets of Rome to remind their existence and cont...

Ciao Everyone, Diasporahhod is back! Our guest today is British Ghanaian Writer Nana Saah Ossei. In this episode she shares some thoughts on being British Ghanaian, the Black British community, relocating to Ghana and how she pivoted her career. Enjoy, Benny xxx

Ciao Everyone, here is to a new episode. I share with you how I discovered that medical side effects aren't just rambling on tv, but also some thoughts on the tragedy of Cutro, in which more than 70 refugees lost their lives. Having a Brown leader doesn't mean more understating when it comes to the rights of asylum seekers and refugees and we were reminded of this by UK Prime Minister, Ris...

Ciao Everyone,  Welcome Back well to myself. This episode starts with the sad events of Turkey and Syria's Earthquake. Ghana lost one national football player, Christian Atsu, RIP. Please donate https://donation.ifrc.org/?campaign=f3cfd66a-0ba7-ed11-a2da-005056010028 February means Black History Month, Carnival and Festival of the Italian Music, Sanremo. I share my memories but also my 2 cent...

Ciao Everyone, in this episode I share with you about the lost of activist for citizenship rights for “Italiani Senza Cittadinanza” and my friend, Omar Neffati. Rest in Power 🌹🤍 “How can you measure the life of a woman or a man? In truths that she learned Or in times that he cried In bridges he burned Or the way that she died It's time now to sing out Although it's not the end To celebrate, reme...

Ciao Everyone,  Happy New Year Everyone!  Well, this is for us that go based on the Gregorian Calendar, but time is quite a relative concept in different cultures,  for example in the Yoruba culture, they are years ahead of us.  2022 ended with the best tweet from climate activist, Greta Thunberg. In this episode, we discuss how some people were quicker to talk about the "small...

Ciao Everyone,  Spotify wrap's out and the love you showed on here has been so appreciated. The World Cup has ended but of course, with many controversies from Qatar as a host to Argentinian fans thinking they were racially and nationally pure compared to France, mostly made up of French players of African descent. Is that the case although? We will discuss this together with Morocco being th...

Ciao Everyone,  In this episode, I share my thoughts on "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" and the connection between Africa and Latin America, through the character of Namor. There is often a denial of racism in Latin America, but is that the case?  I also share with you how I feel about Twitter slowly disappearing, as it's my favourite social.  Enjoy x Benny  

Ciao Everyone, in this episode I share some thoughts on the first Italian woman prime minister, Giorgia Meloni and the first Asian British Prime minister, Rishi Sunak. To what extent does representation matter or is complicit of the oppressive system? I also share with you the latest Netflix series that I watch while moving out and settling in: “From Scratch” and the Kdrama “Twenty five twenty one...

Ciao Everyone, We are back with Diasporahood! In this episode, I'm in a conversation with Dr Camilla Hawthorne, Associate Professor of Sociology and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies at the University of Santa Cruz, California. We talked about her recently published book "Contesting Race and Citizenship: Youth Politics in the Black Mediterranean".  This book is key to understanding race and the cit...

Ciao Everyone,  Welcome back! So much has happened in the last few weeks, I share with you my thoughts going towards the Italian General Elections with the fear of a neofascist party at the door and what the death of Queen Elisabeth has meant, especially for people like myself that have origins in countries that were colonized by the British. As you probably know by now honesty is why I have...

Ciao Everyone, Hello September! Today I share with you about my short trip to Puglia, how social media can be deceptive, and how often we can make assumptions about people. In this episode, I also share with you about grief and the loss of my sister 20 years ago and I hope this encourages someone. In 2002 I was also in love with tennis and Serena Williams was and still is an inspiration for me, I...