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Rachel Naa-Du Laryea is a doctoral student in the joint degree program in Anthropology and African American Studies at Yale University and the founder of Kelewele , a plantain based food company. In the definition of culture, food is one of the main components. In her work with Kelewele Rachel continues a long tradition of connecting the African Diaspora through a known and beloved super food, pla...

From the 1960s-1980s, a group of Togolese women cloth traders were among some of the most powerful people in Togo. Their influence spanned the economical, social and political spheres. One of them became such an icon and inspiration, she was featured in Ebony magazine, a premiere magazine for African-Americans in the USA. We are learning about them from Marius Kothor, a PHD student in History at Y...

Our guest today, Nandipa Sipengane, join us today to talk about the importance and beauty of her indigenous language isiZulu.

Tanisha Townsend has cultivated a community of wine enthusiasts through an unyielding passion for oenology. As Chief Wine Officer of lifestyle agency Girl Meets Glass, Tanisha leads wine classes and tours in Paris (and virtually). She also hosts the podcast, Wine School Dropout. Her goal is to empower individuals with an advanced knowledge of wine & spirits in order to build confidence in thei...

Happy Earth Week! We need the Earth. Farmer and founder of Off Grid in Color, Chantel Johnson joins us today to talk about the ways Earth is communicating with us and ways we can more lovingly communicate with the Earth. Episode Questions What is the origin of the land you currently live on? Who were the original stewards of the land? What is/are your daily practice(s) for taking care of the Earth...

Emily Bernard is the the Julian Lindsay Green & Gold Professor of English at the University of Vermont and an award winning author. In this episode, we explore the concept of vulnerability, a powerful theme present throughout her latest book Black is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time, My Mother’s Time, and Mine . Episode Resources Emily Bernard’s website Why I Finally Forgave My Fat...

Ife Desamours Adeyeri is a PhD student at Yale University studying Microbiology. She joins us to talk about what it was like growing up in six different countries as the daughter of a UN Human Rights lawyer, and the many fascinating experiences she had during her gap year.  Episode Questions 1) What are the places you want to travel to? What do you want to do when you get there? 2) How do you...

Dr. Margo Okazawa-Rey aka DJ MOR Love, Joy is an activist and educator working on issues of militarism, armed conflict and violence against women. Margo was a member of the historic Black feminist Combahee River Collective. She is a founding member of the Afro-Asian Relations Council, East Asia-U.S. Women’s Network Against Militarism, and the Institute for Multiracial Justice and the International...

James Forman Jr. is J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He attended public schools in Detroit and New York City before graduating from the Atlanta Public Schools. After attending Brown University and Yale Law School, he worked as a law clerk for Judge William Norris of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Sandra Day O’Connor of the U.S. Supreme Court.  Professor Fo...

Rosa Clemente has been an organizer since the 1990s, working on and studying Black and Brown liberation efforts in the US. Her work has taken her from hip hop centered organizing with youth in Brooklyn as a part of the Malcom X Grassroots Movement to campaigning across the country as a Vice Presidential candidate in 2008 for the Green Party. Through it all, one thing that has always remained, her...

A Tribute to the Black Yale graduating class of 2020.  Special thank you to Alyssa Ince for sharing her rich experiences at Yale with us on this episode.  

Alyse Robinson and Raajii Daniel are the Co-Presidents of the Black Student Alliance at Yale (BSAY). This interview provides a glimpse into their experiences as Black students and Black leaders at Yale . Stay up to date with BSAY by following them on their instagram, BSAY instagram , or checking out their website, BSAY website . Find out more about the Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale by chec...

Two Black Churches, same city, different work. Music in this episode is by Universal Jubilaires and the song is entitled childhood days

This week's episode of Welcome to the (AfAM) House explores traditions of healing amongst Black people in the United States.  Our guests for this episode are Dr. Deidre Cooper Owens ,   Thema Haida , Hanifa Nayo , and Leonne Tanis . Through their rich knowledge,  we delve into the  stories of the earliest known Black healers, Black women, and move through history to investigate...