What is Afrofuturism? Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic, philosophy of science and philosophy of history that explores the developing intersection of African diaspora culture with technology. Come find out lots more as Conrad Parris chats with Dr. Reynaldo Anderson and Dr. Dike Okoro.

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Black women have always been known for their strength and beauty. In this conversation of many path clearers, the first black Ms Universe, Janelle Penny Commissiong chats with Sheryland Neal, the first African-American to enter the celebrated beauty queen competition (A Noite da Beleza Negra/ The Night of Black Beauty) of the first Afro-bloco in Salvador, Ilê Aiyê and Helder Dias, founder of HDA Agency in São Paulo, the first modelling agency in Brazil specializing in black models since 2000.

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Mike Okwoche, International broadcast journalist and the Head of Anchors at Television Continental (TVC) in Lagos, Nigeria will discuss the state of Africa's social transition with Dr. Kenneth Ombongi, Senior Lecturer at the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Nairobi in Kenya and Bukola Samuel-Wemimo. Dr. Ombongi's research interests have revolved around the power dynamics of Kenyan politics; change and continuity in colonial and post-colonial settings; the instrumentality of the state in social change; biomedicine and its historically inherent role as a ‘tool’ of control and domination. Bukola Samuel-Wemimo is a broadcast journalist whose experience traverses reporting, production and anchoring.

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Dash Harris Machado, doula, multimedia journalist, and entrepreneur (Panama), Kedenard Raymond (Haitian-American diplomat) and Sa'Nia Carasquero (T&T) chat about what it means to black in Latin American cultures and spaces and the many challenges it presents. Are Haiti and the French Caribbean part of Latin America? How do we identify and does that change the way we live.

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We engage with 3 musical artists of Trinidad & Tobago, the legendary calypsonian and composer, David Michael Rudder, soca composer - Jelani ' Pops' Shaw and singer-songwriter - Candice Alcantara discussing the depth, value and power of creating music in the African diaspora.

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Velluma Azevedo (Brazil), Emmanuela Douyon (Haiti) and Heather Mac Intosh (Trinidad & Tobago) discuss Citizenship & The Black Body in the Americas 

The conversation is both in English and Portuguese and was part of The Black Consciousness Festival 2020

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