Kwesi Wilson, the Ghanaian-born social commentator and professor of communication, joins us for analysis of some of the recent news from Africa.

One of the most successful protests against police brutality following the killing George Floyd happened in Tiburon, Calif., where a police officer resigned and the police chief was forced to retire early. We speak with Yema Khalif, the owner of YEMA, the only black business in the town of 9,000, whose harassment by cops led … Continue reading Episode 42: How Yema Khalif, the Kenyan-born owner of the only black-owned business in a small California town, stood up to racist cops and triggered a movement that ended their careers

Mr. Meron Semedar, a refugee from Eritrea, is seeking to become the first African-born person to be elected to the city council in Oakland, California. Semedar, who wants to represent District 3, has spent nearly two decades in community organizing, and advocating for immigrant, refugee, and human rights. Now a proud U.S. citizen, he believes … Continue reading Episode 41: Meron Semedar spent years running for his life, now he’s running for election to the city council in Oakland, Calif.

Perhaps only a handful of people born in Africa can say they had a diplomatic plane when they were children. And we are willing to bet you that no man in the world has been awoken by the legendary Stevie Wonder crawling into bed next to him -- mistakenly, of course. But that was Marco Senghor's life before he decided to leave and chart his own path in life -- a move that nearly cost him his life in San Francisco.

When Jocelyne Béroard realized that there were not enough people in her native Caribbean island of Martinique to sustain her ambition to be a musical superstar, she decided to join hands with others and conquer the world.

In this episode, we discuss some of the most interesting recent stories out of Africa, including the American oil industry's effort to keep Africa the "sh*t hole" Trump believes it is by exporting waste to the continent. And what do we think about Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangawa's promise to compensate white farmers for losses they incurred when his late predecessor, Robert Mugabe, drove them out of the land they took from Africans during colonial rule? EPISODE CONTAINS SOME EXPLICIT LANGUAGE.

When she was 6, Emma Sophie Amoussou traveled by plane unaccompanied. She turned what could have been a scary journey for a child into a love of international travel and migration. Today, she is an immigration lawyer who helps Africans immigrate to Canada.

Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam spent decades criticizing dictatorial regimes in Ethiopia, his country of birth. Today, he is one of the staunchest supporters of the Ethiopian government, something he says happened "overnight," when Abiy Ahmed became Prime Minister. An attorney by profession, Prof. Mariam teaches political science, American constitutional law, civil rights law, judicial process, federal and California state government, and African politics at California State University, San Bernardino.

CAUTION: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. After Akon says that African Americans should stop blaming their problems on slavery, Emmanuel Nado and Edwin Okong’o get into a heated debate about the Senegalese-American music icon’s comments.

Nigerian-born actor, director, educator, and award-winning filmmaker, Chike Nwoffiah, talks about why it is important for Africans to take control of their history though storytelling. Nwoffiah is the founder and CEO of the Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF). The 11th year of SVAFF kicks off in October but will be online because of the … Continue reading Episode 34: Nigerian filmmaker Chike Nwoffiah on why Africans should own their narrative