Christian Obumseli, a 27-year-old Nigerian American, was killed in Miami by his white girlfriend, Courtney Clenney. Immediately, police and U.S. media started hinting at "self defense." That was expected. What was shocking was seeing so many Black women say that he deserved it for dating a white woman -- as if it's unheard of for a Black woman to kill a spouse.

California intends to give reparations to Black residents of the state, but only if they are descendants of African slaves. How do we feel about it? And of course, we can’t be the only ones not talking about Will Smith, Chris Rock, and the Oscars slap that ended Russia’s war on Ukraine (for a week … Continue reading Episode 93: Should Africans in California get reparations?

There is no shortage of Africans with ingenious ideas. Many have created prototypes of their inventions, but why do they continue to struggle to scale up? We talk about some of the geniuses we've interviewed on Africa Straight Talk.

Kenyan-born artist, educator and entrepreneur, Kimani Muturi, tells us how he is turning the waste products of banana farming in Uganda into beautiful, export-quality fabrics and rugs.

We discuss various topics, including Black people in positions of power who harass and sabotage other Black people because they don't want to be seen as engaging in the same cronyism white people practice in the workplace every damn day.

They say when the world sneezes, Africa catches the cold. Putin’s war on Ukraine is no exception, and we offer an unapologetic analysis. (WARNING: This one got heated. Some language might be offensive).

When Daniel Leinhardt and his family lost all their savings to an international cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, he decided to go after the Ugandan director of OneCoin scam. He speaks about the scheme that derailed his university education, and how he was pleasantly shocked when Ugandan authorities arrested John Mwangutsya. Mwangutsya was Uganda’s director of OneCoin, … Continue reading Episode 88: How a young Ugandan brought down the Ponzi schemer who stole from the poor

It used to be that the only way Africans stole from Americans was from far away by means like the infamous 419 e-mail scam. Nowadays we are doing in the United States, and a lot of us are getting bu

As part of our #BlackHistoryMonth coverage, Emmanuel Nado speaks with Samuel Pieh, the great-great-grandson of Joseph #Cinqué of the #Amistad fame.

Is the experiment of western-style democracy in Africa over?