With vocal impressions of famous Black historical leaders and the fusion of history, spoken word and hip-hop, author, scholar and orator Maurice Miles Martinez (MC Brotha Miles) discusses a hospital in Africa that treated mental health patients more than 1,000 years ago. He concludes this podcast with a powerful poem.

Mental Health Hospital in Ancient Africa: One of the World’s Earliest Hospitals

The Real Wakandas of Africa brings together an academic discussion of African history with spoken word and hip-hop music. Professor and author Maurice Miles Martinez (MC Brotha Miles) engages his listeners with his impressions of voices of famous Black people, a discussion of African history and an original spoken word or hip-hop track at the end of each episode.

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Mental Health Hospital in Ancient Africa: One of the World’s Earliest Hospitals

Mental Health Hospital in Ancient Africa: One of the World’s Earliest Hospitals