This is a special, collaborated episode that was recorded live with PansaPansa Podcast. 

African Immigrant parents and children need to have a real conversation—a real heart-to-heart that our culture sometimes never permits for whatever reason. A lot of us who grew up in African Immigrant homes (or just immigrant homes in general) have upbringings that we relate to and sometimes commiserate about. We’ve done a few episodes about this in season 2. There is a generational gap, sometimes fueled by tension and other times simply a disconnect because of a lack of understanding. Children don’t know what their parents are going through while raising them and parents always don’t allow their relationship with their children to evolve as their children grow older. It’s a dynamic that only those who live it, understand it. But our parents are getting older and we still need to find ways to learn lessons from one another, to heal. So with @pansa.pansaforum and @bridgingafricansblackamericans, we developed a three-part series to make this bring this conversation to you. This is part 1. See how it’s broken down below and stay tuned for part 2 coming up.

Part 1- Parents speak (Dec. 4th, 2021) Part 2- children speak (Jan. 29th, 2022) Part 3- Both listen to one another (TBD)

As we prepare to launch Season 4. Get back up to speed with what happened in Season 3

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On the final episode of this season, what better way to close it out that with our fan-favorite “Pillow Talk” conversation between Dr. Ibe-Lamberts and his wife Dr. Wanda, which hasn’t happened all season. On this episode we catch up with Dr. Wanda and what’s she’s been up to on her third pregnancy experience. They discuss the vaccine, cultural mistrust, parenting Black children post-George Floyd, their 3rd wedding anniversary and more!! Also stay till the end of this one for a great season wrap up.

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This is the third annual episode of the Daddy-Daughter Talk, where Dr. Ibe-Lamberts and his daughter Alicia Adaora, who is now 10 yrs old and a year wiser, have an open, random conversation on the show.  The two have a very simple, yet interesting conversation about anime, music, makeup, being a big sister, being Black and more!

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On this episode, we are joined by Mrs. Niyi Olu-Kuti, creator of the AfriKidz Club—an enterprise committed to promoting the African cultural heritage to children encouraging them to discover and embrace their African identity, and to celebrate their cultural values and traditions. She discusses why it's important to preserve transnational values in our children to help them in the future. She also discuss the presence of racism in the U.K compared to the U.S. and how she is addressing these issues to help educate children and their families about ways to address systemic racism.

That and more!

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On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts and Mrs. Abiodun Durojaye, a doctoral candidate, discuss her research work which involves why African and Black immigrants feel the need to change their authentic African name to something more westernized in order to attain success. Does us being able to express our authentic self require a level of privilege? What do the African names that we plan to give our children mean for their potential opportunities to be successful in America. Is this experience only limited to immigrants or does this affect African Americans as well. We discuss all that and more!

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On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts visits with Ms. Kemi Seriki, creator of the Pansa Pansa forum dedicated to facilitating intergenerational conversations between Black immigrant parents and their children. She discusses her experience immigrating to the U.S. in 1982 and how she learned to discern the difference between the "Black Experience" and the "Black immigrant experience". She also dives into the challenges that Black immigrant parents face raising their children and how the disconnect between both generations can be very damaging to the youth if uncomfortable conversations aren't held not just between parents and children, but also with themselves. 

That and more!

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On this episode, R&B artist Drey Skonie shares his thoughts about Black masculinity and singing R&B, speaking his truth about social injustice through his music, traveling back to African to reconcile with his roots, and why Black Americans building a relationship with the African continent is not as easy as it sounds. That and more!

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On this Women's History Month edition of Pillow Talk, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts and Dr. Wanda discuss their perspectives and experiences learning of the concept of gender roles. They also discuss the evolution of roles and expectations in relationships between male and female from their cultural upbringing how it factors into behaviors related to household while trying to unpack  the plight of successful Black women. That and more!! 

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