The Chronicles of A Black Italian Woman

The Chronicles of A Black Italian Woman

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The Chronicles of A Black Italian Woman episodes

  • Ep 70 Bell Hooks, Resistance, Black women

    TW Rape Ciao Everyone,

    I'm back with a solo episode. In the face of mass destruction, where do we stand? The student protestors are leading by example. I share some thoughts also on the latest workshop and events I participated in on Bell Hooks by my friend Murphy Tomadin, a talk on Black and Pal solidarity and teh screening of Je suis Noire, Je suis Belle by Sabrina Onana. Are Black women loved enough? These are some thoughts that I share.

    Enjoy x

    Benny

    18 min
  • EP 69 Diasporahood with Mistura Allison: Art curator, London, Beyoncé
    Ciao Everyone,
    Here is to another episode with the one and only Mistura Allison, Art curator, researcher and kind soul. As a Nigerian Italian, she grew up between Northern Italy and South London. In this episode we discuss about Mistura's career in art, diasporian upbringing and what does Beyoncé means to us.
    Enjoy x
    Check Mistura on IG , Funder of Ashiko Studio, Curator at Villa Romana,
    39 min
  • Ep 68 Diasporahood with Justin R. Thompson: dreams, fatherhood and artistic practices

    Ciao Everyone,

    Diasporahood is back with the first episode of the year!

    In this episode, I'm in conversation with Justin Randolph Thompson, cofounder of Black History Month Florence and codirector of the Recovery Plan, in Florence. His work has inspired me throughout the years and I hope with this conversation you're inspired to pursue vision, community while thinking about the generations to come.

    Enjoy x

    IG: Justin Randolph Thompson, BHMF/The Recovery Plan GOFUND ME: https://gofund.me/c29fdbaa

    Podcast: @Chroniclesofabiw, @smileybennyy


    32 min
  • EP 67 Community Healing, Pisa, Protesting

    Tw Police Brutality

    Ciao Everyone,

    In this episode, I share with you the joy of being in community and of healing, especially through Black History Month Florence. I also share how my activism journey started, through protest in school but in Pisa, in Italy, we have seen the ugliest part of police brutality in the last few years.

    Enjoy xx

    Benedicta

    22 min
  • Ep 66 Black History, Ghali, AFCON

    Ciao Everyone,

    welcome back after an almost unintentional hiatus! It's February, which means Black History Month (BHM), Sanremo and African Cup of Nations (AFCON).

    Around Italy, for BHM we've initiatives in: Florence, Bologna, Turin, Rome and Imola. Upcoming is BHM Milan.

    February means in Italy the festival of Italian music and I share some thoughts on Ghali's performance as an Afroitalian and activist. Well I'm also Ghanaian so I have 2 cents on the AFCON, becasue is not everyday having Ghana 's name in your mouth *Nigerians.

    Let's keep in touch, follow @chroniclesofabiw and @smileybennyy

    24 min
  • Ep 65 Uniqlo Bag, South Africa and The Brothers' Sun

    Ciao People of the Internet,

    The first episode of 2024 is about life mixups, remembering those people who've passed away although we may not always accept that they are gone. I am also talking briefly about how South Africa made us proud by taking Isr43l to the International Court of Justice.

    Don't forget to share your thoughts and the episode!

    Benny xxx

    24 min
  • Ep 64 End of the year reflections, love, restarting

    Ciao Everyone,

    One more episode to end this year that was complex, with a strange companion such as grief that you fight but also pushes you. I also share my reflection on this Christmas where we see so many injustices in Jesus' birthplace, thanks to the words of Palestinian Pastor Munther Isaac.

    I wish an amazing year ahead, take care cling to hope and community. It will get better.


    Take care,

    Benny xx



    28 min
  • EP 63 My Ghana trip, Mix Feelings, Critical Thinking

    Ciao Everyone,

    In this episode, I share some honest thoughts on my trip to Ghana, as much as I was expecting maybe an "eat, pray and love experience", my activist side has fully activated at some point due to the injustices that I was observing also thank to Ghanaian activists like Chris Atadika

    Enjoy and don't forget to share xxx

    Ghana Currently

    Follow IG @chroniclesabiw @smileybennyy

    26 min

About The Chronicles of A Black Italian Woman

From the publisher's feed

I am an awkward (cit. Issa Rae) Afroitalian from Brescia, near Milan, based now in Florence, Italy but I lived in Rome for the last 8 years. I lived in London and dreamt about the US as a kid. Through this podcast, I want to share the variety of the Black experience and more through different topics from pop culture to history, society, culture, faith, wellness etc... also with guests in the segment “Diasporahood”