Those African Chicks - Exploring Identities of African Women

By Wummy Umude

What's Those African Chicks - Exploring Identities of African Women about?

Podcast exploring identities of African Women through critical thought conversations on culture, sexuality, spirituality, ambition, and society.

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Those African Chicks - Exploring Identities of African Women episodes:

10.16.2020
EP 75: Balance - Author , Dr. Yetunde Odugbesan-Omede
@iamyetunde is an Author, Professor of Global Affairs and the owner a quite a few business ventures. In her latest book Balance, Yetunde tackles the complexities of the concept of balance and it's application as we move through the different...
10.08.2020
EP 74: Developing a Style Through Life and Lived Experience - Visual Artist, Adulphina Imuede
@Adulphina is a young home grown artist whose paintings frequent the Nigerian and dare I say the West African art scene. Her signature lays emphasis "on the human head as a cradle of conscious , unconscious and subconscious thought processes...
09.29.2020
EP 73: Creating Accessible and Meaningful Contemporary Modern Art
@UzoArt is a contemporary artist whose work took off due to a Rick and Morty Twitter meme that went viral. Uzo who has been building body of work inspired by her modern designs and her Nigerian culture , leaned into...
09.09.2020
Ep 72: Awani Film, Aderonke Adeola - Interrogating Pre-Colonial African Female Identity
@Aderonke is a writer, filmmaker and director, her 2018 documentary Awani Film was screened at over 15 film festivals around the world and won the UNESCO prize from the Belgium UNESCO Commission In this Episode we discuss:...
08.10.2020
EP 71: Bola Ogun - The Journey from Production Assistant to Directing TV Shows
@Onebolafun is a writer, filmmaker and director. You mostly likely consume or have come in contact with her work without realizing. Amongst her own creations Water Phoenix & Are We Good Parents, she is also known for directing OWNs Queen...
07.16.2020
EP 70: Jojo Silla, Writer & Producer - Short Film, Not Supposed To Be Here
@JojoSilla is an all-around creative who expressions range from painting, music and filmmaking. Jojo joins us to talk about her work with short film Not Supposed To Here, a film recently shortlisted to be screened at the Toronto Short...
05.27.2020
EP 69: How to Live a Life and Pursue a Career with Purpose Clarity - Yetunde Shorters
Yetunde Shorters is a Purpose & Branding coach who helps female entrepreneurs get clear on their purpose and monetize their passion. I had the privilege of working with Yetunde a few years ago after meeting her at the She Leads...
05.19.2020
EP 68 - Minimalist Architecture & Designs -Tosin Oshinowo, Ile Ila & cmD+A Designs
Tosin Oshinowo is an architect better known for her design of the "Big Black Box" Shopping Mall in Maryland, Lagos Nigeria. She also recently gained a lot of recognition for her use of Yoruba traditional fabric- Aso Oke to create...
05.10.2020
EP 67: Building a Financial Safety Net during the Pandemic
In light of the current state of the world , the stressor of finances and financial stability reigns supreme. Today's episode is with a Certified Financial Advisory and the Founder of a Financial Advisory firm - Earn Into Wealth, a...
04.28.2020
EP 66: Adaeze Elechi, Author Harmattan - The Exploration of Self, Softness and Stillness
Adaeze is an author and filmmaker whose work focuses on the exploration of softness and vulnerability in people and spaces. On this episode, she shared latest work, Harmattan . Harmattan is a chapbook (collection of poetry and prose) that was...
04.14.2020
EP 65: A Cry To War, A Pre-Slavery African Tale, Co-Author Karen Pumpuni
I had the opportunity to catch up with the Co-Author of A Cry To War, a book set in 13th century Africa - Pre-slavery. The book follows the life a king who battles the duality of the physical and metaphysical....
04.06.2020
EP 64: COVID-19 Implication on Fertility Therapy - Dr Yetunde Ibrahim, Endocrinologist and Fertility Specialist
Dr. Yetunde Ibrahim Jimoh, a Dallas based expert shares some insight on her work as a Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist. In her role she helps aspiring people and couple achieve their goal of becoming parents. The nature and process...
04.01.2020
EP 63: COVID-19 Staying Prepared, Protected and Avoiding Misinformation - Dr. Zahra Parker
Dr. Zahra Parker is a public health scientist specializing in infectious diseases. In this episode, we catch to talk about Corona Virus popularly known as COVID-19 that is sweeping the world by a horrendous thunderstorm. As a we all see...
11.14.2019
EP 62: Produce a TV Show - Cornelia O'Dwyer, Host & Producer - Chick Chat Live
Cornelia is the executive producer and host of , Chick Chat Live a talk show that explores the worldview and opinions of African women as they navigate all facets of the 21st Century. Her resume however, spans across multiple media...
10.22.2019
EP 61: Tolani Alli , Political Photographer - Breaking Gender Boundaries in African Politics
Tolani Alli is a political and documentary photographer for the Vice President of the Nigeria. In this episode, we talk about her entrance into photojournalism and more how she was able to secure her position and become the right hand...
09.12.2019
EP 60: Understanding the Dining Experience and Why Food Is the Ultimate Connector
I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Kutina. Kutina is a Tanzanian American woman who moved to the US in her childhood and has maintained strong ties with her home country. The dynamic woman who is also a stationary in the...
08.22.2019
EP 59: Living Unapologetically and Truthfully, Khanyisa Mnyaka - Author Traveling While Black and Lesbian
In this episode , I catch up with south African author of Traveling While Black and Lesbian who details her journey of self evolution as a devout Christian girl growing up in a small town in South Africa and how traveling...
08.07.2019
EP 58: Unschooling, Unlearning and Self-Directed Education
In this episode, I catch up with return guest Clarissa Bannor of This Afropolitan Life. Since Clarissa introduced me to the ideology of schooling and self -directed education, I have been completely fascinated and intrigued by this principle. To...
07.17.2019
EP 57: The Podcast Journey and Life as Africans Abroad
BEST OF 2 PODCAST In this episode, I catch up with fellow podcasters Bimbola and Jo Maxwell of the Best of 2 Podcast. On their show, Bimbola and Jo tackle current controversial issues and general happenings of their daily...
07.10.2019
EP 56: Taking a Leap of Faith while Scared and Unprepared
This episode has been one of the most rewarding shows I have done to date. I catch up with Animu Amitai, former Communication Advisor & Speech Writer to the politicians in South Sudan. Anim shares her journey on how...
06.26.2019
EP 55: Importance of Purpose and Conviction over Trend
Faith x Threads is a faith based apparel company operated out of London by two Nigerian sisters. Their company is committed to changing the conversation and inspiring the next generation to rep the gospel in every way. In this episode,...
05.23.2019
EP 54: Recognizing the Secret Sauce to Starting & Operating a Business
Tommie Edwards, is a Nigerian UK based on black woman in Tech who has spent most her career optimizing business processes and building applications. In today's episode, Tommie takes us behind the scenes of the intricacies of running a tech...
03.28.2019
Ep 53: Learning To Reverse Engineer Your Skill Set
Rita is the ultimate Corporate Black Girl. Not only is she providing spaces for enhancing Black women's professional lives and experiences in the corporate world with her business Corporate Black Girl 101 , she also runs a tech space, startup,...
03.12.2019
EP: 52 Adventures from the Bedroom of African Women
This episode with the founder and Cohost of The Adventures from the bedrooms of African Women platform and TV. The platform created over a decade ago as a safe space where African women could talk and learn about sex in...
03.04.2019
EP 51: Fearless Journalism : Boko Haram & Chibok
This episode is with the Nigerian American Journalist Chika Oduah. She is known for her fearless coverage of the 276 kidnapped Chibok girls by the Northern Nigeria terrorist group Boko Haram. What makes Chika remarkable is that she was down...
01.09.2019
Ep 50: Data Oruwari - UX Designer, Artist, Sculptor, Healing Enthusiast - Understanding the Art and Charm of Failure
Subscribe - Apple Podcast & Stitcher With the way creativity and creatives are being peddled on the internet today, I really wanted to bring in someone who to me harnessed creativity and her creations in a real and pure...
12.05.2018
Ep 49 - Mona Zutshi Opubor, Editor & Columnist , Lost In Lagos Magazine
In this episode, I catch up with Mona Zutshi Opubor, an Editor and Featured Columnist for Lost In Lagos Magazine. Mona is an American woman living and raising her family in Lagos. What makes Mona’s story so intriguing is her...
11.28.2018
Ep 48: Karen Okonkwo, Tonl - To be Successful, Always Strive to be a Student
This week’s episode is the amazing millennial co-founder of Tonl, a platform committed to transforming the stock photography industry by displaying images of diverse people and their stories around the world. Karen and Joshua, have been very intentional about...
11.08.2018
EP 47: How to Build an Impactful Women Centered Company
This week’s episode is about peeling back the layers of running a highly successful women-centered business. I catch up with Afua Osei, Co-Founder She Lead Africa, a digital company committed to improving access and opportunities for African women. In this...
10.24.2018
Ep 46: Making Black Art Valuable and Accessible
I once read that art is important because it is the vehicle through which we see the world differently…helping alter perspectives. As an avid appreciator of art, I had to have Alice Gbelia on to the show after stumbling on...
09.09.2018
Ep 45 - Resourcefulness & Humility
In taking a scan of how we work and why we work. I have found that a lot of us tend to be so in love with our ideas and talent that it prevents us from taking the necessary pivots...
08.18.2018
Ep 44: Obi, Aniedo , How to Feed Your Soul & Mind By Nourishing Your Body Wholesomely
LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE – Apple Podcast Eating well can sometimes feel like a difficult feat and these days, there seems to be more pressure with the trends of clean eating and fit lifestyles. That is why I...
08.08.2018
Ep 43 : Minisode - Protecting Your Peace and Creativity
Back from my temporary hiatus, I explain why I was gone, how a certain experience I had robbed me of my creativity, peace of mind and to a certain extent joy. I share learning from this, which for me is...
03.29.2018
Ep 42 - How To Bring Your Whole-self To Work As An African Woman, Janet Asante Sullivan
Janet is an HR Executive and Expert with more than two decades of proven leadership experience and trusted advisors to C-Suite executives across various industries. I first met Janet, when she invited me to be a part of her docuseries...
03.13.2018
Ep 41: Embracing Your Sexual Identity As An African Woman with Kaz Lucas from Kenya's Sex Positive show The Spread
Kaz is a Kenyan musician and the host of the Africa's most listened to Sex Positive Podcast called The Spread . The goal of the podcast is “Making sex a comfortable subject for all” As an African woman who...
03.07.2018
Ep 40 : Bringing Technology To An Informal Ecosystem
Rashidat Oyegunle is an entrepreneur who is committed to connecting Tailors to their clients in a meaningful way. Her company Tailoring Needs is an online platform that serves as medium to connect Clients with a large pool of custom-wear Tailors...
03.05.2018
Ep 39 : Show Update and What To Expert in 2018
02.07.2018
EP 38: How to Create a Global Brand By Re-Presenting Africa Inspired Products
In this episode, I catch up with Ugandan bag designer Sarah Nakintu. She migrated to the United States in 2005 where she attended Columbia University in New York. Sarah shares her journey from working at the United Nations then Google,...
01.18.2018
Ep 37: How to Build and Scale A Business While Still College
Bidemi Zakariya is the founder of LSF|PR, one of the fastest growing full service PR agencies in Nigeria. More recently, she launched Luxe Digest, a Pan African content creation platform committed to high quality informational resource on African luxury. She...
01.04.2018
Ep 36: How To Pioneer A Business Niche With No Template
Tobi Oredein is the Founder of Black Ballad; after having worked at some of UK’s leading magazines, she started the online publication out of the frustration of lack lack of and misrepresentation of Black British women. Black Ballad is a...
12.14.2017
Ep 35: Learning Vulnerability Thru Strength, Emalohi Iruobe - The Unmothered Project
Ema is self proclaimed slasher meaning she is an attorney/ photographer/lingerie designer / writer/ poet/ social activist. Ema is known for her lingerie line Aimanosi; Aimanosi is an African based lingerie line that promotes body acceptance in women. On the...
11.30.2017
Ep 34: The Importance Of Re-evaluating Values We Blindly Accept, Lanaire Aderemi, Poet & Author
Lanaire is a 19year old Nigerian Writer, Spoken Word performer and new author who recently published her first Poetry anthology called “Of Ivory And Ink”. Of Ivory And Ink is ollection of specially shortlisted poems from 2012-2015. When on stage,...
11.09.2017
Ep 33: How To Invite Positivity & Stillness Into Entrepreneurship, Moshoodat Sanni Creative Make Up Artist
Moshoodat is a creative director based out of NY. She is known for creating beautiful and culturally jarring works that elevate beauty of the black woman. Her creations are known to go viral and have been featured in Essence Magazine,...
11.02.2017
Ep 32: Understanding When And How To Invest In Yourself, Essie Bartel, Founder Essies Spice
Essie Bartel of Essies Spice joins us today to talk about the early beginnings of starting her popular global sauces. Her sauces have graced many magazines from Forbes to Daily but the journey of birthing these product did not come...
10.06.2017
Ep 31 – Pt II: Polygamy and How It Informs The Identities of It’s Women, Seliat Davies
In part 2 of the polygamy conversation, Seliat shares why she continues to wear the Burka; why she is open to personally having polygamous relationship and finally her relationship with her half siblings. If you have enjoyed this episode,...
09.29.2017
Ep 30 – Pt I: Polygamy and How It Informs The Identities of It’s Women, Seliat Davies
I have always been interested in polygamy and how it impacts the lives of women who are born into and those who chose to enter into polygamous relationships. This episode is with Seliat Davies, a midwife and business owner who...
09.21.2017
Ep 29: Taking Charge of Your Narrative: Life After UK Private Foster Care, Gina Knight
This is one of those episodes you don’t want to miss, it is inspiring empowering and everything in between. Gina is a wig expert who was raised in the UK by older white parents after her Nigerian mother gave her...
09.15.2017
Ep 28: How To Find Your Purpose & Understanding That It Might Not Be Glamourous , Ama K. Abebrese, Actress & Producer
This episode I catch up with Ama K Abebrese, who plays the mother of the leading character in the award winning movie Beasts of No Nation. We talk about her journey into the entertainment industry, how watching color purple as...
09.07.2017
Ep 27: How To Build Blog Expertise , Mossonyi, Blogger Photographer (Self Portrait Pro)
I caught up with the lovely Onyi Moss; the talented lifestyle blogger had so much to share on her experience as a blogger and discovery for visual storytelling. We talked about her love for non-mainstream music and how growing up...
08.25.2017
Ep 26: How To Be An Authentic Blogger, Coco Bassey, Lifestyle Blogger Millennielle
Coco is a Nigerian native who has lived most of her life in Germany, Prague and Canada. She is popularly known for her lifestyle blog Millenielle. In this episode, we talk about how Africans fit into the blogging industry....

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Those African Chicks - Exploring Identities of African Women episodes:

EP 75: Balance - Author , Dr. Yetunde Odugbesan-Omede

EP 74: Developing a Style Through Life and Lived Experience - Visual Artist, Adulphina Imuede

EP 73: Creating Accessible and Meaningful Contemporary Modern Art

Ep 72: Awani Film, Aderonke Adeola - Interrogating Pre-Colonial African Female Identity

EP 71: Bola Ogun - The Journey from Production Assistant to Directing TV Shows

EP 70: Jojo Silla, Writer & Producer - Short Film, Not Supposed To Be Here

EP 69: How to Live a Life and Pursue a Career with Purpose Clarity - Yetunde Shorters

EP 68 - Minimalist Architecture & Designs -Tosin Oshinowo, Ile Ila & cmD+A Designs

EP 67: Building a Financial Safety Net during the Pandemic

EP 66: Adaeze Elechi, Author Harmattan - The Exploration of Self, Softness and Stillness

EP 65: A Cry To War, A Pre-Slavery African Tale, Co-Author Karen Pumpuni

EP 64: COVID-19 Implication on Fertility Therapy - Dr Yetunde Ibrahim, Endocrinologist and Fertility Specialist

EP 63: COVID-19 Staying Prepared, Protected and Avoiding Misinformation - Dr. Zahra Parker

EP 62: Produce a TV Show - Cornelia O'Dwyer, Host & Producer - Chick Chat Live

EP 61: Tolani Alli , Political Photographer - Breaking Gender Boundaries in African Politics

EP 60: Understanding the Dining Experience and Why Food Is the Ultimate Connector

EP 59: Living Unapologetically and Truthfully, Khanyisa Mnyaka - Author Traveling While Black and Lesbian

EP 58: Unschooling, Unlearning and Self-Directed Education

EP 57: The Podcast Journey and Life as Africans Abroad

EP 56: Taking a Leap of Faith while Scared and Unprepared

EP 55: Importance of Purpose and Conviction over Trend

EP 54: Recognizing the Secret Sauce to Starting & Operating a Business

Ep 53: Learning To Reverse Engineer Your Skill Set

EP: 52 Adventures from the Bedroom of African Women

EP 51: Fearless Journalism : Boko Haram & Chibok

Ep 50: Data Oruwari - UX Designer, Artist, Sculptor, Healing Enthusiast - Understanding the Art and Charm of Failure

Ep 49 - Mona Zutshi Opubor, Editor & Columnist , Lost In Lagos Magazine

Ep 48: Karen Okonkwo, Tonl - To be Successful, Always Strive to be a Student

EP 47: How to Build an Impactful Women Centered Company

Ep 46: Making Black Art Valuable and Accessible

Ep 45 - Resourcefulness & Humility

Ep 44: Obi, Aniedo , How to Feed Your Soul & Mind By Nourishing Your Body Wholesomely

Ep 43 : Minisode - Protecting Your Peace and Creativity

Ep 42 - How To Bring Your Whole-self To Work As An African Woman, Janet Asante Sullivan

Ep 41: Embracing Your Sexual Identity As An African Woman with Kaz Lucas from Kenya's Sex Positive show The Spread

Ep 40 : Bringing Technology To An Informal Ecosystem

Ep 39 : Show Update and What To Expert in 2018

EP 38: How to Create a Global Brand By Re-Presenting Africa Inspired Products

Ep 37: How to Build and Scale A Business While Still College

Ep 36: How To Pioneer A Business Niche With No Template

Ep 35: Learning Vulnerability Thru Strength, Emalohi Iruobe - The Unmothered Project

Ep 34: The Importance Of Re-evaluating Values We Blindly Accept, Lanaire Aderemi, Poet & Author

Ep 33: How To Invite Positivity & Stillness Into Entrepreneurship, Moshoodat Sanni Creative Make Up Artist

Ep 32: Understanding When And How To Invest In Yourself, Essie Bartel, Founder Essies Spice

Ep 31 – Pt II: Polygamy and How It Informs The Identities of It’s Women, Seliat Davies

Ep 30 – Pt I: Polygamy and How It Informs The Identities of It’s Women, Seliat Davies

Ep 29: Taking Charge of Your Narrative: Life After UK Private Foster Care, Gina Knight

Ep 28: How To Find Your Purpose & Understanding That It Might Not Be Glamourous , Ama K. Abebrese, Actress & Producer

Ep 27: How To Build Blog Expertise , Mossonyi, Blogger Photographer (Self Portrait Pro)

Ep 26: How To Be An Authentic Blogger, Coco Bassey, Lifestyle Blogger Millennielle