My sisters and I share our experiences growing up in a family and culture that practiced corporal punishment and what our thoughts are about its place in the discipline of children. 

On this episode of the Not Just 'African' podcast, I am joined by my friends as we discuss our personal and shared experiences of colorism across African, African-American, and Carribean cultures.

Dr Ronald Mataya - OBGYN and co-director of the Global Women's Health initiative in Malawi via the Baylor College of Medicine - discusses his work and mission to improve women's health and promote gender equality through health and education initiatives globally.

During this episode, I speak with Sandra about Asili kids, and how she and her sister are keeping African cultures alive through children’s books. Visit Asilikids.com and grab a copy!

In honor of February, the month of love, I bring you two episodes featuring two amazing couples who married inter-culturally within the Black and African Diaspora. Their beautiful stories and words of wisdom just might inspire you to begin the search for or rekindle your own love story.

My second episode features Wendy and Victor, a Malawian/African-American love story.

In honor of February, the month of love, I bring you two episodes featuring two amazing couples who married inter-culturally within the Black and African Diaspora. Their beautiful stories and words of wisdom just might inspire you to begin the search for or rekindle your own love story.

My first episode features Jenny and Kwasi, a Sierra-Leonian/Ghanaian love story.

LionHeart is a film by Genevieve Nnaji that shows a tightly knit Igbo family navigating the difficulties of keeping the family business afloat. It is very well done, and in this episode, my sisters and I share our appreciation of the film and discussed some of the significant realities that were addressed in it. 

In this final episode of season one, I give thanks to all who have supported me in making this podcast a success. I look forward to more successes in the year 2019. Happy New Year!

In this episode, I chat with a young man - Chisha - who is paving his own way by being self-employed. We discuss some of the challenges that come with choosing a non-traditional career path (including dealing with failure and discouragement) but also the joys that come with being independent.

During this month of September which is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, join me in this important discussion with Tosin as she shares her experiences living with sickle cell anemia and the incredible strength she demonstrates every day despite the challenges and pain that come with this illness. Her website is sicklecellwarriors.com and the Facebook group is Sickle Cell Warriors.