Greetings Glocal Citizen! For this two part conversation we're continuing on a narrative transformation path in conversation with another writer, author and researcher--meet Dr. T.J. Desch-Obi author of Fighting for Honor: The History of African Martial Arts in the Atlantic World [[https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08N6VLKZC&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref=cmswrkbdpS75EHRXY70VDFPR4FAB0&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20]. Currently based in Columbio, T.J. is of West African--NIgerian and Liberian parentage and grew up in the Midwestern United States. He received his doctorate in African history from the University of California Los Angeles and is currently a visiting professor at Universidad ICESI’s Centro de Estudios Afrodiaspóricos in Cali, Colombia. He specializes in the historical ethnography of pre-colonial Africa and the African Diaspora with a focus upon martial arts, physical culture, religion, sport, historical linguistics, and military history. His current research focuses on the social history of the machete and the Afro-Colombian machete fighting from 1848 to 1960, and twentieth century prison boxing. Dr. Desch-Obi is a permanent member of the history department at the City University of New York’s, Baruch College, where he also teaches in the Black and Latino Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Departments. I hope you enjoy this journey with T.J. across continents and through a world history often obscured! Where to find T.J.? Selected research (https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/T-J-Desch-Obi-2078445331) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aes-OSwEs1s) What's T.J. reading? The Way of a Pilgrim (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B001SAR5B8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_045FWGCDFQAV7ABMM23N&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) Other topics of interest: Filipino Kali (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnis) [Robert Farris Thompson](https://arthistory.yale.edu/people/robert-farris-thompson) Beni Hasan Tomb (https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2016/07/the-beni-hasan-tomb-painting-and-scholarship-of-the-southern-levant/) Nsibidi script of Nigeria (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nsibidi) N'Golo (https://dbpedia.org/page/Engolo) Holocene Climactic Optimum (http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/students/courselinks/fall12/atmo336/lectures/sec5/holocene.html) Jan Vansina (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0067270X.2017.1331542) Christopher Ehret (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Ehret) La Violencia (https://www.e-ir.info/2013/03/20/colombias-la-violencia-and-how-it-shaped-the-countrys-political-system/) Phillip Zarrilli (https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/tribute-phillip-zarrilli-1947-2020-the-mindful-thespian/article31649210.ece) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08MLJSK2L&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_J7ZJ3QYTHDW4DQ2TV048&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Frederick Douglass

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Episode 96: Fighting for Honor with Dr. T.J. Desch-Obi Part 2

Greetings Glocal Citizens! For this two part conversation we're continuing on a narrative transformation path in conversation with another writer, author and researcher--meet Dr. T.J. Desch-Obi author of Fighting for Honor: The History of African Martial Arts in the Atlantic World [https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08N6VLKZC&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref=cmswrkbdpS75EHRXY70VDFPR4FAB0&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20]. Currently based in Columbia, T.J. is of West African--NIgerian and Liberian parentage and grew up in the Midwestern United States. He received his doctorate in African history from the University of California Los Angeles and is currently a visiting professor at Universidad ICESI’s Centro de Estudios Afrodiaspóricos in Cali, Colombia. He specializes in the historical ethnography of pre-colonial Africa and the African Diaspora with a focus upon martial arts, physical culture, religion, sport, historical linguistics, and military history. His current research focuses on the social history of the machete and the Afro-Colombian machete fighting from 1848 to 1960, and twentieth century prison boxing. Dr. Desch-Obi is a permanent member of the history department at the City University of New York’s, Baruch College, where he also teaches in the Black and Latino Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Departments. I hope you enjoy this journey with T.J. across continents and through a world history often obscured! Where to find T.J.? Selected research (https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/T-J-Desch-Obi-2078445331) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aes-OSwEs1s) What's T.J. reading? The Way of a Pilgrim (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B001SAR5B8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_045FWGCDFQAV7ABMM23N&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) Other topics of interest: Filipino Kali (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnis) [Robert Farris Thompson](https://arthistory.yale.edu/people/robert-farris-thompson) Beni Hasan Tomb (https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2016/07/the-beni-hasan-tomb-painting-and-scholarship-of-the-southern-levant/) Nsibidi script of Nigeria (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nsibidi) N'Golo (https://dbpedia.org/page/Engolo) Holocene Climactic Optimum (http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/students/courselinks/fall12/atmo336/lectures/sec5/holocene.html) Jan Vansina (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0067270X.2017.1331542) Christopher Ehret (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Ehret) La Violencia (https://www.e-ir.info/2013/03/20/colombias-la-violencia-and-how-it-shaped-the-countrys-political-system/) Phillip Zarrilli (https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/tribute-phillip-zarrilli-1947-2020-the-mindful-thespian/article31649210.ece) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08MLJSK2L&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_J7ZJ3QYTHDW4DQ2TV048&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Frederick Douglass Special Guest: T.J. Desch-Obi.

Episode 95: Fighting for Honor with Dr. T.J. Desch-Obi Part 1

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we're venturing down to South Africa where we meet one of Africa's most prominent experts on African philanthropy. Dr. Bhekinkosi Moyo, born and raised in Zimbabwe--now based in Pretoria, SA, is a descendant of the Moyo (heart/soul) and Ndlovu (elephant) clans. Over the course of his personal and professional lives, he has continued to marvel and draw strength from their combined histories and diversities. He is a writer, author, researcher and thought-leader with keen interest in questions of African resources, democracy and governance. He has, so far, championed African discourse on philanthropy, contributed to the growth of many African civil society formations and has taken part in most of the continental processes of development and governance. He is currently an adjunct professor at University of the Witwatersrand Business School where he also heads the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment https://capsi.co.za/ . Dr. Moyo has more than twenty years experience working on knowledge generation, research and policy analysis as well as building capable institutions across Africa. He writes and support institutions of civil society, private sector and intergovernmental agencies on matters of governance, development and sustainability. Dr. Moyo, over the years, has become a go to specialist on African philanthropy. There's sooooo much more to learn from this dedicated activist, #listenandlearn! Where to find Dr. Moyo? www.bhekinkosimoyo.com On Twitter (https://twitter.com/bheki_moyo?lang=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/bhekinkosi.moyo.775) What's Dr. Moyo reading? In My Father's House (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0058RTM36&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_2AQNE2H7W0BWAY8KXA08&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Kwame Anthony Appiah Nervous Conditions (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08L58N4PR&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_AKWQE6KH1RC4S00EKM80&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Tsitsi Dangarembga The Beautiful Ones are not yet Born (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0435905406/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_4XS6P5QFBP1KM2MR20WY) Ayi Kwei Armah Chinua Achebe (https://smile.amazon.com/Chinua-Achebe/e/B0045671ES?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1633302639&sr=1-1) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (https://smile.amazon.com/Chimamanda-Ngozi-Adichie/e/B00PODW5UG?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3&qid=1633302868&sr=1-3) Ghana Must Go (https://smile.amazon.com/Ghana-Must-Go-Taiye-Selasi/dp/0143124978/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1633302977&sr=1-1) by Taiye Selasi I did not come to you by Chance (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B002U3CBGQ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_36ER008E43GQ6KTZT4MP&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Other topics of interest: Giving to Help, Helping to Give: The Context and Politics of African Philanthropy (https://www.amazon.com/Giving-Help-Helping-Give-Philanthropy-ebook-dp-B00OQQ3OUW/dp/B00OQQ3OUW/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1633298721) by Tade Akin Aina, Bhekinkosi Moyo, et. al. Akwasi Aidoo (https://www.trustafrica.org/en/about-us/former-board/item/3112-akwasi-aidoo) African Philanthropy Network (https://africaphilanthropynetwork.org/) Allen Fowler (http://www.alanfowler.org/) International Society for Third Sector Research (https://www.istr.org/) Kathleen McCarthy (https://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/History/Faculty-Bios/Kathleen-McCarthy) On Karate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotokan) Chinua Achebe (https://smile.amazon.com/Chinua-Achebe/e/B0045671ES?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1633302639&sr=1-1) CAPSI Journal (https://capsi.co.za/publications/) Special Guest: Bhekinkosi Moyo.

Episode 94: Giving to Help, Helping to Give with Dr. Bhekinkosi Moyo

Greetings Glocal Citizens! It's a new season and across the globe elections and government transitions are top of mind and all over the headlines. For professionals like me guest this week, Ghanaian-American, Sefakor "Sef" Ashiagbor the spirit of the season is her every day occupation. Sef is a colleague of my guest on Episode 88, Gemima Neves Barlow [https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/88] at the National Democracy Institute where she is senior advisor for political party programs. She provides thought leadership and analytical expertise to shape the design and implementation of the Institute’s political party programs worldwide. She has conducted research, developed knowledge management products, authored publications and served as a conference panelist on a wide range of topics including: promoting issue-based political parties; political party coalition-building; parliamentary group organizing; political finance; democratic resilience; and political party programming. She has led political and program assessment missions to a wide range of contexts, and served in NDI offices in Ghana and Malawi. Her extensive professional travels have taken her to countries as diverse as Albania, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Morocco, Nepal, Uganda and Ukraine. Previous to joining NDI, Sef worked in international humanitarian assistance, developing funding proposals, and overseeing the procurement and shipment of relief materials to a variety of countries in crisis. She also worked in the West Africa department of the World Bank. Sef earned her Master’s degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Bachelor's degree in History from Selwyn College, Cambridge. She is almost fluent in French and speaks Spanish. Where to find Sef? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sef-ashiagbor-6abb64a0/) What's Sef reading? A Suitable Boy (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08NCMHBH1&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_NN0KQ0XX8V6H6QMHS9P4&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Vikram Seth Purple Hibiscus (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00B78AIV0&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_66GZXSR2BRYYHTPTZ462&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie How Beautiful We (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07XN8W4BC&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_M6QJ43BT350T1SA540D1&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Imbolo Mbue What's Sef watching? The Piano (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107822/) Masterpiece (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/#) Other topics of interest: What's happening in Guinea? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Guinean_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat) What happened in Côte d’Ivoire in 1999? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ivory_Coast_(1999%E2%80%93present)) The Circle on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/81044551) Special Guest: Sefakor Ashiagbor.

Episode 93: Unpacking Complicated Issues with Sef Ashiagbor

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week has travelled to more than 60 countries and worked on five continents. Currently based in southern Spain, Dr. Ronda Železný-Green is a digital changemaker creating social learning systems to empower Black people, women, people with disabilities, and other marginalized populations in the technology and education sectors. Serving as a mobile technologist, trainer, and researcher, Ronda’s 16+ years of professional experience spans five continents and the public, private, and civil society sectors. A Black and Native American cis woman excelling with ADHD, Ronda also has extensive experience delivering action-oriented training that integrates the themes of racial equity and justice and gender with global perspectives. Hallmarks of her career include learning/educating with tech; championing, coaching, and mentoring women in tech; and empowering people to use technology as transformative tools to live their best lives. She is currently the Global Head of Training and eLearning at the Internet Society (https://www.internetsociety.org/) where she is leading the end-to-end rebuild and relaunch of our training programs, including the digital transformation of existing training activities due to COVID-19. She also serves in advisory and director roles at the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) (https://digitalimpactalliance.org/) at the United Nations Foundation, InnovateHer (https://innovateher.co.uk/) - where she is the board chair, and Noise Solution (https://www.noisesolution.org/s/). At the same time she's a tech-prenuer as co-founder and director of Panoply Digital Ltd is a socially conscious organization using their expertise in ICT, education, and gender to create solutions to development challenges. Ronda is a whirlwind of digital dynamism! Where to find Ronda? www.rondazg.com On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rondazeleznygreen/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/rondaz_g) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/rondaz_g/?hl=en) What's Ronda watching? Flight 93 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481522/) Love is Blind (https://www.netflix.com/title/80996601) La Granja de Zenón (https://www.youtube.com/user/cancionesdelagranja) Other topics of interest: What happened in 2009 in Madagascar? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Malagasy_political_crisis) About the Peace Corps (https://www.peacecorps.gov/) About Bell Hooks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks) About Paulo Freire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire) Seyi Akiwowo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/seyiakiwowo/?originalSubdomain=uk) and Glitch (https://glitchcharity.co.uk/) On Intersectionality (https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination) Special Guest: Ronda Zelezny-Green.

Episode 92: Pathways to Digital Citizenship with Ronda Železný-Green

Greetings Glocal Citizens! For our next two-part conversation we're discussing health policy solutions for living well in Africa with my guest, CEO and founder of Nigeria's LiveWell Initiative (LWI), Adebisi "Bisi" Bright. As a social entrepreneur in the health sector, a qualified consultant clinical pharmacist and public health practitioner, Bisi is an innovative, pragmatic and result-oriented professional helping to improve wellness with a goal to improving life expectancy and reducing health illiteracy among the people. She is engaged in doing this by adding value to the 'social space' through the nonprofit organization LiveWell Initiative LWI - a health empowerment organization which has outreached over one million Nigerians and at least 3,000 Ghanaians with free health over the past three years. Be sure to stay tuned for both parts as Bisi shares insights on their highly successful COVID-19 treatment protocol and how LWI is pioneering a volunteer centered health care system in underserved, blighted areas in Nigeria. Where to find Bisi? www.livewellng.org (http://www.livewellng.org) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bisi-bright-33a22b23/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/l_w_i?lang=en) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/livewell_initiative_/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/livewellinitiative) What's Bisi watching? Gone with the Wind (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)) Other topics of interest: University of Zimbabwe (https://www.uz.ac.zw/) What is Sadza (https://www.worldtravelguide.net/guides/africa/zimbabwe/food-and-drink/)? West African College of Pharmacists (http://www.wapharm.org/) Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/) International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (https://www.iapo.org.uk/) World Hepatitis Alliance (https://www.worldhepatitisalliance.org/) Shared Value Initiative (https://svai.africa/about/#shared-value) Global COVID-19 Vaccination Stats (https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=OWID_WRL) Special Guest: Adebisi Bright.

Episode 91: A LiveWell Initiative for Africa with Adebisi Bright Part 2

Episode 90: A LiveWell Initiative for Africa with Adebisi Bright Part 1

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast it's our first family affair. In a one year later flashback, I had the pleasure of meeting Elizabeth "Liz" Rollins-Moskowitz, mother of my guest from Episode 37 (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/37), Salim Rollins. Liz describes herself as "an 82-year old trying to grow up and figure life out." With roots in Westchester County, New York, Liz traveled the world first when her parents moved to Switzerland as a teenager and later as a model and wife of modern day Renaissance Man, acclaimed photographer, musician, writer and film director, Gordon Parks. In her modeling career, Liz appeared in Life Magazine, Vogue Magazine, Ebony Magazine, and other well-known publications of the times. Liz currently lives in Mill Valley, California where she continues to paint and is happily grandmothering, book clubbing, and meditating. Where to find Liz? On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009135356907) What's Liz reading? Under the River into the Sea (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B071FZSWP1&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_M7YPX1PBBB2DS5SMYRA7&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Walter Mosley The Melody Lingers On (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00NR1CZIE&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_T666ES0PDKXC5FN07GDY&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Mary Higgins Clark The Interpreter of Maladies (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B003K16PBE&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_2MHEE5DDGXCQF7C9E2R8&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Jhumpa Lahiri [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhumpa_Lahiri] Other topics of interest: About Liz's father, E. Simms Campbell (https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/campbell-e-simms-1906-1971/) About Gordon Parks (https://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/gordon-parks/biography) The Learning Tree (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064579/) Ebony Fashion Fair Freda DeKnight's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freda_DeKnight) Date with a Dish (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00ILRCCQO&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_XSV424QS32AMG5443K9P&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) Harlem's Hotel Theresa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Theresa) Cab Calloway (https://www.biography.com/musician/cab-calloway) Duke Ellington (https://www.biography.com/musician/duke-ellington) Count Basie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Basie) Spirit Rock Meditation Center (https://www.spiritrock.org/) On Education Reform in School Books (https://www.nytimes.com/1964/02/09/archives/education-integrated-books-segregated-primers-are-target-of-reform.html) Samuel P. Taylor Park (http://www.redwoodhikes.com/Taylor/Taylor.html) Kokrobitey Institute (https://www.kokrobiteyinstitute.org/#kokrobitey-institute) Special Guest: Elizabeth Rollins-Moskowitz.

Episode 89: Modeling a Life of Art and Experiences with Elizabeth Rollins-Moskowitz

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we meet our first Cape Verdian guest by way of Angola and New England in the United States. She's Gemima Neves Barlow, the deputy regional director for Southern and East Africa at the National Democratic Institute base in Washington, D.C. In in her 20-year tenure at NDI, Gemima has successfully implemented a wide range of democracy programming across the African continent, especially West and Southern Africa. Starting as Program Officer for Southern and East Africa, she supported electoral integrity and political party strengthening programs in Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Over the years, Gemima has expanded her technical expertise on democratic development in Africa, managing NDI’s largest country programs in West Africa as a Program Director for the Central West Africa Region (Anglophone). She has also coordinated several large international election observation missions in such countries as Ghana, Nigeria, and Liberia and served in NDI offices in Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Prior to joining NDI, Gemima was a program specialist at the Africa-America Institute (AAI) designing and implementing cross-cultural exchange programs for African activists in the areas of conflict resolution, good governance, citizen engagement and human rights. For NDI and AAI respectively, she also organized and led study missions to South Africa for delegations of Iraqi women leaders and U.S. Fulbright teachers. In our conversation you'll come away with a greater understanding of the grassroots work that is necessary in supporting a strong, functioning democracy and much, much more! Where to find Gemima? www.ndi.org (https://www.ndi.org/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemima-barlow-5295161/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/ndiafrica) What's Gemima reading? Black Bottom Saints (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07Y89JXBZ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_ZQR0PYVBE6G3W4YBHB67&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Alice Randall Just as I Am: A Memoir (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07Y89JXBZ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_ZQR0PYVBE6G3W4YBHB67&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Cicely Tyson What's Gemima watching on YouTube? Amber Ruffin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxej9nPf6TqFyfsiez1_P3w) Karen Brit Chic (https://www.youtube.com/user/WhereDidUGetThatNY) Angela Mashelle (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUWOuDU2xtjQwhkxt1q6Tjg) Cassie Thorpe (https://www.youtube.com/user/casscass2102) Other topics of interest: Africa-America Institute (https://www.aaionline.org/) Afrobarometer (https://afrobarometer.org/) Global Democracy Index (https://www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/democracy-index-2020/) On Dem Tech (https://www.wired.co.uk/article/government-technology) The Arab Spring began in 2010, more than a decade ago (https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/arab-spring/) About Cape Verde (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cape_Verde) Special Guest: Gemima Neves Barlow.

Episode 88: In the Grassroots of Democracy with Gemima Neves Barlow

Greetings Glocal Citizens! Earlier this month the world's eyes turned to Tokyo, Japan for the long awaited 2020 Summer Olympics which inspired me to connect with a former Stanford University track and field teammate, five-time Olympian Jacqueline "Jackie" Edwards-Flowers. Representing The Bahamas, she competed in the Long Jump and was ranked as high as 5th in the World. In her 17-year career as a professional track and field athlete Jackie's accomplishments include 2-time NCAA Champion and 5-time All-American while at Stanford. She also competed in a record nine consecutive outdoor World Championships. Following her athletic career, Jackie was a certified personal trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine and had a flourishing coaching/personal training business in Los Angeles, California. She worked with a wide range of clients from middle and high school aged kids to adults and professional athletes as a coach, a trainer and a Sport Psychology Consultant. Five years ago, Jackie decided to take on a new challenge and transition into the very competitive field of event planning. She always had a passion for creating beautiful spaces and memorable events but with no formal training in this industry, it was no easy task. However, her years of overcoming obstacles and rising to the occasion, along with her “if it’s hard, let me try it” attitude, helped her to set her sights on her new goal. Her journey began in interior design and has progressed into a career where her feet are firmly planted as the Project and Special Events Coordinator in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at California State University, Northridge where she truly feels that the sky is the limit. Recently, while working from home due to the pandemic, Jackie was spurred to add to her portfolio by creating a full-service home staging business, Gold Medal Home Staging & Design. She launched her company in late October 2020 and has already completed 30 projects. She says that her work at CSUN is her job and her staging business is her joy and that the combination of the two is extremely fulfilling. Where to find Jackie? Gold Medal Home Staging and Design (https://www.goldmedalhsd.com/) On Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Edwards_(athlete)) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/jackie.edwards.182) What's Jackie watching? HGTV (https://www.hgtv.com/) The Bachelorette (https://abc.com/shows/the-bachelorette) The Bachelor (https://abc.com/shows/the-bachelor) The Real Housewives of Atlanta (https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta) What's Jackie reading? Crushing: God Turns Pressure into Power (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07G74F876&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_3VPKHYYGV07YXV9E63VQ&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by T.D. Jakes Other topics of interest: Thomas Robinson Stadium (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Robinson_Stadium) Frank Rutherford (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Rutherford) Jackie Joyner-Kersee (https://jackiejoynerkersee.com/) Brooks Johnson (https://www.ustfccca.org/awards/brooks-johnson-ustfccca-class-of-1997) Mike Powell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Powell_(long_jumper)) Dr. Ross Flowers (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-flowers-ph-d-8364a89/) Thumbtack App (https://www.thumbtack.com/about/) Altra Running Shoes (https://www.altrarunning.com/) Special Guest: Jacqueline "Jackie" Edwards-Flowers.

Episode 87: Jumping and Pivoting into Beautiful Spaces with Jackie Edwards-Flowers

Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're welcoming August with a doubleheader featuring Will Niava, an award winning Ivorian-Ghanaian film director based but not bound to Montréal, Canada. After his education in film production at the Concordia University in Quebec, Will directed a number of projects around the world. Namely, four episodes of MTV Shuga, a fiction series in the Ivory Coast as well as “Violence Of The Lambs”, a music video released on NOWNESS from which he made his first short film “ZOO”. ZOO was selected at over 60 international film festivals of which 15 are Oscar qualifying. The film has since racked up over 10 awards. After its Vimeo Staff Picks release, ZOO is now available on the prestigious Criterion Collection. I catch up with Will while he is in our shared home country, Ghana where he has been for the better part of the last year on new uncle duty and in research mode for his next project. He is in the post-production process of his second short film “ELEMENT” while also preparing his first feature film experience, co-writing alongside Jérémy Comte, the Oscar-nominated director. As you'll hear in Part 2, Will is now represented by LA based production studio Florence for commercials and music videos which has given him the opportunity to work with artist such as H.E.R and Billy Eilish. Where to find Will? www.wniava.com (https://www.wniava.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-niava-615857a7/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/freewillniava/) On Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/freewill) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/WassupHingstonHall/featured) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/WillNiava) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wyleezee) What's will listening to? Classic Reggae (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Szaolw3Q) AmaPiano (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4z8jM6c6NLp0H0szju3flc) Dave (https://santandave.com/collections/bundles) What's will watching? Memories of a Murder (https://www.criterion.com/films/31458-memories-of-murder) In the Mood for Love (https://www.criterionchannel.com/in-the-mood-for-love) Uncut Gems (https://a24films.com/films/uncut-gems) Good Time (https://a24films.com/films/good-time) Other topics of interest: NAFTI Ghana (https://www.nafti.edu.gh/pages/index.php?siteid=nafti) Concordia University - Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (https://www.concordia.ca/finearts/cinema.html) Black Magic Equipment (https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicstudiocamera) Red Digital Equipment (https://www.red.com/) Ghanaian Footballers Jordan Ayew (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Ayew) and André Ayew (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Ayew) Fauve Short Film (https://vimeo.com/293033666) Solitary Dancer (https://solitarydancer.net/) Barry Jenkins (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1503575/) Jordan Peele (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peele) About Amapiano (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amapiano) Afrofuturism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrofuturism) Special Guest: Will Niava.

Episode 86: The Long and Short of Filmmaking with Will Niava Part 2

Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're welcoming August with a doubleheader featuring Will Niava, an award winning Ivorian-Ghanaian film director based but not bound to Montréal, Canada. After his education in film production at the Concordia University in Quebec, Will directed a number of projects around the world--namely, four episodes of MTV Shuga, a fiction series in the Ivory Coast as well as “Violence Of The Lambs”, a music video released on NOWNESS from which he made his first short film “ZOO.” ZOO was selected at over 60 international film festivals of which 15 are Oscar qualifying. The film has since racked up over 10 awards. After its Vimeo Staff Picks release, ZOO is now available on the prestigious Criterion Collection. I catch up with Will while he is in our shared home country, Ghana where he has been for the better part of the last year on new uncle duty and in research mode for his next project. He is in the post-production process of his second short film “ELEMENT” while also preparing his first feature film experience, co-writing alongside Jérémy Comte, the Oscar-nominated director. As you'll hear in Part 2, Will is now represented by Los Angeles based production studio Florence. for commercials and music videos which has given him the opportunity to work with artist such as H.E.R and Billy Eilish. Where to find Will? www.wniava.com (www.wniava.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-niava-615857a7/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/freewillniava/) On Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/freewill) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/WassupHingstonHall/featured) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/WillNiava) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wyleezee) What's will listening to? Classic Reggae (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz1Szaolw3Q) AmaPiano (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4z8jM6c6NLp0H0szju3flc) Dave (https://santandave.com/collections/bundles) What's will watching? Memories of a Murder (https://www.criterion.com/films/31458-memories-of-murder) In the Mood for Love (https://www.criterionchannel.com/in-the-mood-for-love) Uncut Gems (https://a24films.com/films/uncut-gems) Good Time (https://a24films.com/films/good-time) Other topics of interest: NAFTI Ghana (https://www.nafti.edu.gh/pages/index.php?siteid=nafti) Concordia University - Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (https://www.concordia.ca/finearts/cinema.html) [ Black Magic Equipment (https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicstudiocamera) Red Digital Equipment (https://www.red.com/) Ghanaian Footballers Jordan Ayew (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Ayew) and André Ayew (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Ayew) Fauve Short Film (https://vimeo.com/293033666) Solitary Dancer (https://solitarydancer.net/) Barry Jenkins (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1503575/) Jordan Peele (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peele) About Amapiano (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amapiano) Afrofuturism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrofuturism) Special Guest: Will Niava.

Episode 85: The Long and Short of Filmmaking with Will Niava Part 1

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week I meet with another artist with Caribbean roots. Beverley Watson is a ceramic sculptor, art therapist and licensed educator specializing in children with special needs. Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Beverley has been based in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn for more than 30 years. She attended the Jamaica School of Art and Brooklyn's Pratt Institute where she studied ceramic sculpture as an undergraduate and also received her Masters of Professional Studies in Special Education and Art Therapy. Between the mid-1990s and 2007, Beverley co-founded Zakiya Art, a gallery that exhibited other Black artists' works in her Bedford-Stuyvesant home. This spring, Nefer Atum Lotus Blossom: rebirth & regeneration, her first solo exhibition opened at Brooklyn's Artshack community ceramics studio. In Nefer Atum Lotus Blossom Beverley exhibits work that continues where she left clay thirty years ago, inspired by the spirits of oceans, Africa and self-love. During that time Beverley was moving through life's challenges, breakthroughs, and gratitude, and bringing forth her inner Lotus, the reflection of her inner beauty. I'm excited to share this emerging treasure with you! Where to find Beverley? @Artshack Brooklyn (http://www.artshackbrooklyn.org/nefer-atum) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/beverley-watson-b8836024/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/betorsculptor/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/artshackbrooklyn/posts/we-are-so-excited-for-beverley-watson-betorsculptors-show-to-open-on-wednesday-t/3990358587725250/) What's Beverley reading? Conversations with God (https://amzn.to/3y4Mm3n) by Neale Donald Walsch Other topics of interest: Queen Afua (https://www.queenafua.com/) About Lotus Flowers (https://www.petalrepublic.com/lotus-flower-meanings/) About Astral Projection (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astral_projection) Abraham Hicks (https://www.abraham-hicks.com/) Special Guest: Beverley Watson.

Episode 84: An Artist Blooms in Brooklyn with Beverley Watson

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is Panamanian-American, Ivonne F. Cameron. Another serial entrepreneur, Ivonne who is based in the Washington, D.C. Area is currently CEO of ISE International Group, a healthcare, health and safety, COOP company. Prior to starting ISE in 2017, she launched over 14 start-ups across different industries from energy to fintech. The largest being a $92M health insurance company for the District of Columbia. Her global experience extends to work implementing health care programs and system improvement initiatives with countries seeking strategic solutions including Great Britain, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Republic of Georgia, Kenya, Liberia and United Arab Emirates. In our conversation you'll get to know more about what it took to start a health care company in the midst of massive systematic overhaul as well as what it takes to prepare any business to plan and remain viable during times of operational uncertainty such as the current global pandemic. Where to find Ivonne? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivonnepfc/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/ISEIntl) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ISEIntlGrp) What's Ivonne reading? You Can’t Hurt Me (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1544512279/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_ZJHADA0F0002AYFXDBTG) by David Goggins The $100 Start Up: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0307951529/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_G3D71WVGF1SZPABJ97RC) by Chris Guillebeau The Founder’s Dilemmas (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0691158304/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_N343XZ6P5HV54G01ETN4) by Noam Wasserman Grit (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1501111108/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_VPAECHCRJZNTGVN6NR94) by Angela Duckworth The Little Black Book of Success Workbook: Laws of Leadership for Black Women (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0999013904/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_GQVG5WP96ARYNRRWHCVR) by Elaine Meryl Brown, Marsha Haygood Believe Bigger (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1501165682/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_4V3Y2T5D94WM0X18GXGZ) by Marshawn Evan Daniels The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1101903619/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Y46RVN7J9HZRK2G147NR) by Daymond John What's Ivonne watching? The Men Who Build America (https://play.history.com/shows/men-who-built-america?cmpid=googlePlayguide) Launching and Supporting Black Owned Businesses, Mandy Bowman - TEDx Dover (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71FmkfENYDI) The Art of Diplomacy, Tayo Rockson - TEDx Cooper Union (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ4IyNVJ0Ng) The Skill of Self Confidence, Dr. Ivan Joseph - TEDx RyersonU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-HYZv6HzAs) Special Guest: Ivonne Cameron.

Episode 83: The Path of a Global Solutionist with Ivonne Cameron

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is Gambian real estate mogul, Mustapha "Youthman" Njia. Mr. Njie has over 30 years of proven experience in the building and property industry. He is the founder and CEO of TAF Africa Global, a Pan-African real estate company that has built homes across eight African countries with dominance in Nigeria and The Gambia. Growing up from a small and humble background, when he founded TAF Africa Global in 1990, the goal was to be the leading property developer in Africa. In 2018, TAF refined its vision as in a mission to develop one million quality homes between 2018 and 2038. Three years in, I’m sure you all are excited as I am to find out how its going as well as what's new and next for this signed and stamped glocal citizen. Where to find Mr. Njie? TAF Africa Foundation (https://www.tafafricafoundation.org/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNf__P6uzCQoRsFcti-92Dw) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tafnjie/?originalSubdomain=gm) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/tafnjie) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tafnjie/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/tafnjieTAG) What's Mr. Njie watching? Mr. Njie talks with Ghanaian YouTuber Wode Mayo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1iSLztrNuY) How to design a golf course (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0fFSKVrOfE) Other topics of interest: Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mohamed Mahathir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahathir_Mohamad) Senegalese professional footballer Sadio Mané (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9) What platform do I use to record remote interviews? (https://squadcast.fm) Special Guest: Mustapha Njie.

Episode 82: From Building Construction to Building Leaders with Mustapha Njie

Glocal Citizens host Florence Adu is CEO and co-founder of LEAP Transmedia, which seeds and sows a vision for improving education and economic outcomes for Ghanaians and Africans across the diaspora. Do you dream about “doing something” abroad? Then consider Glocal Citizens required listening in the due diligence, trusted advisor and inspiration department. In each episode, Florence visits with dynamic diasporans making local and global impact designing and applying their craft. She explores how their passions have rooted them throughout their lives, while at the same time feeding the branches compelling them to keep reaching “beyond.” Florence and her guests discuss the personal and professional dimensions of glocal citizenship. And she rounds out the discussion with a deep dive into to the business of their business, covering the technical and operational components of the work of “doing something.”  

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