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The Africanist Podcast

47 episodesLatest Mar 9, 2026
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This podcast investigates political, socio-economic, and cultural issues in contemporary Africa and the African Diasporas. It engages Africanist scholars, artists, activists, athletes, opinion leaders, business people, and ordinary citizens in a critical conversation about the challenges facing Africans and people of African descent.

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  1. Pan-Africanism Today: Linking Africa & the Diaspora for Cultural, Economic and Social Empowerment

    This episode is the outcome of a Zoom panel that The Africanist co-organized in the framework of the annual African Heritage Festival of Louisville, Kentucky. In this panel, Stacy…

    E701:31:15
  2. On Black Liberation Movement, Capitalism and Spirituality

    In this episode, Dr. Tony Van Der Meer from the University of Massachusetts-Boston, talks about his activism and his involvement with the black liberation movement. He also invokes…

    E601:01:56
  3. Ajamization, Islam in West Africa and Racism in the Arab World: A Conversation With Prof. Fallou Ngom

    Professor Fallou Ngom (Boston University) discusses his award-winning work on Ajami and the diffusion of Islam in West Africa. He also talks about racism in the Arab world and the…

    E501:17:56
  4. Tragedies, Solidarity & Black Social Protest Part 2

    Aukram Burton, Executive Director of the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, discusses Black activism in the 1960s and 1970s in relation to the recent protest movements…

    E450:36
  5. Tragedies, Solidarity & Black Social Protest Part 1

    Aukram Burton, Executive Director of the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, discusses Black activism in the 1960s and 1970s in relation to the recent protest movements…

    E343:05
  6. Postcolonialism in Theory and Practice

    Dr. Mawuena Kossi Logan discusses Postcolonial Theory in relation to literary productions and the African experience. He also examines how a postcolonial thought process can help i…

    E251:16
  7. Discussing an Africa and African Diaspora-centered non-profit organization: Bridge Kids International.

    In this episode, we talk with Stacy Bailey Ndiaye, founder, and director of Bridge Kids International, a global non-profit organization that serves Africans and people of African d…

    S1 E101:01:47
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