In the first part of this podcast, we are proud to feature Naki Akrobettoe
& The Face of Africa Artist Series. Naki is an amazing Ghanian
poet and organizer of African cultural events. I spoke to Naki during
The Face of African Artist Series. We spoke about the show, her
aspirations as well as the challenges of being an African artist here in
Columbus, Ohio.
In the second part of this podcast, we introduce a brand new feature
into Naija Introspections podcasts entitled: Improtu Conversations. In
this segment, we chat with various dynamic young African members of the
community about a broad array of topics. Stay tuned for more on that!
ENJOY!
Naija Introspections is hosted and produced by DiePreye (DP) Krukrubo
ABOUT THE AYL (Provided by ayl.org.ohio-state.edu/)
The African Youth League [AYL] at the Ohio State University is a
student organization consisting of very dedicated diverse African
students who commit their time and energy towards a common goal of
creating awareness for the University and the community in general by
encouraging a positive interaction between the student body. AYL has
done this over and over each year by hosting numerous events that
entertained and educated at the same time.
The Purposes of this association are:
El Hadji, Treasury of African Youth League (AYL)
1.To foster a greater understanding and unity among students from all African countries at Ohio State University
2.To Promote and preserve the culture and heritage of African people
3.To develop and maintain social relationship with other organizations and ethnic groups
4.To encourage interaction among African students, students of OSU, and the society at large
About the Author: Professor Emeka Aniagolu is from Enugu State, Nigeria. He attended the renowned high school in Nigeria, Government College Umuahia. He did his undergraduate work in Political Science at Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and his graduate work in Political Science-African and African American Studies, at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He is an Assistant Professor and the Assistant Director for the Black World Studies of Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, where he teaches African and African-American History and Politics.
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ABOUT BOOK: Co-Whites (How & Why white women "betrayed" the struggle for Racial Equality In the United States)Co-Whites discusses race and gender politics and traces the role of women in Western and non-Western political systems. Aniagolu examines the dynamics of race and gender in the United States, starting from the colonial and antebellum periods, leading up to the American Civil War and Reconstruction, through the Civil Rights era of the 1960s, to the present day.
The work explores how white American women, in their search and struggle for gender equality in the United States, related to three principal streams in America's socioeconomic and political history:
White supremacy, women of color-especially African American women, and the freedom and civil rights struggle for racial equality. The United States has irreversibly become a multiracial and multicultural democracy and white supremacy has become untenable; however, Aniagolu concludes that white American women collaborated with white American men as 'Co-Whites' or co-partners in the management and maintenance of white supremacy in the United States.
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Well-researched and lucidly written, the work makes intellectually and historically coherent a subject matter often muttered in small circles and that takes the form of scholarly 'civil wars' inside 'Women's Studies' between white American and African American women scholars and schools of thought. The work grapples with a serious issue in light of the 2008 presidential elections in the United States, offering insightful explanations certain to evoke lively debate in university classrooms, amongst professorial colleagues, and in the general public.
References:
Hardcover: 354 pages
Publisher: University Press Of America (December 13, 2010)
The African Youth League is the largest student organization in Ohio State University- one of the largest Universities in the World.
The purpose of today's feature is to afford you- our listeners the ability to assess the quality of introspection amongst African students here at the Ohio State University.
Music
Natiruts- Meu reggae e roots
G. Finesse & NS- Lady (Fela Kuti Cover)
At 18, Asa was very familiar with frustration. The university was on strike, the choirs were snubbing her. During these frustrating times, Asa used to lock herself in her room and sing; this she said was very comforting.
Nevertheless, she managed to get her voice heard on a few radio talent shows and her first applause brought her boundless pleasure. She then signed up, in secret, for the Peter King’s School of Music and learned to play guitar in 6 months.
In 2004 Aṣa met her manager and friend, Janet, who introduced her to Cobhams Emmanuel Asuquo, who in turn became her musical partner and producer.
He enabled Aṣa, the free spirit, to find her bearings and: songs in English and Yoruba, music falling somewhere between pop and soul, inspired by her musical heritage – with particular care paid to the melodies – and reflecting the feeling she puts into it. Her texts talk about her country, the things in life, the things in her life, all delivered with feigned naïveté and real irony. She states "I like writing or thinking about my texts on the bus, or the molué, as we call it. 49 seats, 99 passengers standing up, as Fela described it. Everyone’s squashed up together and mini-dramas break out all the time. And, at the end of the day, we still manage to laugh, that’s where our strength lies..." (courtesy of wikipedia)
Listen to Asa(Asha) speak on Nigeria, Language, songwriting, Music & More!
