In today’s episode of The Pan-African Experience I spoke to Dr Ezinne Nnamdi-Louis about stress management and Stress Management Summit Africa. Dr Nnamdi-Louis is a medical doctor at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, with an interest in stress management. She is a certified coach and the convener of The Stress Management Summit Africa. Nnamdi-Louis has held several talks and seminars on stress management for professionals. I am grateful and honoured to have Dr Nnamdi-Louis on the podcast. Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pan-african-experience-podcast/id1610445213 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZMGkyzwb0dJZpjcCqU79 #Stress #StressManagementSummitAfrica #Podcast #Africa Music: Life In Silico by Scott Buckley

As we switch to fortnightly publication, the serious but necessary conversation continues. In today’s episode of The Pan-African Experience I spoke to Dr Maurice Amutabi about his book; The NGO Factor in Africa: The case of Arrested Development in Kenya. While acknowledging the positive roles of NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations) in Africa, Dr Amutabi’s research found that NGOs’ activities also undermine development efforts. Dr Amutabi is a professor of African History at the Technical University of Kenya. He holds a PhD in African History from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, and has written in several journals around the world. I am grateful and honoured to have Dr Amutabi on the podcast. Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pan-african-experience-podcast/id1610445213 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZMGkyzwb0dJZpjcCqU79 #NGO #AfricanDevelopment #Podcast #Africa

One of the purposes of this podcast is to bridge the gap between Africa and the diaspora, with regards to exchange of ideas that are geared towards youth empowerment. I am particularly interested in the education sector across Africa, and how we can centre the curriculum on Afrocentrism. It gives me great hope to speak to young people across Africa, who are making positive impacts both on the grassroot and national level. In today’s episode of The Pan-African Experience, I was joined by Mr Leo .E. Tiah to discuss the 5th Annual Education and Youth Leadership Conference in Liberia (AYEAL 2022). Mr Tiah is a youth advocate and the Executive Director of Youth Network for Positive Change, a grassroot movement in Liberia and the organiser of the AYEAL 2022 Conference. The conference is a platform that raises youth voices and promotes issues around peace building, gender equality, quality education, good health, good governance, and human rights. I am grateful and honoured to have Dr Christian on the podcast. Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pan-african-experience-podcast/id1610445213 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZMGkyzwb0dJZpjcCqU79 #BAME #YouthEmpowerment #Podcast #Africa

Our difficult, but necessary, conversation continues. In today’s episode of The Pan-African Experience I spoke to Dr Gideon Christian about the recently exposed racial discrimination within IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada). These damning findings came from a 20-page report, compiled by the public opinion research company Pollara Strategic Insights, and presented to IRCC in June 2021. Dr Gideon is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary, and one of the witnesses in Canadian House of Commons’ hearing on this report. Before joining the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary, Dr Christian worked part-time as an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa. He also worked fulltime as a Legal Counsel with the National Litigation Sector at the federal Department of Justice where he conducted electronic discovery in high-profile litigation involving the Government of Canada. His research activities centres on law and technology - specifically on electronic discovery, artificial intelligence and law, and environmental impacts of technology. Gideon’s research work has been published in Canadian Journal of Law and Technology, Utrecht Journal of International and European Law, African Journal of Library, Archives and Information Science, and Canadian Bar Review I am grateful and honoured to have Dr Christian on the podcast. Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pan-african-experience-podcast/id1610445213 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZMGkyzwb0dJZpjcCqU79 #BAME #RacialDiscrimination #CanadianImmigration #Canada

Our difficult but necessary conversations on The Pan-African Experience Podcast continues. In today’s episode I discussed ‘White Fragility’ with Dr Robin DiAngelo. Dr. DiAngelo is an Affiliate Associate Professor of Education at the University of Washington. Her area of research is in Whiteness Studies and Critical Discourse Analysis, tracing how whiteness is reproduced in everyday narratives. She is the author of ‘nice racism’, and ‘White Fragility: Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about racism’. I am grateful and honoured to have Dr DiAngelo on the podcast. Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pan-african-experience-podcast/id1610445213Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZMGkyzwb0dJZpjcCqU79 #BAME #WhiteFragility #RaceDiscourse #Race

In today’s episode of the Pan-African Experience we commence our ‘Emerging African Youth Leaders’ Series. I spoke to Hon.Abdoulie Njai about his vision and aspiration for a renewed Gambia. Hon.Abdoulie Njai is a newly elected member of the Gambia National Assembly. His election in April this year made him the youngest Member of Parliament in his country’s National assembly. Honourable Njai was and continues to be a community leader and youth ambassador. He spends his time in volunteering services and in grassroot movements – facilitating collective actions to effect change at the local and national level. He is the chair of Board of Directors, Unity Foundation Gambia. He is the chairperson of Development Oriented Citizens – a group of hardworking advocates of progress and development in Gambia. Honourable Njai considers himself a humanitarian and he is interested in making positive changes in his country and around Africa. I am honoured and grateful to have honourable Abdouliue Njai on the podcast. Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pan-african-experience-podcast/id1610445213 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZMGkyzwb0dJZpjcCqU79 #Africa #EmergingLeaders #YouthLeadership

The full episode of my discussion with Dr Brian Hooker, and (apparently) our most controversial episode till date, is here. Our difficult, but  necessary, conversations on The Pan-African Experience Podcast continues  - following all journalism principles and practices. Eight years after the publication of Dr Brian Hooker, Ph.D., P.E.’s  paper: Measles-mumps-rubella vaccination timing and autism among young  African American boys: a reanalysis of CDC data, and 6 years after the  documentary, Vaxxed, we revisited the claims made by both projects. Dr  Hooker’s research found that if MMR vaccine is administered to African  American children, specifically the boys, they are three times more  likely to develop autism. Dr Hooker’s research was performed with  data he obtained from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC), through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The CDC disputed this research at the time of its publication. In this week’s episode of The Pan-African Experience, I had a discussion with Dr Hooker about this research. The  purpose of this conversation was to find out if Dr Hooker still stands  by his research and whether the CDC has been able to review/re-analyse  their data, to consider the race element, following Dr Hooker’s  research. The Pan-African Experience Podcast contacted  CDC/affiliates twice for a comment with regards to the claims made in  this episode, but they have chosen not to respond. I am grateful and honoured to have Dr Hooker on the podcast. Subscribe and follow The Pan-African Experience Podcast on our social media platforms:   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOuSMB4elAL8p00iYWg_jQA  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePanAfricanExperience/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPAExperience  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepanafricanexperience/   PODCAST INFO  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pan-african-experience-podcast/id1610445213  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZMGkyzwb0dJZpjcCqU79   Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh   Music: Life in Silico by Scott Buckley #BAME #AfricanAmericans #Black #Health

Our difficult, but necessary, conversations on The Pan-African Experience Podcast continues. Eight years after the publication of Dr Brian Hooker’s paper: Measles-mumps-rubella vaccination timing and autism among young African American boys: a reanalysis of CDC data, and 6 years after the documentary, Vaxxed, we revisited the claims made by both projects. Dr Hooker’s research found that if MMR vaccine is administered to African American children, specifically the boys, they are three times more likely to develop autism. Dr Hooker’s research was performed with data he obtained from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The CDC disputed this research at the time of its publication. In next week’s episode of The Pan-African Experience, I will publish my full conversation with Dr Hooker about this research. The purpose of this conversation was to find out if Dr Hooker still stands by his research and whether the CDC has been able to review/re-analyse their data, to consider the race element, following Dr Hooker’s research. The Pan-African Experience Podcast contacted CDC/affiliates twice for a comment with regards to the claims made in this episode, but they have chosen not to respond. Below is an excerpt of the episode, full episode will be published on our podcast platforms (YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, AnchorFM, Google podcast) on 25th May 2022. I am grateful and honoured to have Dr Hooker on the podcast. iTunes: The Pan-African Experience Podcast on Apple Podcasts Spotify: The Pan-African Experience Podcast | Podcast on Spotify Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh #Podcast #Health #AfricanAmerican #BAME

In the spirit of Mother’s Day, I spoke to Dr Nah Dove on today’s episode  of The Pan-African Experience.  We discussed one of her books, African Mothers: Bearers of Culture,  Makers of Social Change.   Nah Dove is a proud mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She has  lived in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Canada, the U.S., and the UK.    She is currently an Assistant Professor at Temple University in the  Department of Africology. Her research interests revolve around African Culture, First Nations  people in the US, Black Women and Education.  She is the author of  Afrikan Mothers: Bearers of Culture, Makers of Social Change 1998 and  The Afrocentric School (a blueprint) 2021.   Nah Dove, along with Dr Molefi Kete Asante, co-edited a book titled,  Being Human Being.   I am very grateful and honoured to have Dr Dove on the podcast.   Subscribe and follow The Pan-African Experience Podcast on our social  media platforms:   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOuSMB4elAL8p00iYWg_jQA  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePanAfricanExperience/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPAExperience  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepanafricanexperience/   PODCAST INFO  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pan-african-experience-podcast/id1610445213  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZMGkyzwb0dJZpjcCqU79   Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh   Music: Life in Silico by Scott Buckley  #Mothersday #AfricanMothers #Humanity

In today’s episode, I discussed African Judaism with Dr Edith Bruder.   Dr Bruder is a French ethnologist and a research associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. She's an expert in African Judaism and religious diasporas, new religious movements, and marginal religious societies.   She's the author of several books including The Black Jews of Africa: History, Religion, Identity.    I am grateful and honoured to have Dr Bruder on the podcast.   Subscribe and follow The Pan-African Experience Podcast on our social media platforms:   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOuSMB4elAL8p00iYWg_jQA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePanAfricanExperience/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPAExperience Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepanafricanexperience/  PODCAST INFO  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pan-african-experience-podcast/id1610445213Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZMGkyzwb0dJZpjcCqU79   Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh Music: Life in Silico by Scott Buckley  #Judaism #Black #AfricanJudaism

Everything you know about most religious practices in Islam is probably false. The  wearing of burqa or hijab, the growing of beards, the chopping of hands  in Sharia law and the Hajj (Mecca pilgrimage) – these are  misrepresentation and misinterpretation of Islam at best, and blatant  indoctrination at worst. Yes, I said it! Well, Mr Paigham Mustafa said it in our conversation on today’s episode of The Pan-African Experience podcast. Mr  Mustafa is a British Author and Entrepreneur who has spent more than  three decades researching and studying the Quran.Mustafa has written and  published extensively about Islam from a Quran-centric perspective. He  is the author of The Quran, God’s message to mankind. I am grateful and honoured to have Mr Mustafa on the podcast.   Subscribe and follow The Pan-African Experience Podcast on our social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOuSMB4elAL8p00iYWg_jQA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePanAfricanExperience/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPAExperience Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepanafricanexperience/ PODCAST INFO iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pan-african-experience-podcast/id1610445213 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZMGkyzwb0dJZpjcCqU79 Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh Music: Life in Silico by Scott Buckley #Podcast #Islam #Quran #Muslims

I was joined by Professor Rachel Robinson to explore what we know about LGBT and (politicised) Homophobia in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on Nigeria. Rachel Robinson is an associate professor in the School of International Service at American University, Wasington D.C. Her research focuses on sex-related health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa, including family planning, HIV/AIDS, and sexuality education. She has conducted field research in Namibia, Malawi, Nigeria, and Senegal. Her research has been funded by the MacArthur Foundation, the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC), and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Prof. Robinson teaches courses on statistics, global health, population studies, development, and NGOs. Her current research focuses on politicized homophobia and the extent of social science knowledge on NGOs. She is the author of ‘Intimate Interventions in Global Health: Family Planning and HIV Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa’ and has written in journals such as Demography, Journal of the International AIDS Society, Population Studies, and Population Research and Policy Review. I am grateful and honoured to have Prof. Robinson on the podcast. Subscribe and follow The Pan-African Experience Podcast on our social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOuSMB4elAL8p00iYWg_jQA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePanAfricanExperience/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPAExperience Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepanafricanexperience/ PODCAST INFO iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pan-african-experience-podcast/id1610445213 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZMGkyzwb0dJZpjcCqU79 Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh To Support Us Paypal: thepanafricanexperience@gmail.com CashApp: £SochimaIroh Music: Life in Silico by Scott Buckley

I was joined by Professor Cheryl Thompson to discuss Black Beauty  Culture and Critical Race Theory.   Thompson is an Assistant Professor in Creative Industries at Ryerson  University, Toronto, Canada.   She is the author of Uncle: Race, Nostalgia, and the Politics of Loyalty  and Beauty in a Box: Detangling the Roots of Canada’s Black Beauty  Culture.    In addition to publishing in academic journals, magazines, and  newspapers, she has also appeared on numerous podcasts and media  platforms in Canada and around the world.   I am grateful and honoured to have Professor Cheryl Thompson on the  podcast.   Subscribe and follow The Pan-African Experience Podcast on our social  media platforms:   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOuSMB4elAL8p00iYWg_jQA  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePanAfricanExperience/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPAExperience  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepanafricanexperience/   PODCAST INFO  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pan-african-experience-podcast/id1610445213  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZMGkyzwb0dJZpjcCqU79   Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh   Music: Life in Silico by Scott Buckley    #BlackBeautyCulture #CriticalRaceTheory #BlackHair #Podcast

In today’s episode of The Pan-African Experience I discussed Energy Security and Energy Transition in Africa with Dr Eddy Wifa.   Dr Wifa is an Energy Law lecturer at the University of Aberdeen. He is  the director at African Resources and Energy Law Network (ANRELN) and  Aberdeen Nigeria Research Group. He is the Editorial Assistant for the  African Journal of International Energy and Environmental Law.   His research interests include risk governance, petroleum and natural  resources governance, regulatory theories in high-major risk industries,  decommissioning and clean energy regulation. I am grateful and honoured to have him on the podcast.   Subscribe and follow The Pan-African Experience Podcast on our social media platforms:   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOuSMB4elAL8p00iYWg_jQA  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePanAfricanExperience/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPAExperience Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepanafricanexperience/   PODCAST INFO  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pan-african-experience-podcast/id1610445213  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZMGkyzwb0dJZpjcCqU79   Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh   Music: Life in Silico by Scott Buckley

In today's episode of The Pan-african Experience I was joined by  Professor Seth Markle to discuss African decolonization, Hip Hop culture  and youth identity formation in Africa. Seth Markle is an  Associate Professor of History and International Studies at the Trinity  College in Hartford Connecticut. He is a member of the Faculty Advisory  Board in Human Rights Studies and the Faculty Advisor to Trinity  College’s annual International Hip hop Festival. Professor Markle  is an Expert on African American history, African decolonization,  African history, Black radical thought, Hip hop culture and youth  identity formation in Africa, Nationalism and Pan-Africanism and  Theories of African Diaspora. I am grateful and honoured to have Professor Markle on the podcast.  Subscribe and follow The Pan-African Experience Podcast on our social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOuSMB4elAL8p00iYWg_jQA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePanAfricanExperience/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPAExperience Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepanafricanexperience/ Other places to listen to our audio iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pan-african-experience-podcast/id1610445213 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZMGkyzwb0dJZpjcCqU79 Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh Music: Life in Silico by Scott Buckley

The story about the plight of Africans in Ukraine has continued to  develop since the past few days.   It's encouraging to see broader mainstream media coverage of this issue.   I spoke to Alexander Somto Orah, a Nigerian student in Ukraine. Orah is  one of the people who have been speaking out about the experiences of  Africans in Ukraine.   This conversation was conducted on March 02, 2022 but due to technical  glitches it was not possible to publish it until today.   For ways to support the evacuation efforts for Africans in Ukraine,  please visit Orah’s twitter feed: @nzekiev. Information on Ukraine  evacuation efforts changes in real time so it's better to follow updates  from someone who is on the ground.

A review by the NHS Race & Health Observatory reveals extensive ethnic inequalities within NHS services, following its publication on February 14 2022.   The year-long study examined 13,000 papers, interviewed policy experts and produced a 166-page report. Thanks to NHS Race & Health Observatory , Dr Habib Naqvi MBE and others for their involvement in this endeavour. I look forward to a swift implementation of the recommendations. The  lead author of the report, Dr Dharmi Kapadia, breaks down the findings  and recommendations in this episode of the Pan-African Experience  Podcast. To watch the video version visit our YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/dRtyQDQ7

In today’s episode, I was joined by Dr Molefi Kete Asante to discuss Post-colonial legacies and The United States of Africa. Dr Asante is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Africology and African American Studies at Temple University. He is the President of Molefi Kete Asante Institute and the editor of the Journal of Black Studies. Dr Asante has written numerous books including Afrocentricity, African Pyramids of Knowledge and Radical Insurgencies. We were briefly joined by Dr Nah Dove, an Afrocentric scholar at Temple University. I am grateful and honoured to have Dr Molefi Kete Asante on the podcast. Dr Asante's books can be found here: USA: https://rb.gy/mjnqun UK: https://rb.gy/ezn4ju Subscribe and follow The Pan-African Experience Podcast on our social media platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOuSMB4elAL8p00iYWg_jQA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePanAfricanExperience/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPAExperience Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepanafricanexperience/ Other places to listen to our audio iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pan-african-experience-podcast/id1610445213 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZMGkyzwb0dJZpjcCqU79 Anchor FM: https://anchor.fm/sochima-iroh Music: Life in Silico by Scott Buckley

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