AFRIKA SPEAKS WITH ALKEBU-LAN
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Afrika Speaks with Alkebu-Lan on Galaxy Radio 18/09/23 – The Month of Osagyefo: How would Nkrumah view contemporary Afrikan politics?
Category: Afrika Speaks
In pursuit of our ongoing mission to define time, space and circumstance in our own interests, we have renamed the ninth month of the year Osagyefo, in recognition of the massive legacy of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), first president of Ghana, leading light of the continental independence movement and Afrika’s
Afrika Speaks with Alkebu-Lan on Galaxy Radio 11/09/23 – How do we enhance our children’s Cultural Capital?
Category: Afrika Speaks
We continue our education series with an exploration of a concept brought up in the previous show – cultural capital. Mainstream academics locate the theory of cultural capital in respect of education to French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu in the 1970s where he suggests that it is “a form of capital
Afrika Speaks with Alkebu-Lan on Galaxy Radio 04/09/23 – What do we want for our children?
Category: Afrika Speaks
In news rich in symbolism many Afrikan children may not be returning to school this week due to the “critical risk to life” from crumbling concrete panels in hundreds and possibly thousands of school buildings. (1) Even if they manage to dodge falling debris, the experience of many will be
Afrika Speaks with Alkebu-Lan on Galaxy Radio 28/08/23 – NIGER: A new dawn in Afrika?
Category: Afrika Speaks
The coup that took place in the west Afrikan state of Niger on July 26th brought to power the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP). It was one of several in the region in recent years prompting some to state that “Anti-Imperialist Sentiment Spreads Across West Africa.”
Afrika Speaks with Alkebu-Lan on Galaxy Radio 21/08/23 – What is Firestone’s legacy in Liberia?
Category: Afrika Speaks
Some sources suggest that the west Afrikan state of Liberia was founded by the American Colonization Society (ACS) in 1822 as a means to rid itself of what it referred to as a “useless and pernicious… threat to the security, prosperity and culture of the US,” namely ‘free Blacks.’ (1)