Tendai MWARI!Makorokoto egore idzva!Afenhyia pa!Odun de!Happy New Year A new year presents new opportunities, that the Afrikan community in the UK has no option but to grasp. This was amid a rising tide of white grievance that roared vengefully against Afrikan presence in the public sphere as “woke” and “DEI…

Our final show of the year was specially pre-recorded and we look back on the past twelve months of Afrika Speaks, reliving some of the most compelling shows with a wealth of guests that brought overstanding and insight to any subject we covered. These included the continuing assault on Ayiti…

In our final live show of the year we speak to organisers of Kwanzaa events who will share what we can expect at their celebrations. In the spirit of Kwanzaa we will also look back on the highs and not so highs of the past year as well as projecting…

Kwanzaa is fifty-eight this year and we go back to basics to explore its origins, purpose and principles as a comprehensive introduction to new celebrants and a timely re-affirmation for the more experienced ones. We will explore the context out of which it was created, by whom and its impact….

In his 2023 annual founder’s message, Dr Maulana Karenga the creator of Kwanzaa, which is a seven-day celebration of family, community and culture, reminded us of the origins and purpose of the holiday: “Kwanzaa was conceived and born in the womb, work, and transformative struggles of the Black Freedom Movement….