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Gumbo: The Podcast highlights Africa and its many manifestations, from the perspective of African people globally. Focusing on culture and history, its purpose is to educate, empower, connect, and liberate the African Diaspora.

Episodes

Celebrating African Music

Featuring had Kehinde Graham and Jennifer Gardner.

African Birthing Practices

Featuring Lakendra Howard, Brittany Mayfield, and Olivia Patton

African Perspectives on Democracy and Capitalism

Featuring Dr. Rasheed Atwater, Dr. Kimoni Yaw Ajani, and Dr. Tarik Richardson

Identity in the Afro-Latin Community

Featuring Dr. Marimer Berberena and Yesenia Escobar Espitia

Africa: The Root of Mathematics

Featuring Diane Cescutti and Akil Parker

Juneteenth: Emancipation, Liberation, and the Case for Reparations

Featuring Dr. Taharka Ade and Valerie Wade

Hair: An Expression of African Culture and Agency

Featuring Dr. Kimani Nehusi, Dr. Symone Johnson, and Professor Sheryl Tucker de Vazquez

Exploring African Culture through Dance

Featuring Diana Akinyi Odhiambo, Aguibou Bougobali SANOU, and Dr. Emmanuel Cudjoe

We Should All Be African Womanists

Featuring Hope Dove, Jennifer Gardner, and Rasheed Atwater

From Ebonics to Soulfood: African Culture in the U.S.

Featuring Jennifer Gardner and Dr. Talawa Adodo

The Implications of European Patriarchy

Featuring Dr. Talawa Adodo and Tarik Richardson

African Origins of Yoga

Featuring Da’Von W. Doane, Iya Ifafunmilola Faluade, and Diamond Simone

African Culture in the Americas Part II

Featuring Yesenia Escobar Espitia and Candice D’Meza

The Other "Slave" Trade

Featuring Bwana Tarik Richardson and Dr. Taharka Ade

Reclaiming Our Food

Featuring Ayo Ngozi Drayton, Felicia Woodard, and Shawanda Marie.

Celebrating African Spirituality

Featuring Dr. Rachel Harding and Emmanuel Cudjoe

The Importance of Kwanzaa: Nguzo Saba in Practice

Featuring Marimer Berberena, Tarik Richardson, and Stacey Allen

African Culture in the Americas

Featuring Mar Cruz, Luana da Silva, and Tristan Samuels

Genealogy as an Ancestral Practice

Featuring Valerie Wade, Sonya Welch-Moring, and Kathleen Evans Barnes