My Black is Transnational

We're splitting Season 5 into two halves. We will continue with the second half of the season in the Fall. See you then and thanks for your support!

On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts sits down with Dr. Shanna Stephen, a second-gen St. Lucian pediatrician based in South Florida. She shares her cultural journey, the influence of being the oldest daughter, her passion for patient advocacy, and her love for travel with her partner. Discover how her heritage and experiences have shaped her both personally and professionally, as she offers insights into the importance of compassionate care and the transformative power of embracing different cultures. That and more!!

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On this special episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts serves as a guest along with Dr. Abi Fapohunda, a professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, on the Pansa Pansa Podcast with Ms. Kemi Seriki. They discuss African culture in the context of expressing emotions. They also discuss how it affects interactions with friends and loved ones, with parenting and even how Transnational African immigrants construct our identities as Black immigrants in the US.

That and more!

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On this episode Peres Owino—the award-winning writer and director of several tv shows and docuserieses such (i.e., Bound: African vs African American , African Queens: Njinga)—joins the show to talk about her transnational experiences and inspirations for storytelling. She talks about the relationship between African and African Americans and why giving African creatives the space to tell our stories is important for us to build the bridges that connect us back to our roots and our ancestors.

A fun conversation! 

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On this episode Rolake Balogun, a 2nd-generation Transnational Nigerian immigrant (and a newly minted Google employee) joins the show to talk with Dr. Ibe-Lamberts about her experience growing up. They also cover a range of topics: From African vs African Americans to Beyoncé not touring Africa to Black Panthers impact and even...ANIME!!! 

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On this second episode of the podcast Dr. Ibe-Lamberts is joined by Jette Stubbs, a Bahamian born career/business coach and host of the Happy Career Formula Podcast. She discusses her immigration experience living in Canada and the challenges of racism that she faced in the business industry as a Black immigrant woman. They also discuss the trauma that Black people in colonized countries suffer from and how it affects their perceptions in "knowing their worth". 

That and more!

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Learn more about Ms. Stubbs by visiting www.Jettestubbs.com

We're BACK!! Season 5 of the podcast kicks off with a recap of Season 4 and some life updates from our host, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts. Then, he discusses his observations on the rise of transnational activities and massive pilgrimages back to Africa, specifically West Africa. The "Transnational 20's", as he predicted in 2020, is off to a fast start (even faster than he expected).

That and more!

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As we prepare to launch Season 5, here's a quick recap of some of the discussions from Season 4

On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts visits with Dr. Gerald Onuoha, a Nigerian-American internal physician, who is the creator of the "Everybody vs Racism" movement that has been popular on social media as a result of the George Floyd killing in 2020. They discuss their transnational background and how they can leverage it to create more anti-racist education and programming that pivots everyone of all creeds, background, race and culture against racism. 

That and more!

Learn more about the Everybody vs Racism by visiting their website at www.everybodyvsracism.org

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As we wrap up Women's History month, we are joined by Ayana Francis, the creator and author of the Travelling Feets Children Book series. She discusses her transnational experiences and ties, immigrating from Trinidad-Tobago to Canada. She also shares her inspiration for creating this company and her books (her nephew Idris) and why she is driven to make sure that many children all across the diaspora continue to see themselves in her books and be inspired to learn, travel and appreciate more about theirs and other Black cultures all around the world.

That and more!

Learn more about Travelling Feet Books by visiting www.travellingfeetbooks.com

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Happy International Women's Day! On this episode, we are joined by Onyi Azih, the woman behind the successful motherhood, lifestyle blog, Sincerely Onyi. In addition to practicing Psychiatry as a Physician Assistant, we also discuss her upbringing as a 2nd Gen Nigerian, her passion for wellness, her life as an Autism mom with ADHD and how culture influenced her ability to balance life and mental health beautifully. That and more!

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On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts meets with Jeremy Kofi, creator and host of the "The Jeremy Kofi Convo" show/podcast, to talk about his transnational experience. They talk about the importance of having authentic, vulnerable conversations in our community and how constant conversations and exposure can help bridge the gap between African immigrants and African American. 

Learn more about the Jeremy Kofi Convo at www.jeremykofi.com

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On this episode. We are joined by filmmaker and creative Dr. Nadia Sasso, representing Sierra Leone, to discuss her documentary “Am I too African to be American, too American to be African?” which tells the story and challenges of the transnational experience. We discuss why the importance the stories of Africans in America need to be told through filmmaking. That and more!

Learn more about  Dr. Sasso at www.nadiamariesasso.com

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On this episode, we are joined by Ghanaian American Mr. Eddie Oppong, an artist, storyteller and fashion designer about his story growing up immigrant, embracing his identity and using his art to create and tell his stories. We talk about how his transnational experiences influenced his latest clothing label "Ye Wo Krom" which means "We're Here!!". We talk about why this is a powerful transnational statement to make for the past, present and future. That and more!

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This is a special, collaborated episode that was recorded live with PansaPansa Podcast. 

African Immigrant parents and children need to have a real conversation—a real heart-to-heart that our culture sometimes never permits for whatever reason. A lot of us who grew up in African Immigrant homes (or just immigrant homes in general) have upbringings that we relate to and sometimes commiserate about. We’ve done a few episodes about this in season 2. There is a generational gap, sometimes fueled by tension and other times simply a disconnect because of a lack of understanding. Children don’t know what their parents are going through while raising them and parents always don’t allow their relationship with their children to evolve as their children grow older. It’s a dynamic that only those who live it, understand it. But our parents are getting older and we still need to find ways to learn lessons from one another, to heal. So with @pansa.pansaforum and @bridgingafricansblackamericans, we developed a three-part series to make this bring this conversation to you. This is part 1. See how it’s broken down below and stay tuned for part 2 coming up.

Part 1- Parents speak (Dec. 4th, 2021) Part 2- children speak (Jan. 29th, 2022) Part 3- Both listen to one another (TBD)

As we prepare to launch Season 4. Get back up to speed with what happened in Season 3

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On the final episode of this season, what better way to close it out that with our fan-favorite “Pillow Talk” conversation between Dr. Ibe-Lamberts and his wife Dr. Wanda, which hasn’t happened all season. On this episode we catch up with Dr. Wanda and what’s she’s been up to on her third pregnancy experience. They discuss the vaccine, cultural mistrust, parenting Black children post-George Floyd, their 3rd wedding anniversary and more!! Also stay till the end of this one for a great season wrap up.

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This is the third annual episode of the Daddy-Daughter Talk, where Dr. Ibe-Lamberts and his daughter Alicia Adaora, who is now 10 yrs old and a year wiser, have an open, random conversation on the show.  The two have a very simple, yet interesting conversation about anime, music, makeup, being a big sister, being Black and more!

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On this episode, we are joined by Mrs. Niyi Olu-Kuti, creator of the AfriKidz Club—an enterprise committed to promoting the African cultural heritage to children encouraging them to discover and embrace their African identity, and to celebrate their cultural values and traditions. She discusses why it's important to preserve transnational values in our children to help them in the future. She also discuss the presence of racism in the U.K compared to the U.S. and how she is addressing these issues to help educate children and their families about ways to address systemic racism.

That and more!

To learn more about AfriKidz Club visit www. afrikidzclub.com

On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts and Mrs. Abiodun Durojaye, a doctoral candidate, discuss her research work which involves why African and Black immigrants feel the need to change their authentic African name to something more westernized in order to attain success. Does us being able to express our authentic self require a level of privilege? What do the African names that we plan to give our children mean for their potential opportunities to be successful in America. Is this experience only limited to immigrants or does this affect African Americans as well. We discuss all that and more!

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On this episode, R&B artist Drey Skonie shares his thoughts about Black masculinity and singing R&B, speaking his truth about social injustice through his music, traveling back to African to reconcile with his roots, and why Black Americans building a relationship with the African continent is not as easy as it sounds. That and more!

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On this Women's History Month edition of Pillow Talk, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts and Dr. Wanda discuss their perspectives and experiences learning of the concept of gender roles. They also discuss the evolution of roles and expectations in relationships between male and female from their cultural upbringing how it factors into behaviors related to household while trying to unpack  the plight of successful Black women. That and more!! 

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On this episode we are joined by entrepreneur and author Francis Castillo who shares with us his story—from being born in Belize to how his Belizean roots inspire the publishing of his book 'Leveling Up". He discusses what it truly means to level up and why Black transnationals must do so in order to better themselves, their community and their economy. That and more!

On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts visits for a very casual conversation with Damion Azibuike, co-founder of Abeg Train Me, a fitness company created in 2020 focused on providing personal training and fitness coaching for Black Transnationals. They discuss how the company was developed, and go into detail on why Black businesses struggle from lack of support due to patrons not willing to pay full price. Also, why everyone wanna be kings and queens? That and more!!

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On this episode...things get REAL. Music artist and entrepreneur Nelson Agose aka Blink joins the show to have a heavy conversation with Dr. Ibe-Lamberts about this issues that have divided Black communities on a global scale. We address the tension between Continental Africans or African immigrants and African-Americans, corruption in African, religion as a tool for fear used on both sides and bridging the gaps between both worlds...is it possible? That and more! 

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Our roundtable conversation continues on the second edition of our Growing up immigrant miniseries as our guests continue to share stories of their upbringing in their respective immigrant household. They also talk about how the benefits and the downfalls of their upbringing and what traits and lessons from their upbringing would they want to pass down to their kids (if they choose to have them). 

That and more!

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The second installment of our season's miniseries is here! What are some things we all have in common? What are our differences? What are some things we want to change or remove from our culture? This special episode features a whole new set of special guests invited for a roundtable discussion with Dr. Ibe-Lamberts focused on discussing our experiences growing up in an immigrant and/or transnational household. Ashley, Nemin, Hatu and Leslie share their stories of their upbringing in their respective household, the advantages and challenges these experiences contributed to shaping who they are now.

That and more!

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On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts is joined by Dr. Msia Kibona Clark, an Associate Professor and Scholar in African studies at Howard University, to discuss her transnational experience growing up as a 1.5 gen Tanzanian American. They discuss her passion for the African feminist movement in hip-hop, cultivating African/Diaspora identities and how artist, such as Beyonce, are making strides to bridge gaps between African Americans and African immigrants. 

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On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts visits with Osagyefo Essoen founder and creator of the “Make Africa Home Again” attire and the Akwaaba Experience, a company that focuses on reconnecting Black Americans in the Diaspora back with African, specifically Ghana. We discuss why tourism in Africa is not valued as much by Black people compared to European countries. How can we get other Black people, specifically African Americans, to see the investment opportunity Africa has to offer if they just....Make Africa Home again! We discuss this and more! Visit us at www. blacktransnational.wixsite.com/podcast

On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts visits with Brother Kudjo El from the Cannanland Moors to learn more about the Moors— a word historically used to describe dark skinned people— and how the Moors are striving to enlighten African Americans who are still lost without a nation to reject the descriptor or Black to identify them. Is "Black" really a person with nationhood? Why do African submit to the description of Black? What is the impact of accepting that notion. We discuss this and more!

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On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts is joined by African Educator and Community Organizer Mr. Abdoulaye Cisse to talk about his organization, Bridging African and Black Americans, also known as BABA. They talk about what inspired the creation of this organization and the importance of developing initiatives and programs that promotes self-sustainability in the Black Community, but also ways for both African immigrants and African Americans to actively support one another.

That and more!

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On this episode, Dr. Ibe-Lamberts is joined by Ms. Mmekom Udosen, a future Biomedical scientist and Executive Director of a non-profit organization called, Iban Ifiok. First, we learn a little more about an overlooked tribe in Nigeria, the Ibibio people of Akwa Ibom State. We also discuss her upbringing as a transnational Nigerian American in Queens, NY. Finally, we discuss why she is so passionate about empowering adolescent girls both here and in Africa, addressing  health disparities, and normalizing mental health in African and African  immigrant communities. That and more!

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Our roundtable conversation continues on Growing up immigrant in America as our guests continue to share stories of their upbringing in their respective immigrant household. They also talk about how humanitarian and social justice issues in their native homeland, like the ENDSARS protest, affect them even though they do not live in that country or may not be born in that country.

That and more!

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Growing up immigrant in America is an interesting experience. What are some things we all have in common? What are our differences? This special episode is the first of our season miniseries where special guests are invited for a roundtable discussion with Dr. Ibe-Lamberts focused on our experiences growing up in an immigrant and/or transnational household. Marilyn, Alejandra, Temitayo and Dr. Osuji share stories of their upbringing in their respective household, the advantages and challenges these experiences contributed to shaping who they are now.

That and more!

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