Claim OwnershipKwame Gyamfi Presents: African Studies
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Designed specifically for educators the African Studies podcast will discuss a variety of topics about the history of the continent of Africa and how this knowledge can be used to culturally diversify curriculum to create equity and understanding in the classroom.
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Kwame discusses how education in Ghana is structured and some key points that can be taken away when dealing with Africans living in the Diaspora.
Kwame discuses future podcast discussions.
Kwame Gyamfi discusses the process of coming to Africa. He talks about meeting the Ahanta King Otumfour Badu Bonsu IV and visiting his high school. He also interviews the founder of Sol Charge, John Curtis otherwise known as Sol.
Komi sits down with the Youth Chapter of the NAACP to discuss cultural identity and the Four Pillars of Afrocentric Understanding.
In this episode Komi discusses the ancient kingdoms of Kush and the Nubian people of the Nile valley in Africa.
Komi talks briefly about Kemet and cultural identity. Find more on Youtube.
Komi goes off script and shares some of his thoughts on education and more.
Komi talks about Kemet and Kush before invasion. He goes on to explain misinformation about the history of people of African descent then and now.
Komi continues the lecture series with the European first contact in Africa and the eventual Atlantic slave trade. He continues discussing the slave trade impact on Africans and the "black curse". Komi finishes the discussion with ways to stay mentally strong living as a person of African descent in a Eurocentric worldview society.
In this episode Komi discusses recent discovery's in archeology and its influence on common perceptions. Komi goes on to talk about the impact and movement of Islam across the continent. He finishes the discussion by sharing his experience in Islam and its subsequent impact on his thought process.
Komi discusses the difficulties in researching the invasion of Africa from an Afrocentric perspective and introduce you to the modules content.
1Komi discusses the Songhai Empire and other African Kingdoms.
Continuing the conversation on African Kingdoms, Komi discusses the Mali Empire.
We discuss early African Kingdoms such as Egypt, Kush in the north and Great Zimbabwe in the south. We will then travel west and look at the Ghana Empire.
Komi Gyamfi tells the story of the village son learning about talent while on a fishing trip with his father.
Komi opens this episode with a conversation about representation in the classroom. He discusses the results of a survey conducted with the LHS staff and how important it is to improve the results. Komi then begins the lecture on African Kingdoms:Kings and Queens
African short story written by Komi.
Komi discusses further the roles of men and women in traditional African society., Ubuntu and how to incorporate culturally diverse curriculum into educational programs.
Komi Gyamfi introduces the listener to the African Studies Course modules.
Komi discusses the Spirit of Cooperation in early African societies and how this spirit was key to survival. He talks about family lineage and villages ability to self govern. Komi goes into the concept of Ubuntu
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