Authors Of The Estate: Reclaiming Our Community Narrative (feat. Nabil & Andre) | TDA ep. 813
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The Day After - Episode Recap | Oct 3rd
Today’s episode featured a powerful sit-down with Andre Anderson and Nabil Al-Kinani (authors of Authors of the Estate), alongside the usual TDA crew.
Highlights:
Faith & upbringing: Guests reflected on how scripture, family, and estate life shaped resilience and vision.
Authors of the Estate project: Documenting unheard stories across Chalk Hill and St. Raphael’s - from nerds to road men to aunties and uncles.
Reclaiming the narrative: Shifting focus away from the “trap” story to creativity, comics, gaming, and wider cultural contributions.
Grassroots publishing: Conversations, WhatsApp messages, and local interviews turned into books hand-delivered into 1,000 homes.
Film & legacy: Their project is now a feature film premiering in Leicester Square, cementing estate stories as cinema-worthy history.
Eman vs. Nabil - the capitalism clash: A heated “war” broke out between Eman and Nabil on capitalism vs. socialism - with Nabil stressing capitalism’s exploitation and Eman pushing back with counter-examples, sparking one of the show’s sharpest debates.
Critical reflections: Conversations stretched into Nation of Islam vs. mainstream Islam, historical exploitation, and whether revolutions are ever truly allowed to succeed.
Future building: Andre introduced tools like the Freedom & Balance card system and plans for a Hood Preservation & Futurist Association - reimagining estates if residents owned the land.
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