New Orleans Wake Up

New Orleans, Wake Up!!!!!!

United States, EnglishCurrent Events

Connecting New Orleans to the larger issue of black survival in an intense global anti-African environment; a national and global critical analysis and commentary.

Featured Episode

00:31

This is a special episode of New Orleans, Wake Up!!!!! Dr. Hassimi Maiga, a native of Gao, Mali in western Africa, will talk about a campaign to raise $5000 for seeds and a water pump for some villages in Mali. The nothern... more
Play Episode

On-Demand Episodes

01:29

Scholar activist, Kwaku Kushindana, will give an analytical overview of the evolution of Black Power as an essential component of the Freedom Movement (Civil Rights Movement) from 1965-1972.
Play Now Button
01:30

We will get an update from African American farmers in Alabama concerning their cases of discrimination and breach of contracts by the USDA.
Play Now Button
01:06

Eritrean American, Simon Tesfamariam, will highlight the essential facts regarding Eritrean and United States relations.
Play Now Button
01:30

Field archaeologist Nubia Wardford and history professor Manu Ampim, will discuss the history, archaeology, and current efforts to save whats left of Nubias legacy. Ancient Nubia is located in what is today southern Egypt and Sudan.... more
Play Now Button
01:30

One of the foremost authorities on the great African American writer Richrad Wright, Dr. Jerry Ward will be discussing some rare known aspects of Wrights life and works. You can follow Dr. Jerry Ward on his blog... more
Play Now Button
01:38

This show is a follow up to the November 19th, 2012 press conference given in Birmingham, Alabama by African American farmers. The racial discrimination, land theft and breach of contracts continue and there is no real assistance... more
Play Now Button
01:01

The Herstory Independent Film Festival taking place in Atlanta, Georgia (March 20-April 6, 2013) will feature the work of Afro Cuban filmmaker Gloria Rolando. According to Grace Lynis, of Cinnamon Traveler (www.cinnamontraveler.org),... more
Play Now Button
01:30

African American scholar and writer Miriam Decosta-Willis, will share her research about black contributions in Hispanic Literarture and famous blacks of Memphis. She has authored several books about these topics. Please see some... more
Play Now Button
01:30

New Orleans educator, Dr. Raynard Sanders, will discuss the school reform movement that has privatized and closed schools in New Orleans and throughout the United States. Dr. Sanders is host of New Orleans Imperative that airs live... more
Play Now Button

Comments

 comments