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POH Podcasts
Abubakri II’s Voyage with CR Gibbs
POH talks with CR Gibbs about Abubakri II’s Voyage and why he thinks there is so much interest in the explorer and his journeys.
Health/COVID-19
Test Your COVID IQ!

NIOSH-approved N95 Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators (The US certifies N95s, while China approves KN95s)

African Studies
Online
Why Tanzania? A Pan-Africanist Perspective
with Brother Ka'ba
APPEAL Inc
Sat, Mar 11, 11a-1p

Online
ASA Restoration Project in Luxor Egypt (KMT) and launching of the “Egypt on the Potomac”
Tours

Anthony Browder and Atlantis Browder
APPEAL Inc
Sat, Apr 01, 11a

Boston/Hybrid on ZOOM
Harvard University
Spring 2023 African Studies Workshop Schedule
1280 Massachusetts Ave, 3rd Floor, Seminar Room

March 20: Tsitsi Mangosho (Harvard University)
Presenting: The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and the Informalization of the Economy 1997-2009

March 27: Lina Benabdallah (Wake Forest University)
Presenting: Nostalgia and Selving in Heritage Conservation: Suakin Island in Erdogan’s Ottoman Imaginary

April 3: Amina Mama (University of California, Davis)
Presenting: Feminism and the Challenges of Neocolonialism

April 10: Paul Clarke (Harvard University)
Presenting: Securing a Future, Escaping Policing: Labor and Risk in South Africa's Private Security Industry

April 17: Panashe Chigumadzi (Harvard University)
Presenting: The ANC's Long Civil Rights Tradition
Mons, 4p-6p

Exhibit
Albreda/Juffureh
Juffureh, North Bank, The Gambia
Exhibit Opening:
"From These Shores"

Art
Boston
MFA Boston
Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina
Sat, Mar 4–Sun, Jul 9

The Human Vibe: Patterned Portraits and Color
by Jimmy James Greene
The Art League
105 North Union Street
Opening Fri, Mar 10, 6p
Wed, Mar 8 to Sun, Apr 2

Business
Conscious Capitalism

Current Events
How a Guaranteed Income Pilot Program is Helping Some in Gary, Indiana
PBS NewsHour

Election 2022
How Close Were House Races? A Few Thousand Votes Could Have Swung Control

Exhibit

Macon, GA
Tyler Perry Exhibition
Tubman Museum
310 Cherry Street
Now until Feb 2025

Festivals
Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival
Sun, May 5-Tue, May 14

Gary, IN
Gary Air Show
Marquette Park @ Lake Michigan
Sat, Aug. 5 and Sun, Aug 6

Film
A United Kingdom (released Nov 26)
History vs. Hollywood Findings

Health
Bakau, Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia
Walk4Health-The Gambia
Every Sat, 7:30a
Independence Stadium

Human Diversity
A Monk Who Wears Heels - NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Best African Dads In The World: Meet The Aka Pygmy Fathers

4 African Cultural Traditions Travelers Can Participate In- Wodaabe Warriors

Interracial marriages to get added protection under new law

The Meaning of Mahu
(In Native Hawaiian and Tahitian cultures are third gender people with traditional spiritual and social roles within the culture, similar to Tongan fakaleiti and Samoan fa'afafine)

A Black Woman with White Skin Struggles To Fit In With Society

Woman Challenging Zakir Naik on Polygamy

Pastress Aggie About Her Ministry as A Transgender Pastor In Uganda

Farmer Ellis Bell
Bell, POH publisher Wayne Young’s paternal uncle, discusses his journey as a farmer in Eastern Arkansas, insurance agent in St. Louis, and founder of a non-profit that introduces young Americans to agricultural careers. Our formerly enslaved, Civil War veteran ancestor purchased the original farm acres after Emancipation.

Neil deGrasse Tyson Schooling Joe Rogan on Africa's Greatness

History
Washington, DC
CR Gibbs
Woodridge Library
18th & Rhode Island Ave, NE
Tue, Mar 14, 6:30p

Online
The Scramble for Africa
C.R. Gibbs
Fri, Mar 24, 7p 

Life
Online
How Racism Underdevelops African American Males
APPEAL Inc.
Dr. John Noble
Sat, Mar 18, 11a-1p

Marriage
RaceToday! Seasoned Black Marriage
with CR Gibbs

In Memoriam

Music
Lawrence Brownlee
Rising, sets poetry from the Harlem Renaissance to song
National Tour including:
New York, NY
Carnegie Hall
Mar 23

Washington, DC
Kennedy Center
Mar 26

Philadelphia, PA
Kimmel Center
Mar 29



Westminster Presbyterian Church
400 I St., SW
Washington, DC
Every Friday night, from 6p-9p
Monday Night Blues
Admission $10 -- Children under 16 are FREE Food and Beverages available 5:30p-8:45p

Dallas
Elaine Sings Aretha
Clarence Muse Café Theater
1309 Canton Street
Fri, Mar 24 and Sat, Mar 25, $15

Gary, IN
Smokey Robinson
Hard Rock Live - Northern Indiana
(5400 West 29th Ave) I-80/Burr St
Fri, Apr 28, 7p

Gary, IN
Diana Ross
Hard Rock Live - Northern Indiana
(5400 West 29th Ave) I-80/Burr St
Fri, May 5, 7p

Reparations
Sacramento
California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans 
Sacramento in Mar 3, 2023 and Mar 4, 2023

Religion
Atheists Late Night
Atheists In Kenya Society
Fridays, 4p-5p

Shopping/Restaurants
Washington, DC
The Black Saturdays CO-OP and Farmers Market
APPEAL
2015 Bunker Hill Road, N.E.
Sat, Mar 16, 1p-5p


Technology
ChatGPT Tutorial - A Crash Course on Chat GPT for Beginners
Technology
ChatGPT Tutorial - A Crash Course on Chat GPT for Beginners

Television
PBS
Black Broadway: A Proud History A Limitless Future
Premieres Tuesday, February 28, 2023 on PBS
And Streaming on PBS Passport
Musical Performances from Stephanie Mills, Corbin Bleu, Norm Lewis, Nikki Renée Daniels, Leah Flynn, Sydney James Harcourt, Amber Iman, Tiffany Mann, John Manzari, Nova Payton and Peppermint
 Featuring Members of the Howard University and Morgan State University Choirs with Multiple Guest Conductors and the American Pops Orchestra



Pluto TV


Theater
Washington, DC
UNSEEN
Mosaic Theater
1333 H Street, NE
Mar 30 – Apr 23, 2023

Olney, MD
Kinky Boots
Olney Theatre Center
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road
Fri, Feb 10-Sun, Mar 19

Chicago
Reasons:  A tribute to Earth, Wind, and Fire
Black Ensemble Theater
4450 N Clark
Sun, Mar 5-Sun, Apr16, $

Travel
What Gambians think about sex tourism in their country?

Young Adults
Akili Kids! TV - Kenya's #1 Children's Channel

Tayvon Jackson's Goal Setting for Kids

Tayvon Jackson's How I Taught a Child About Stocks

The Crayon Box that Talked


Read Africa Aloud
Features author readings of outstanding books on Africa together with classroom applications and fun activities for children. More than 100 African Studies scholars are members of our review team.

‘Sky Girls Kenya’: Born to Fly - Citizen TV and YouTube 'The show chronicles the day-to-day life of the teenage characters living in Nairobi and coping with the everyday challenges of social pressure, sexual harassment, bullying, HIV, and self-identity crisis

 
 
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