If the How would that make you feel? book series is about decolonizing our minds, the Our Africentric Hangout is about Healing our Hearts with two objectives in mind:

• Creating a healing environment where people feel free to talk openly about topics that promote African identity

• Promoting unity between Africans in Africa, Africans and black people in the diaspora, and generate support for the Africentric Youth Economy investment Fund.

Our Themes

Poetry, music, dance and art that promote African culture

African traditional approaches to developing the Africentric Youth Economy, from education, food security and health to media, finance and realty

Outputs of the BGUN teams, forums, working groups and community groups

Campaigns to engage conscious and conscientious young Africans

Innovation at the crossroads where traditional Africa meets modern technology

The Show Format:

• Type: Audio-visual podcast (primarily audio)

• Length: 90 – 120 minutes

• Frequency: Weekly

• Structure: Group/community Meet-Up featuring members, guest interviews, audience guest appearances, Africentric topics, meditations, poetry, reading, music, talk/reflections

• Tone: Conversational, fireside chat, young people communing with elders, reflective, empowering, fun-filled, culturally rooted

• Interactive Approach: Pre-prepared questions and spontaneous questions

• Main Target Audience: African and black youth (18–35), both on the continent and in the diaspora

• Location: Virtual. Links will be provided in advance to participants

If you're an ordinary African youth who has questions about the stories that you have been told and wondered about who you are beneath the stories that have defined your identity as an African, then check out the menu of ideas being discussed.

• We kick off with The Colonised Mind -- Who Are We Really?

• We have recorded, We Speak Colonial: Can African Languages Save Our Identity?

• This will be followed by The Power of African Names: Reclaiming Identity and Cultural Heritage

Share your thoughts about how the first topic of the series made you feel?

Register your interest to become an active participant as a contributor and a listener.
Let's Heal Our Hearts Together.