Nenebi Tony
Co-host of Undisciplined podcastAnthony Owura-Akuaku, also known as Nenebi Tony, is a writer and researcher hailing from Ghana, West Africa. His work intricately explores the convergence of law, business, media, and culture. In his acclaimed book, "everything that happened and the people who made it," Nenebi Tony artfully profiles Ghana's top 10 most influential entertainment brands of the 2010s. Currently a Graduate Entrepreneurship Fellow at the University of Arkansas, he is diligently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Finance. Nenebi Tony's unique perspective as cohost of Undisciplined is enriched by his upbringing in a city where the profound influences of American rap music and the European model of Christianity intersect with traditional African values, providing an invaluable postmodern yet cosmopolitan African viewpoint.
-
University of Arkansas Museum’s Laurel Lamb speaks about artifacts and objects available in the University Museum and the new activities available for families, children and the public. -
Kenneth Tagoe, currently an M.A. History student from Ghana, West Africa is passionate about Pan-Africanism. He grew up idolizing Pan-African icons like Marcus Garvey, Du Bois, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Kwame Nkrumah and the ideas of black consciousness advocated by Frederick Douglass. In this episode, we explore the History of the Black Bombers, Ghana's Amateur Boxing Team, and its contribution to Pan- Pan-Africanism and nation-building in Ghana.
-
This episode is an interview with Sarah Collins Rudolph. Sarah Collins Rudolph, often referred to as the "Fifth Little Girl," is a survivor of the 1963 Birmingham church bombing. Born on January 26, 1951, in Birmingham, Alabama, Rudolph lost her sister, Addie Mae Collins, and three other girls in the bombing. She herself sustained severe injuries. Her story represents resilience and a powerful witness to history.
-
We speak to Bassekou Kouyate, a griot (storyteller via music) from Mali, a true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa. He is a virtuoso, innovator, stronghold of tradition all at the same time.*Produced by Matthew Moore
-
We speak to a student who has interest in African and African American Studies from a medicine and health perspective. She explores why being an African and African American Studies major is important especially for those considering medical school
-
The podcast host speak with Allan Hatch, an Economics PhD student about work and involvement in advocacy on campus with the Black Graduate Students Association and Graduate Professional Congress.Caree Banton diasporise, the_forgetful_historianNenebi Tony (IG HANDLES: @everyday.NWA)AAST (@uarkaast)Allan Hatch Instagram:@uark_bgsa@uofagpsc
-
African and African American Studies (AAST) partners with Mr. Ron Harris of A Level Up to collect and deliver relief to the victims of the tormado in Little Rock and Wynn, Arkansas. They discuss why the University and community partnership is necessary and valuable.Mr. Ron Harriswww.AlevelUp.org
-
We explore the intricacies of Southern politics and culture and how it has had an outsized effect on American politics and way of life. Our guest, Angie Maxwell is Director of the Diane Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society at the University of Arkansas and an award-winning author. Her forthcoming book, "The Long Southern Strategy”, unpack the evolving landscape of Southern politics and its national implications.
-
Professor Todd Cleveland currently teaches History of Africa and History of Football at the university of Arkansas. In this episode we explore the complicated relationship between the love of football in Africa, labor and social relations. -
Professor Trish Starks currently teaches race and medicine (Bad Medicine Honors course) at the University of Arkansas. This episode will explore how medical abuse has persisted and flourished in the modern era, with a specific focus on black people at the receiving end of such abuses.
