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Join us for a live discussion with some influential members of our community as we learn about what’s happening on the continent of Africa. We’ll explore the history, personal experiences, ideas and more as we learn about #SARS (the Special Anti-Robbery Squad) in Nigeria, the war in Cameroon, the fighting in the Congo, the human rights crisis in Zimbabwe and gender-based violence in South Africa.
While we won’t be able to thoroughly address each of these issues, we will take time to understand them and ideate on how the global community can rally and support those on the ground working on these issues. Further, we’ll discuss how the global community can better equip and educate themselves on issues on the continent and abroad.
This conversation will be broadcast on Facebook Live and YouTube. It will be later re-broadcasted on YouTube.
Roundtable Participants:
@etootsana
Eto’o Tsana is a New York City Harlem native Afro-Puerto Rican choreographer, dancer, singer, and dance educator. Eto'o Tsana has traveled extensively throughout the United States, the Caribbean, Canada, France, the Republic of Congo, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, collaborating, teaching, and performing professionally with renowned Kongolese artists.
Eto’o Tsana & Mabina Danseuses Dance Company founded in 2011 by Artistic Director Eto’o Tsana focuses on the principles of Cultural Performance, Humanitarianism, and Anthropology from a Kongolese dance and cultural perspective. Eto’o Tsana & Mabina Danseuses Dance Company is a direct reflection of Ms. Tsana’s deep rooted studies, travel experiences, diverse dance training, and her multicultural origins that aim to challenge the complexities of ‘Our Being’ as displaced children of the Motherland. It is through individual and collective histories, self- explorations, intellectual and cultural exchanges that makes Eto’o Tsana the International Ambassadrice of traditional and urban Kongolese Dance.
@tstmkrsafrica
Cheraé Robinson is an entrepreneur, DJ, and modern Pan-Africanist who is the founder and CEO of Tastemakers Africa, an experiences platform connecting Africa and the diaspora. She is also the curator and creator of The Thread a multi-disciplinary virtual conversation platform focused on black luminaries and game changing conversations from around the world. A recovering agriculture and development nerd, she spent a decade helping organizations like the CDC, WHO, CARE, and CIMMYT translate research and data into meaningful partnerships benefitting women, farmers, and public health responders in emerging economies.
The winner of the inaugural “She Leads Africa” startup competition, Ms. Robinson has been named one of 10 Emerging Women Entrepreneurs in Africa by Forbes.com, one of 20 to watch by leading Silicon Valley trends group Culture Shift Labs, and a Woman to Watch by the United Nations Foundation and Innov8tive Magazine. Most recently she was named one of "44 People Changing The Way We Travel" by Condé Nast Traveler Magazine.
Cheraé earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Morgan State University. She splits her time between Brooklyn, NY and city-hopping the African continent.
@AmarachiBK
Adebayo Adewumi is an American-born, Nigerian raised Brooklynite and founder and owner of Amarachi Bar & Restaurant in Brooklyn, NY. For years he and his family of entrepreneurs, educators and innovators have worked in the New York community and on the continent to empower, educate and elevate Black people. Through various events, platforms and conversations, Adebayo advocates pan-African unity and independence.
@Colored_Yolk
Joy Achuonjei is currently attending medical school at Hofstra University. Prior to medical school, Joy worked as an undergraduate admissions counselor and product management in EdTech. She holds an M.S. and a B.A. in neuroscience from Columbia University. In addition to her academic work, Achuonjei is an active member of the national working group for White Coats for Black Lives and a founder and co-chair of the WC4BL chapter at Zucker School of Medicine. Broadly, her interests are in prison abolition, reform in medical education, and medical school admissions policies.
Jules Boyele is a Congolese-born, California-based activist and organizer. He is the founder of World Issues and Actions Center – a political organization dedicated to eradicating inequities and human rights violations through collaborations and resource generation.