Chicago Sunnyside Podcast

CHI Sunnyside E35: #HandsOffBurkinaFaso, Africa & Diaspora Stand w Ibrahim Traore, Burkina & AES

Get in touch with us. We love to hear from you! Chicagosunnyside.net Hosts: Nehez Meniooh, Kasabez Maakmaah & Giziribtah Debasah The world is coming together to stand up for Burkina Faso and its President, Ibrahim Traore after yet another coup attempt and ridiculous accusations by a American General and head of AFRICOM, Michael Langley. We speak on our activities in Burkina Faso, visits to the Gulmu (Gourmantche) King and the Presidential Palace, and our solidarity with Captain Ibrahim Traore. In this episode, we discuss: 0:00 - 3:30 - Intro: Traoré supporters stand in solidarity 3:31 - 18:26 - Kebtah visits Gulmu (Gourmantché) King 18:27 - 19:55 - Kebtah visits Burkina Faso Presidential Palace 19:56 - 31:16 - AES / West Africa Unites Against Neocolonialism 31:17 - 37:56 - A Sovereign African Currency & Gadaffi's assassination 37:57 - 46:17 - U.S. General Langley Accuses Captain Traoré 46:18 - 54:50 - People of African and the Diaspora Stand Up 54:51 - 1:01:18 - Attacks on Traoré & Briberies 1:01:19 - 1:07:00 - Outro: Get Involved & The People of Burkina Faso anthem

CHI Sunnyside E34: True Stewards of Black Culture, Misconceptions About Africa

Get in touch with us. We love to hear from you! Chicagosunnyside.net Hosts: Kasabez Maakmaah & Giziribtah Debasah After our Annual Pilgrimage to Meritah (Africa), the Sunnyside team revisits the value of Meritah (African) culture and why you won't understand even if you experience it yourself. IYKYK. In this episode, we spoke about: 0:00 - 2:07 Intro 2:08 - 7:28 Misconceptions about Meritah Culture 7:29 - 9:43 Prioritizing Coming Home to Learn 9:44 - 10:53 Culture of Pseudo-Freedom 10:54 - 26:10 Emotional Approach to Life 26:11 - 27:52 Do Black Americans Have A Culture? 27:53 - 31:08 Preservers of Black Culture 31:09 - 34:14 Being Educated into Culture 34:15 - 40:20 Social Order and Royalty in Traditional Societies 40:21 - 47:28 Functioning on Pleasures or Principles? 47:29 - 50:36 Outro

CHI Sunnyside E33: Traditions of African Culture & Attracting the Invisible, 30 Years of Kebtah Pt 2

Get in touch with us. We love to hear from you! Chicagosunnyside.net Hosts: Nehez Meniooh, Kasabez Maakmaah & Giziribtah Debasah This is our second installment of our coverage and commentary on Kebtah's (The Earth Center's) 30 Year Anniversary Celebration at the Het Aishat Temple in Togo. This amazing 3 day and 3 night event was part of Kebtah's Annual Cultural and Spiritual Pilgrimage to Meritah (Indigenous Africa). This episode features footage from our travels to Togo, including: Pouring libations to honor the Ancestors Traditional African dance to celebrate initiation (rites of passage) Master drummers and griots bringing proverbs with profound meaning In this episode, we discuss: 100 degree temperature difference between Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso and Chicago Cultural appropriation of the term "Western" Modern day slavery prevents us from investing in our evolution and traveling to enrich our lives The importance of investing in ourselves instead of material gain and how we measure happiness Nuances in culture that you probably wouldn't notice Getting the attention of the invisible Youth taking pride in their culture, traditions and initiations Speech is the most powerful medicine (or poison) Structure, etiquette and hierarchy in tradition Links & Resources: DuSable Museum of Black History & Education Center with The Earth Center on Resistance and Resilience against the Slave Trade: https://fb.watch/y3-dnhXp2D/ Become a Member of the Kebtah Movement: https://www.theearthcenter.org/signupstep1 Learn more about our Annual Pilgrimage: https://www.theearthcenter.org/pilgrimage See more of the 3 day celebrations on the Gate of Gates podcast: Pt 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVWva8J1LcQ&t=954s Pt 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emncLvvVg3M&t=16874s Pt 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFoXCdF1NHM&t=524s

CHI Sunnyside E32: Kebtah 30 Year Anniversary & Annual Pilgrimage (Misra)

Get in touch with us. We love to hear from you! Chicagosunnyside.net Hosts: Nehez Meniooh, Kasabez Maakmaah & Giziribtah Debasah Guests: Elders of Tahbalo, Tem knife dancers & horsemen We just returned from our Annual pilgrimage. Every year The Earth Center hosts an Annual Pilgrimage taking members, students, initiates and guests to tour the cultural and spiritual sites of Kemet (Indigenous Africa). This year, pilgrimage activities were focused on the celebrations we hosted in Central Togo commemorating our 30 year anniversary of Master Naba bringing the Kebtah mission to the West. Join us to learn more about the original tradition of spiritual pilgrimage and some of the activities and profound experiences of this year’s trip. In this episode, we discuss: 0:00 - 4:00 - Intro - "He's Our Prophet" 4:01 - 10:39 - Kebtah Mission 10:40 - 25:16 - Annual Pilgrimage to Niger Valley 25:17 - 35:10 - Material Wealth or Wealth of Knowledge? 35:11 - 47:55 - Mola Clan Royalty - Dangers of Modern Ideology & Religion 47:56 - 1:00:16 - Mastery of Nature 1:00:17 - 1:05:23 - Mastering Iron, Impenetrable Warriors 1:05:24 - 1:07:20 - Kebtah Community Membership 1:07:21 - 1:09:46 - Modern Stigmatization of Africa 1:09:47 - 1:13:01 - Cultural Sell-Outs 1:13:02 - 1:22:35 - Outro - Order & Values of African Societies Links & Resources: 🌍 Become a Member of the Kebtah Movement: https://www.theearthcenter.org/signupstep1 ✈️ Learn more about our Annual Pilgrimage: https://www.theearthcenter.org/pilgrimage 🎊 See more of the 3 day celebrations on the Gate of Gates podcast: Pt 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVWva8J1LcQ&t=954s Pt 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emncLvvVg3M&t=16874s Pt 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFoXCdF1NHM&t=524s 🇧🇫 DuSable Museum of Black History & Education Center with The Earth Center from Burkina: https://www.facebook.com/DuSableMuseum/videos/1005771514987816

CHI Sunnyside E31: Gathering Your Forces & Valuing Your Elders w/ Genealogist Anthony Cole

Get in touch with us. We love to hear from you! Chicagosunnyside.net Hosts: Nehez Meniooh & Giziribtah Debasah Guests: Elder Anthony Cole We continue our series honoring our Elders, confronting the way we’re encouraged to devalue them. We speak to genealogist Elder Anthony Cole who teaches us how to get started in investigating in our family history. Our first and most important step must be interviewing the living Elders of our families and getting some of the wealth of wisdom and stories they have. By doing so, we start on a journey towards discovering our Ancestors, who and where we come from. Discovering our Ancestors is discovering ourselves, a critical step that must not be neglected as it expands our understanding of ourselves and the world. Elder Anthony gives advice and detailed instructions on getting started with interviewing your Elders. In this episode we talk about: 0:00 - 0:37 - Intro 0:38 - 4:55 - Valuing Our Elders Series 4:56 - 8:39 - Introducing the Episode 8:40 - 13:29 - Happy New Year - Holy Days vs Holidays 13:30 - 18:50 - Welcoming Anthony Cole 18:51 - 22:08 - Confronting the Disconnect with Our Past 22:09 - 30:56 - Genealogy - fastest growing hobby 30:57 - 38:38 - Getting Started in Family History 38:39 - 1:06:16 - Personal Stories 1:06:17 - 1:10:18 - Our Elders are Passing 1:10:19 - 1:14:04 - Writing & Genealogy 1:14:05 - 1:16:04 - Artificial Intelligence & Genealogy 1:16:05 - 1:19:52 - From Special-Ed to University Teacher 1:19:53 - 1:26:16 - Outro & Contact info Links & Resources: storycorps.org https://communitycuration.org Black Roots books - https://a.co/d/c4PX0NS