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  Mama Africa, 03/06/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Adele Masengo Ngoy about her organized 4th Annual International Women’s Day Fashion Show along with her personal story and her inspiration.

  Call-in(s): Callers welcome the return of show back on the air.

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  Mama Africa, 03/13/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Rafael Clariot talks about what influences his art and his understanding of who he is and where his people come from.

  Call-in: Callers talk about enjoying their pieces of the art by Rafeal Clariot along with questions about how he produces the art itself.

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  Mama Africa, 03/20/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Mukhtar Idhow talks about the history of the project New American Sustainable Agriculture Project (NASAP) within the Organization For Refugee and Immigrant Success (ORIS) and the importance of low-income access to locally grown foodstuffs. Education of the farmers about leadership and in-house training for better inclusion of the community in the guidance of the project.

  Call-in: None in this episode instead a Coda about the history of food and farming in the African-American community and programs trying to improve it for the future.

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  Mama Africa, 03/27/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Talks with actors, Alfine Nathalie and Gwira Kabirigi, about their play, “Harriet Tubman Visits A Therapist” written by Carolyn Cage. They talk about how they identify and what their African-born identity means to them. They discuss how the play helps heal the actors themselves and grow as women. Lack knowledge of Black literature and historical figures in education is part of the discussion. Advice about the art of acting at the end of the episode.

  Call-in: One caller, a family member of one of the actors, talks about how the play effects them. Next caller talks about the importance of this history on stage and the inner strength that comes from seeing it.

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  Mama Africa, 04/03/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Two actors, Beth Chasse, Carolyn Ezzy, of the one-act play Little Sister by Carolyn Gage. Their backgrounds and what truths they found and brought to their performances in the play.

  Call-in(s): Angela Moline, another actor from the production, talks about their role in play.

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  Mama Africa, 04/10/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Playwright Carolyn Gage talks about her two recent plays Harriet Tubman Visits A Therapist and Little Sister.

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 04/17/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Creative artist Shatema Brooks is interviewed her life in Maine, her identity, and her works.

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 04/24/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Poet Toussaint St. Negritude reads several of their poems and talks about identity issues they faced in New England. The issue of racism they faced in Vermont and Maine. **Contains Problematic Language**

  Call-in(s): Caller talks about combating racism. The leads to a discussion about color-blindness and acknowledging racism and cultural differences.

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  Mama Africa, 05/01/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Southern Maine Community College student Charles Ishimwe discusses their student organization, Smile Again Club; a group focused on helping immigrants succeed at the school. They also discuss their plans and wish for making documentary films about their experiences and those of similar people. Also a discussion of the usage of terms African and African-Americans.

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 05/08/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Bronx historian Morgan Powell talks their work and the development of environmental programs in the city along with the history of African-American farmers. Their food justice-security project Bronx River Sankofa is promoted as well.

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 05/15/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Dawud Ummah, President and Executive Director of the Center for African Heritage, discusses their history and the urban farming projects in Maine. Connecting people to their roots through celebration of Malcolm X Day and its connection to faith and agriculture.

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 05/22/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Karla Nicholson, Executive Director of Haymarket People’s Fund an anti-racist and multi-cultural foundation, talks about their strengthening the movement for social justice in New England. They talk about the importance of community organization fundraising in confronting structural racism with a focus on anti-racism.

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 05/29/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Author Georges Budagu Makoko talks their upcoming book, Ladder to the Moon - A Journey from the Congo to America. A biography of their life in both the Congo and Maine and the troubles of dealing with the past and the present. After the interview the presenter mentioned several upcoming events related to African-Americans and Africa diaspora in the state of Maine.

  Call-in(s): One caller wished to tell Georges how well their command of the English language was. Another caller gave advice about learning English. Another caller questions Georges about the film Hotel Rwanda and its accuracy.

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  Mama Africa, 06/05/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Artist Andrew Coffin talked about their youth art programs and the upcoming music daylong celebration Maine Hip Hop Summit. Which will be a celebration of hip-hop art, dancing and music aimed at youths with positive-message DJs/rappers, a b-boy dance contest, and graffiti-style painting. In addition, the gentrification of East Bayside neighborhood is discussed and the importance of hip-hop in connecting with youth and the community.

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 06/12/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: The topic of ‘what is race’ discussed between the host and the program assistant, Patricia Brinkman in connection to their respective cultural history. When they both learned about race in their youth and how they connected race to themselves. How they internalized race and its impact on their lives.

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 06/19/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Is this a post-racial era is the topic of the discussion between the host and the program assistant, Patricia Brinkman? What does racism mean to the individual and to the society as whole, Portland Maine in particular?

  Call-in(s): Matt mentions President Obama as proof we are not a post-racial society.

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  Mama Africa, 06/26/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Dawud Ummah, president of the Center For African Heritage in Portland, Maine, talk about their food and farming projects in the Portland. Personal history of food and its availability and the connection between people and their food. After the interview, the hosts transition to a book recommendation for When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History Of Racial Inequality In Twentieth-Century America.

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 07/03/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Amber Roberge, owner of On The Move Fitness & Wellness in South Portland, Maine, highlights their upcoming Afro-Caribbean dance event. Followed by a recording of an excerpt of a dramatic reading of the speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” written by Frederick Douglass and performed by Charles Everett Pace. Afterward, a discussion with Patricia Brinkman about the speech and what it means to them. Focusing on Juneteenth as an alternative celebration for independence in America. They then continued their dialog from several shows ago on post-racial America.

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 07/10/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Rafael Clariot talks about the issues of colorism they dealt with in their community. Also discussed is their personal history such as how they came to Maine and any racial issues they faced. The issue of structural racism is touched on during the discussion. **Contains problematic language**

  
  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 07/17/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: The reading of Philadelphia Child from Ursula Rucker starts the program. Dawud Ummah the President of Center for African Heritage, and Kailey Taylor, the youth supervisor for Tidewater Farms talk about the upcoming rally in Monument Square for Trayvon Martin and against gun violence. They talk what the case means to the two different generations they are part of and how to move forward as individuals and a community.

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 07/24/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Dawud Ummah the President of Center for African Heritage, and Kailey Taylor, the youth supervisor for Tidewater Farms talk about their new projects.

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 08/07/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: Brent Allaire, spiritual advisor, spotlights their work with the paranormal and spiritual cleaning work. The show then pivots to racial discussion between the host and producer, Patricia Brinkman.

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 08/14/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: The show establishes a new focus of the show with a new mission statement. Then explaining the terms and ideas behind the new statement with the host and producer/co-host, Patricia Brinkman.

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 08/21/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: The show opens with a song to set the mood. The host and producer/co-host, Patricia Brinkman continues their dialogue about post-traumatic slave syndrome and having racial dialogues in the United States. Bringing in an editorial as a starting point for their discussion.

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.

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  Mama Africa, 09/04/2013

  Keita Whitten

  Interview: The show opens with audio clip “One Easy Thing All White People Could Do That Would Make The World A Better Place”. The host and producer/co-host, Patricia Brinkman continues their dialogue about this clip and what it means to step up into situations to stand up for others. **Contains Problematic Language**

  Call-in(s): None in this episode.