Rethinking Freedom

Ayayi

This isn’t just a show—it’s a movement. A call to rise above limitations, to reclaim the power that’s already within you. Whether it’s freedom in your finances, your health, your rights, or your voice—we’re here to spark the change that leads to true liberation. With every story, every beat, and every conversation, we’ll inspire you to dig deeper, to challenge the status quo, and to chase the life you deserve. So, buckle up—this is the ride of your life, and inner freedom is our destination.

  1. 3d ago

    Life by Design in the Homeland

    What does it mean to truly come home? In this episode of Rethinking Freedom, we sit down with Nannette Atuahene — the first in her lineage to be born and raised in the United States — who made a permanent move from California to Ghana in 2022, returning to the homeland of her parents. As we mark this 250-year moment for African Americans, we explore freedom not just as a legal status, but as reconnection — to land, to lineage, to self. Nannette shares her journey across the ocean, what “returning” really means, and how her coaching work helps African Diasporan professionals live life by design rather than by default — expanding their mindset, skill set, and relationships beyond the West and onto the African continent. We also break down the numbers behind the growing wave of African Americans relocating to Ghana and beyond, and what's really driving the movement. TOPICS COVERED ●Freedom as reconnection — reclaiming what was severed by the Middle Passage ●The journey from California to Ghana, and what “returning” means ●The data behind the Blaxit movement ●Life by design: mindset, skill set, and relationships ●Practical pathways for the diaspora — citizenship, land, business, and cultural ties ●A call to action — one tangible step toward reconnection ABOUT NANNETTE ATUAHENE Nannette Atuahene is the first in her lineage to be born and raised in the U.S. In 2022, she made a permanent move from California to Ghana — the homeland of her parents. She coaches African Diasporan professionals to live life by design rather than by default, helping them expand themselves, their work, and their impact beyond the West and onto the African continent. Her coaching is built on three pillars: mindset, skill set, and relationships. CONNECT WITH NANNETTE Book a Clarity Call:  https://calendly.com/onourwatchglobal/30min Get her book:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FF2XYXJN LinkedIn:  http://www.linkedin.com/in/nannette-atuahene-59413b14 Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61588080897286 WHERE TO LISTEN This episode airs Mondays at 7 AM on KGRN 98.5 FM and KVBM 104.7 FM, and is available on the Rethinking Freedom YouTube channel and everywhere you listen to podcasts. Subscribe for more conversations on freedom, identity, and reconnection. #RethinkingFreedom #Blaxit #GhanaReturn #AfricanDiaspora #YearOfReturn #LifeByDesign #BlackExpats #AncestralReconnection Support the show

    Life by Design in the Homeland

  2. Jul 13

    Blueprint for Apartheid: How the U.S. Government Engineered American Segregation

    Most of us were taught that segregation in America happened by accident - that it was simply the result of personal prejudice or private choice. It wasn't. It was the law. In this episode of Rethinking Freedom, part of our summer series The Other Side of Freedom: USA at 250, host Aya Fubara Eneli sits down with Richard Rothstein, author of the landmark book The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. Rothstein pulls back the curtain on how federal, state, and local governments deliberately used zoning laws, public housing policy, FHA lending practices, restrictive covenants, and tax policy to build the segregated neighborhoods we still live in today — and what that means for the racial wealth gap, education, and health disparities we continue to grapple with. We're also joined by Taneika Driver-Moultrie, President of the Killeen Chapter of the NAACP, for a conversation on what this history means for our community today — and what it will take to move from awareness to action. Take action: Join us for the John Lewis Day of Action. Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-actions/event/966047/ Get the book: https://a.co/d/0iY53nnH New episodes of Rethinking Freedom air every Monday at 7:00 a.m. CT on KRGN 98.5 FM and KVBM 104.7 FM, and stream on all major podcast platforms. If this conversation moved you, like, comment, and subscribe — and share it with someone who needs to hear this history. #RethinkingFreedom #TheColorOfLaw #RichardRothstein #NAACP #JohnLewisDayOfAction #USAat250 #HousingSegregation #RedliningHistory Support the show

    Blueprint for Apartheid: How the U.S. Government Engineered American Segregation

  3. Jul 6

    A Promise, Not a Fact — The Mythmaking Behind America's Symbols

    We were taught to stand for the anthem, place a hand over our heart for the pledge, and treat July 4th as the day freedom began. But who wrote these symbols — and who were they actually written for? In this hour-long special, we read the entire Declaration of Independence out loud, start to finish, before breaking down what it actually says, what got cut from early drafts, and who it left out entirely. Then we trace the same pattern through the national anthem's forgotten third verse, the surprising commercial origin of the Pledge of Allegiance, and the broader mythology built around America's founding.  We look at the historical throughline — from the dispossession of Native nations to slavery to Jim Crow to the policies still shaping wealth and opportunity today — and we end with a real question: what would it take to build a version of American patriotism that finally includes everyone living under it? This isn't a takedown of the country. It's an audit of the story we were handed, and an argument for a more honest one. 🎙️ Airs live: 📻 KGRN 98.5 & KVBM 104.7 — Monday, July 6 at 7:00 AM CST 📺 YouTube — Rethinking Freedom channel 🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms following broadcast Chapters: 🔗 Related Rethinking Freedom episodes: Kyle T. Mays: https://youtu.be/bUPbWRXrcyo?si=SqDxTbmNCQR02S2D Gerald Horne: https://youtu.be/YeTTCwtf13M?si=YtiffkJ8wAzRnxi7 Anthony P. Griffin: https://youtu.be/MycL94u5rlM?si=GmITui2woQtJ5XYI #RethinkingFreedom #AmericanHistory #DeclarationOfIndependence #Juneteenth #CivicEducation #Patriotism #FourthOfJulyRethinking Freedom,  Support the show

    A Promise, Not a Fact — The Mythmaking Behind America's Symbols

  4. Jun 29

    The Democracy That Never Was: An Afro-Indigenous History of America

    We're taught that American democracy was built on liberty and self-governance. But what if it was actually built on two erasures at once — the enslavement of African peoples and the dispossession of Indigenous nations — happening together, by design? In this episode of Rethinking Freedom: The Other Side of Freedom, part of our USA at 250 summer series, we sit down with historian Dr. Kyle T. Mays — an Afro-Indigenous (African American and Saginaw Chippewa) scholar at UCLA — to talk about his landmark book, An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States (Beacon Press). We dig into the arguments that make this book required reading: why enslaved Africans should be understood as Indigenous people in their own right, how antiblackness and settler colonialism worked as a single system rather than two separate histories, the complicated and often painful history of the "Five Tribes" enslaving their own Afro-Indigenous kin, the moments of real solidarity between Black Power and Red Power movements, and what a genuinely honest 250th anniversary of American independence would actually look like. This is a conversation about the freedom struggles that got written out of the official story — and why putting them back in changes how we understand the whole country. 📖 Get the book: An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by Kyle T. Mays (Beacon Press) 🎙️ Part of our summer series: Rethinking Freedom — The Other Side of Freedom: The USA at 250 🔔 Subscribe for more episodes in this series, where we explore the histories marginalized or erased from the official American story. #AfroIndigenous #BlackHistory #NativeAmericanHistory #USAat250 #KyleTMays #AmericanHistory #Decolonization #BlackPower #RedPower #Podcast Support the show

    The Democracy That Never Was: An Afro-Indigenous History of America

  5. Jun 22

    "No Mexicans, Women, or Dogs Allowed": Dr. Cynthia Orozco on the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement

    In this episode of Rethinking Freedom, part of our summer series The Other Side of Freedom: USA at 250, we sit down with historian Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco, author of No Mexicans, Women, or Dogs Allowed: The Rise of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement — the first scholarly history of LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens. Dr. Orozco is the National LULAC Historian and Professor Emeritus of History and Humanities at Eastern New Mexico University. She is also the author of Agent of Change: Adela Sloss-Vento, Mexican American Civil Rights Activist and Texas Feminist and Pioneer of Mexican American Civil Rights: Alonso S. Perales. We talk about the origins of the Mexican American civil rights movement in Texas, the segregation signs that gave this book its title, the role of gender and the women written out of early movement history, and the limits of who that movement saw and who it left invisible — including Afro-Mexican American and Afro-Mexicana Tejana communities. As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, this conversation asks a question at the heart of our summer series: freedom for whom, and on whose terms? Learn more about Dr. Orozco's work: https://cynthiaorozco.com/ Book: No Mexicans, Women, or Dogs Allowed: The Rise of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement (University of Texas Press) #RethinkingFreedom #USAat250 #MexicanAmericanHistory #LULAC #CivilRights #TexasHistory #ChicanaStudies Support the show

    "No Mexicans, Women, or Dogs Allowed": Dr. Cynthia Orozco on the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement

  6. Jun 15

    Galveston’s Hidden Slave Markets: The Truth Beneath Juneteenth

    Juneteenth began in Galveston, Texas, but the story beneath June 19, 1865 is deeper than most Americans are taught. This week on Rethinking Freedom, I sit down with Anthony Paul Griffin — attorney, writer, and author of The Water Cries — for a powerful conversation about memory, justice, and what it truly means to be free. For over three decades, Griffin tried high-profile cases that tested the limits of constitutional principle. He has written about Black cowboys in Texas, Gulf Coast foodways, and the stories that official history leaves out. Now, in The Water Cries, he turns his gaze toward the deepest questions of American life: What does freedom actually cost? Who is still waiting for it? And what do we owe each other across the distance of history? This episode is part of our summer series: The Other Side of Freedom — The USA at 250. 📩 Connect with Anthony Paul Griffin: anthonypgriffin@gmail.com 🔔 Subscribe to Rethinking Freedom: https://www.youtube.com/@RethinkingFreedom Rethinking Freedom airs Mondays at 7:00 AM Central on KRGN 98.5 FM and KVBM 104.7 FM. #Juneteenth #BlackHistory #GalvestonHistory Support the show

    Galveston’s Hidden Slave Markets: The Truth Beneath Juneteenth

  7. Jun 8

    The Other Side of History: America at 250 | Gerald Horne on The Counter-Revolution of 1776

    What if the American Revolution was not simply a struggle for liberty and independence? What if preserving slavery was one of the driving forces behind the break from Britain? Join us on Rethinking Freedom as we continue our special summer series, The Other Side of History: America at 250, with renowned historian, author, and scholar Dr. Gerald Horne. In this thought-provoking conversation, we examine his groundbreaking book, The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America. Dr. Horne challenges one of the most cherished narratives in American history, arguing that many colonial leaders feared growing anti-slavery sentiment in Britain and viewed independence as a way to protect and expand the institution of slavery. He explores the role of enslaved Africans, Indigenous peoples, European empires, and global economic forces in shaping the birth of the United States. (NYU Press) Together, we discuss: * Was the American Revolution also a counter-revolution? * Why did many enslaved Africans side with the British during the Revolutionary War? * How did slavery, capitalism, and colonial expansion shape the founding of the United States? * What does this history reveal about race, power, and democracy today? * How should Americans approach the nation’s 250th anniversary in light of these historical debates? Whether you agree with Dr. Horne’s conclusions or not, this conversation will challenge assumptions, spark critical thinking, and deepen your understanding of America’s origins. Air Date: Monday, June 8, 2026 Time: 7:00 AM Central Listen on: KRGN 98.5 FM KVBM 104.7 FM Watch on YouTube: Rethinking Freedom About Our Guest: Dr. Gerald Horne is the Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston and one of the most prolific historians in the United States. His scholarship focuses on race, slavery, colonialism, imperialism, labor, and global struggles for liberation. He is the author of more than 40 books, including The Counter-Revolution of 1776, The Counter-Revolution of 1836, and The Dawning of the Apocalypse. (Wikipedia) #RethinkingFreedom #GeraldHorne #CounterRevolutionOf1776 #America250 #BlackHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory #AmericanRevolution #SlaveryAndFreedom #PanAfricanism #HistoryMatters #Juneteenth #FreedomStruggle #TheOtherSideOfHistory Support the show

    The Other Side of History: America at 250 | Gerald Horne on The Counter-Revolution of 1776

  8. Jun 1

    America at 250: The Freedom Story They Buried

    THE OTHER SIDE OF FREEDOM (Part 2): UNTOLD HISTORIES OF THE U.S. AT 250  | Featuring E.R. Bills  As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, whose stories are celebrated—and whose stories remain buried beneath the surface of official history? In part 2 of our discussion, host Aya Fubara Eneli sits down with acclaimed Texas journalist and author E.R. Bills to discuss his gripping book, Tell-Tale Texas. Together, they explore the hidden, unsettling, and often forgotten stories that shaped Texas and the nation—stories of racial violence, injustice, corruption, resistance, disappearances, massacres, and the people history tried to erase. From infamous crimes to suppressed truths, this conversation challenges us to reconsider what freedom has meant in America—and for whom. As the nation celebrates 250 years of independence, Rethinking Freedom asks:What happens when we tell the whole story? Join us for the concluding thought-provoking conversation about memory, truth, power, and the importance of preserving the histories that many would rather forget. 📻 Rethinking Freedom airs Mondays at 7:00 AM CST on:KRGN 98.5 FMKVBM 104.7 FM 📺 Watch on the Rethinking Freedom YouTube Channel🎙️ Also available on all major podcast platforms #RethinkingFreedom #ERTBills #TellTaleTexas #TexasHistory #UntoldHistory #BlackHistory #AmericanHistory #US250 #FreedomStories #HistoricalTruth #HiddenHistory #MemorialDay #Juneteenth #Texas #Podcast #HistoryMatters Support the show

    America at 250: The Freedom Story They Buried
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This isn’t just a show—it’s a movement. A call to rise above limitations, to reclaim the power that’s already within you. Whether it’s freedom in your finances, your health, your rights, or your voice—we’re here to spark the change that leads to true liberation. With every story, every beat, and every conversation, we’ll inspire you to dig deeper, to challenge the status quo, and to chase the life you deserve. So, buckle up—this is the ride of your life, and inner freedom is our destination.

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  • Creator
    Ayayi
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    86
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Rethinking Freedom
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