9 episodes

Welcome to Books & Black Coffee. Join two bookworms for conversations that centre on the power of knowledge shared and its application.
Each episode is an open door into lessons through books that carry messages which transcend generations.
Together we learn, we explore and we leave with much more.

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Books & Black Coffee Books & Black Coffee

    • Society & Culture

Welcome to Books & Black Coffee. Join two bookworms for conversations that centre on the power of knowledge shared and its application.
Each episode is an open door into lessons through books that carry messages which transcend generations.
Together we learn, we explore and we leave with much more.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Whats Left In The French Press 01

    Whats Left In The French Press 01

    What a year it has been, right? We have been away for a while, so what's been going on? Tune in and find out what's coming on Books & Black Coffee. Bookworms unite!
    Books mentioned in this episode :
    The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Overture and the San Domingo Revolution by C.L.R James 
    Things Fall Apart by Chenua Achebe
    The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by Bell Hooks
    Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Ardent 
    Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton
    Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon
    The Mind of Africa by W.E Abraham
    Oh my Gods - Fiona Stoffer
    C. L. R. James interview on his book "Black Jacobins" (1970) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUnO8lfoVBk
    Music Credit : Africa Maasai Kids by SOFRA




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    • 26 min
    Natives

    Natives

    Akala’s Natives led this conversation in several directions as we explored its layers through class, community, race, poverty, and lived experiences. The hope is to collectively work to ease the human experience by accommodating its diversity, complexities, and suffering.
    Other resources:
    100 Amazing Facts About The Negro - With Complete Proof by Joel Augustus Rogers
    What's Wrong With Being Black: Celebrating Our Heritage, Confronting Our Challenges by Matthew Ashimolowo
    Microaggressions and Modern Racism - Endurance and Evolution by Charisse C. Levchak
    Music credit: Best Time - FASSounds


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    • 33 min
    The Glass Bead Game

    The Glass Bead Game

    The Glass Bead Game is hoops we jump through and streets we navigate with a map that we create. It is an invitation to check our nature and our traditions and let them collide with our education. Fight mentally with our perspectives as we engage in a to and fro complicated by stories and concepts that don’t consider chronological order, just application. 
    Music credit: Miyagisama - Savannah Time Travel
    Music mentioned:
    UB40 - One In Ten
    Nispsey Hussle - Blacc Ice


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    • 24 min
    Invisible Women

    Invisible Women

    I'll bet on my Black Coffee hot spring that you won't be the same after reading this book. Do you need a reason to consider exploring the gender data gaps? This episode will be enough to fuel the fire of your curiosity. Get something to drink, and let's explore. Women have a lot of life’s keys. Don’t find yourself locked outside of doors you could have access to because of a bad attitude AND a lack of data.
    Music credit : Whip - Prazkhanal


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    • 1 hr 8 min
    A Bad Case Of Stripes

    A Bad Case Of Stripes

    It all started on World Book Day. One bookworm read this book for the third time, while the other was amazed by its depth. Listen as this conversation turns a kid’s book into layers of dialog that we can all explore at different levels, ages, and stages in our lives.
    Why are our reactions so exaggerated when it comes to things that deviate from the norm? (Ponder on that one)

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    • 24 min
    Eleven Minutes

    Eleven Minutes

    You’ve heard about Walden through lessons in solitude, dissected its epiphanies, and immersed yourself in the analysis. This week we move to interactions with more humans, the power dynamics between men and women, navigating love and intimacy & what we discover through reflection. Eleven Minutes is a different type of conversation - it has questions and some uncomfortable discoveries. Above all, there is something for us each to take and explore a little deeper.
    Music credit : ComaStudio


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    • 38 min

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