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Tracey is a prolific artist – a playwright, teacher, film and television writer and producer. The post In Conversation With Tracey Scott Wilson appeared first on Busayo.

After seeing Homecoming Queen at the Atlantic Theatre Company, we had to talk to the play's writer, Ngozi Anyanwu. The post In Conversation With Ngozi Anyanwu appeared first on Busayo.

A playwright and an actor whose play so powerfully captures the anxieties of the immigrant experience. The post In Conversation With Mfoniso Udofia appeared first on Busayo.

Navigating the challenges on the road to achieving your dream. The post In Conversation With Adepero Oduye appeared first on Busayo.

At the start of the Covid-19 epidemic, I was texting Dr. Byron Young, our next guest on, In Conversation with Busayo and I mentioned that I was indulging some bad habits (eating too much mostly) at the beginning of the quarantine, and Dr. Young gave some advice that was so…

Yewande can be described as a quiet powerhouse. She is the author of the New York Times “Yewande Komolafe 10 Essential Nigerian Recipes” in the June 24, 2019 issue.

One of our favorite people, Tracey Scott Wilson, is simply brilliant and an amazing human being. She is a prolific artist – a playwright, teacher, film and television writer and producer. I was so excited to talk to Tracey for the podcast because her journey from Newark, New Jersey to award winning playwright and…

So we are nerding out over the increasing frequency of authentic African stories on New York theatre stages. It is about time! After seeing Homecoming Queen at the Atlantic Theatre Company, we had to talk to the play’s writer, Ngozi Anyanwu. Ngozi is an actor, a playwright, a producer, a…

Mfoniso Udofia is a playwright and an actor. I saw her play, Sojourners last year and was floored. The play so powerfully captured the anxieties of the immigrant experience. Her plays, Sojourners and Her Portmanteau recently opened at the New York Theatre Workshop. Her work captures perfectly the scars, ghosts…

Entrepreneur/Attorney Busayo Olupona in conversation with Actor Adepero Oduye (Pariah, Twelve Years a Slave) exploring the pursuit of dreams and the navigating the challenges on the road to achieving your dream.

A conversation with Professor Jacob Kehinde Olupona, a scholar in traditional African religion. We start with the Oshun references in Lemonade and go from there, it is an exploration of traditional Yoruba religion, culture in Africa and the diaspora.

Busayo in conversation with Yolanda Sangweni. Yolanda is a writer, editor at Essence magazine and a singer. In addition, she is the founder and creator of AfriPOP! a digital platform which explores introduces and celebrates contemporary African culture. Yolanda shares her experiences as an immigrant to the US and finding…