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Ashe ashe ashe! We're back and transformed. Welcome to Season 2 of the Orisha University Podcast—formerly known as the Ashe Shop Podcast.In this kickoff episode, Ashley, your Orisha Storyteller and spiritual guide, reintroduces the podcast with a new name, renewed energy, and a deeper intention. Orisha University is your weekly study hall for spiritual growth, ancestral wisdom, and cultural connection. Together, we'll explore stories of the Orisha, the power they hold, and the lessons they offer us in today's world.This season, we're diving even deeper—discussing Orisha like Logunede, Oba Nani, Nana Buruku, and Olokun. You'll hear reflections on finding elders, embracing initiation, connecting with ancestors, and soothing the soul with affirmations rooted in African spirituality.Light your candles. Open your journals. Let's remember who we are and walk this sacred path together.

We finally got to see the Goa'uld System Lords and their full strength in SG-1's "Summit" and "Last Stand", and actor Kwesi Ameyaw was on full display as Olokun! We are privileged to sit down with the actor to talk about his career, this pivotal two-parter and his appearance in the Stargate Atlantis episode, "Outcast."

In this episode we speak with EWP adjunct professor Dr. Butterfly, along with students, Tayina Fenelus and Cameron Rice, who both took his class on African Cosmologies last semester. We speak of intergenerational transfer of knowledge in African traditions, and other important ideas in African cosmologies such as consubstantiation, ritual, story and song, and practices of divination. Dr. Butterfly shares his views on how African cosmologies can “help one rediscover ways in which one can be soulfully attached, reconnected, and participating in activities that enrich our lives, give them meaning, and restore value to kinds of relationships to each other.” Anthony “Butterfly” Williams, MFA, PhD, (we/us) is the Executive Director of Iruke Institute International. Dr. Butterfly is a cultural alchemist whose work manifests in performance art, community organizing, and transformative education. He is an expert on the decolonization of culture through the arts. Creativity, compassion and collaboration inspire the transformation of self and society that he calls “the work.” Dr. Butterfly is a thought leader who has presented papers, lectures, workshops and symposia on creativity, culture and spirituality in academic, professional and community settings, including the U.C. Berkeley School of Social Welfare, the American Psychological Association, and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, among others. Dr. Butterfly is a community builder who has designed and produced arts-based community events on men's healing, African-centered psychology, creative leadership, police brutality, affordable housing and gay literature. His community-based collaborations include projects with Community Housing Partnership, Bayview Association for Youth, Center for Political Education, and Urban Healers, among others. Dr. Butterfly is a multimedia performance artist who has directed or acted in numerous theater productions, including original multimedia works about mass incarceration, Blaxploitation films, and the writer James Baldwin. He sings live in art galleries, where he exhibits music videos that feature his psychedelic art pop band OLOKUN. His performances have also been presented at Herbst Theater, Bayview Opera House, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and the San Francisco International Arts Festival, among others. Contact: awilliams1@ciis.edu The EWP Podcast credits East-West Psychology Podcast Website Connect with EWP: Website • Youtube • Facebook Hosted by Stephen Julich (EWP Core Faculty) and Jonathan Kay (PhD candidate) Produced by: Stephen Julich and Jonathan Kay Edited and Mixed by: Jonathan Kay Introduction music: Mosaic, by Monsoon on the album Mandala Music at the end of the episode: Dusk-Dawn Suite, by The Coltrane Sutras Introduction Voiceover: Roche Wadehra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Ale inicia esta temporada después de una visita al mar, pensando que solo iba de vacaciones

For this years Black History Month, here at Demyth HQ we wanted to continue on the story from last year. We are also curious with the inclusion of flood myths throughout mythology.This myth continues the Yoruba story of Obatala's adventures with humans and Olokun's revenge. 

Octopuses are creatures that display incredible flexibility, creativity, intelligence, and psychic ability. The octopus symbol represents our ability to overcome challenging situations with creativity and intelligence. The Octopus reminds us to express ourselves even if our instincts say otherwise. Ifa oracle speaks about the octopus being a spiritual connection of the deep seeing ancestors and the realm of the mysterious deep of Olokun. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fusionz-holistics/support

Be Still My Mind – (MIDNIGHT US CST) with The Divine Prince (15 Minutes) Pan African Spiritualist Practitioner Author and Advisor I will be FORWARD (MIDNIGHT US CST) with more Guided Meditation to still the restless mind, body, and spirit. https://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/The-Divine-Prince Blog Talk Radio Host | Member since Dec 23, 2008 All is a Blessing! #AllisaBlessing 

How do you solve a problem like clean water for all? When you can turn waste products into sustainable solutions. Meet Lacey, CEO and Founder of Olokun Minerals, the company developing new technologies to harvest minerals from the brine waste created through desalination.  Nick and Lacey get straight into the danger of taking water for granted, how Olokun's working with brackish water to remove and potentially valorize different metal ingredients, and why sourcing metals this way solves way more problems than it creates. You'll also hear Lacey's ambition to filter multiple metals at the same time, what fundraising felt like, and other climate tech she's excited about. And if you want to save money and the world. Carbon Collective Investing makes that possible through ethical portfolios. If you're a founder or a member of a benefits team, book a demo at https://401k.carboncollective.co/ (https://401k.carboncollective.co/) and your company can get 20% off management fees for life if you sign up before August 31st! And if you love listening to The Keep Cool Show, please leave me a 5-star review on Rate My Podcast: https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcool (https://ratethispodcast.com/keepcool) Thank you so much! Follow : Lacey LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lacey-reddix-7b53b540 (linkedin.com/in/lacey-reddix-7b53b540) Stay up-to-date on all things Keep Cool:https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ (https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/keep-cool/ )or follow Nick Van Osdol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol (https://twitter.com/nickvanosdol)

Había una vez en lo que hoy conocemos como Nigeria  un mundo Yoruba en el que solo existía el cielo, un inmenso mar que cubría todo y en un gran pantano con algunos seres animales. El dios Obatala, viendo la desolación del mundo, pensó que seria bueno mejorar la tierra con otras formas de vida y con una superficie solida donde pudieran vivir los orichas que representan la diversidad de dioses de los Yoruba. Durante esos primeros tiempos solo la diosa Olokun vivía en la tierra gobernando el inmenso mar ya que los otros dioses vivían en el cielo acompañando a el dios máximo Olorum.  El dios obatala se acerco a Olorum y le pidió que le diera el poder para viajar a la tierra y crear tierra para vivir. El dios Olorum, acepto  y envió a obatalá donde el dios Orunmila El dios de la sabiduría y la adivinación  para que le diera las instrucciones de como crear la tierra firme y sus habitantes.  El dios Orunmila recibió a Obatala y le explico que para crear tierra firme en los dominios acuáticos de Olokun tendría que conseguir algunos elementos importantes. Para ello tendría que conseguir una cadena dorada que colgaría del cielo y asi descender sobre las aguas sin caer en ellas. Luego tomando una concha de caracol llena de arena que debería verterla sobre el mar lentamente hasta  que se formara un pequeño montículo de arena.  Luego debería poner una paloma y una gallina para que ellas, con sus patas escarbaran la arena y asi esparcieran hacia todas las direcciones la arena formando con esto valles y montañas.  Y asi lo hizo obatala, bajo por la cadena de oro con una concha llena de arena, una gallina y una paloma y cumpliendo las instrucciones vio como de las patas de la gallina y la paloma comenzaba a formarse extensiones de tierra sobre el mar.  Y luego obatala salto sobre las tierra formada y la llamo ife. El reino de la tierra seca. Para celebrar el nacimiento de la nueva tierra seca y para permitir que otros seres vivieran allí, Obatala, tomo una nuez de palmera y la planto. Y de allí surgio la primera palmera en la tierra y esta palmera dio frutos y sus frutos cayeron a la tierra fértil y otras palmeras crecieron formando un primer bosque de palmeras.  Olorum envió a su sirviente el chamaleon Agemo para que supervisara los avances de Obatala  cuando Agemo llego el dios  se quejo de que no había suficiente luz para que los bosques crecieran cubriendo toda la tierra seca. El camaleón llevo la queja a dios supremo Olorum y este viendo los progresos de Obatala, creo el sol para que con sus rayos y su calor le ayudaran a las plantas a crecer y multiplicarse.  Y el mundo Yoruma se creo, pero todavía faltaba algo. No había seres que recorrieran y vivieran en esas tierras. Asi que Obatala creo multiples figuras de hombres y mujeres  con un poco de arcilla y le pidió al dios supremo Olorum que les diera el aliento de vida. Este soplo sobre ellos y el mundo yoruma se lleno de hombres y mujeres. Obatala se sintió feliz con la creación final del hombre, pero Eshu el espíritu embaucador le ofrecio vino de palma para que celebrara y este gustoso lo tomo. Pero tomo tanto que se emborracho y comenzó a crear figuras con miembros retorcidos, espaldas jorobadas y otras muchas deformaciones.  Y cuando Olorum les dio vida, estos seres comenzaron a vagar por la tierra con sus deformación. Obatala al despertar de su borrachera vio estos seres y sintió pena por ellos y arrepentido decidió convertirse en el protector y defensor de aquellos hombres con discapacidades. Y cuentan los yorumas que hasta el día de hoy todo ser con alguna discapacidad es protegido por el dios obatala. Después de terminar su labor Obatala regreso a la cadena de oro que colgaba de el cielo y regreso a el para desde allí vigilar su creación.  Olokun la diosa del mar se

Hey Fairy Fam, meet Shontel Anetasia! A a multifaceted 30-year-old Caribbean Longboarder, upcoming Spiritual Author, Photographer & Bruja de Cocina. She's an Apetebi in the Indigenous Afro-Cuban religion, Lukumi & Child of Olokun. Shontel was raised by her Guyanese immigrant grandmother, Joyce, who paved the way for her to be a spiritual practitioner today. In this episode, we talk about the deep connection Spiritual connection she had with her gran, her journey towards entering the Lukumi faith and how African Spirituality helped her with over coming a deep depression she had her really low point in her life. Check out her website here: https://www.shontelanestasia.com/ Links: theafrofairygoddess.com https://www.patreon.com/theafrofairygoddess https://twitter.com/afrofairygodess theafrofairygoddesspodcast@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theafrofairygoddess/message

This is a conversation about the current Energies & Cycles. It is also a Follow Up to the 44-min Energetic Support HERE:AUDIO HERE VIDEO HEREIt was posted to support the Olokun Rising Event that YeYe Luisah Teish.com and a huge group of us just finished over the weekend. Folks joined us to discuss the energies and I was available to answer any questions. For those who Register with your Birth Date/Time/Place, even after the live event, I am happy to send an email directly with your Personal Activations, which is where Pisces/Virgo and Gemini/Sag are in your chart so that you can know what is being activated for you personally, at this time.Submit Request HERE#olokun #orisha #energeticsupport #shamanicastrologySupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=38CSXPQMC5TNE)

Special Follow-Up:  Jupiter/Neptune AlignmentPost HERE:https://KarmicTools.com/2022/04/14/april-17-23-2022-weekly-forecast-and-events/I created a Video HERE (44-min) to go over some of the *magic* of this alignment and how we can consciously co-create. Also, for those of you interested in honoring the Waters of the World in your own way, I cover all that we just did and include a PDF HERE that has a guideline for your commitment that you can use and edit as you see fit. All of our suggestions are good whether you are a solo Mermaid or a Harbor Master that is leading a group in this conscious work. What we have discovered, is that this very small gesture has sparked ACTION across the globe!! YeYe Luisah Teish and I both have folks from all over the world in our respective Circles and everything is expanding exponentially in the most beautiful and miraculous way! I hope you enjoy the Overview and because so many have reached out and shown so much enthusiasm for working this kind of *mojo* in the world, for the world, I will be hosting a Q & A Session on FRI/April 22nd @8pm (eastern) and you can Register HERE and/or make a $22+ Donation HERE to join us and feel free to share with others that you think would resonate.    This energy helps us dream up the NEW Story ~ the NEW Vision that we want to live into! These two together expand your conscious awareness, about your Self, the community and the planet. This is an Initiation and it is giving us all a chance to heal our own connection to God/Great Spirit or Source of your understanding. You are tremendously supported for initiating new spiritual practices that fortify you so that you are better able to serve on a grander scale or contribute in a larger way, to the social & collective realms just by living in integrity and staying connected to a Higher Power. The Shadow aspect of this energy is to be overwhelmed & confused so it is hard to move at all or we can be overly optimistic, ignoring facts & realities and not using our own discernment properly. We have to activate all our filters and boundaries with this one because both Jupiter & Neptune can get us all carried away, lost, off-track or worse, drowning in the Piscean Oceans of emotions and blurred lines. It is time to stay grounded and do not take unnecessary risks, with your faith or your resources. Use this energy to get creative and more spiritual.#OlokunRising #OrishaVeneration #Ritual #Ceremony #WatersoftheWorld #Jupiter #Neptune #Pisces #Mars #Venus #Aquarius #Juno #Vesta #Ceres #PallasSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=38CSXPQMC5TNE)

Lacey has a background in civil engineering with a concentration in water resources and environmental engineering. She is the CEO and founder of Olokun Minerals, a startup focused on improving the water quality of brine wastewaters by filtering out metals and minerals that can then be used for more productive applications. She is passionate about finding solutions that improve human-environmental interactions and increase clean water access for vulnerable communities. https://olokunminerals.com/ Bigger Than Us is a Nexus PMG production.

Creativity and wisdom, which is Superior?Find out in this intriguing episode, as Olodumare and Olokun (goddess of the river) battles in this epic tale. Whose ego was punctured, whose loyalty was tested?

Creativity and wisdom, which is Superior?Find out in this intriguing episode, as Olodumare and Olokun (goddess of the river) battles in this epic tale. Whose ego was punctured, whose loyalty was tested?

Creativity and wisdom, which is Superior?Find out in this intriguing episode, as Olodumare and Olokun (goddess of the river) battles in this epic tale. Whose ego was punctured, whose loyalty was tested?

Primeiro single do EP de estreia de J.Mistery, projeto do músico Tiago Martins; "Olokun", primeira exposição individual de Paulo Arraiano; chefe dos bombeiros de Houston fala sobre a tragédia no Festival Astroworld.

Unlimited Opinions is back! In Season 2, we're reading Myths & Legends, a compendium of world mythologies edited by Jake Jackson. In this episode we look at Sub-Saharan African myths of Creation, especially the Yoruba stories of Olorun, Olokun, Obatala, and how they created the world and humanity. We also look at various stories of Death, including the Krache story of the giant Owuo and his ever-blinking eye. We also discuss how darkness was unleashed according to the Kono, the Dahomean pantheon, and the Kakiru story of Wanjiru. Join us as we look at the modern-day relevance of ancient myths and what we can learn about them in the first episode of Season 2 of Unlimited Opinions!   Follow us on Twitter! @UlmtdOpinions

Obatala defends the world against death and destruction from his vengeful sister, Olokun, orisha of the sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

They often say you shouldn't meet people you admire because they may disappoint you. After over a decade of following slam poet, thespian, and organizer Mayda Del Valle's career and creative works, I have to say I was not disappointed. Despite being nervous to meet this Def Poetry Jam star, Mayda has a way of disarming you with her charm and contagious laughter. We spoke about her iconic poem, "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" which can be seen here, which is one of my favorite pieces from Mayda. We discussed her upbringing in Chicago, how hip-hop influenced her life, and the role that community organizing played in making her the storyteller that she is. Guest Bio: Poet and performer Mayda Del Valle has been described by the Chicago Sun Times as having “a way with words. Sometimes they seem to flutter and roll off her lips. Other times they burst forth like a comet streaking across a nighttime sky.” Born and raised on the Southside of Chicago. She is the author of A South Side Girl's Guide to Love and Sex , The University of Hip Hop and was a winner of the 2016 Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize from Northwestern University Press. She appeared on six episodes of the HBO series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, and was a contributing writer and original cast member of the Tony Award winning Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. She began her artistic career at the Nuyorican Poets Café, where she was the 2001 Grand Slam Champion, and went on to become the National Poetry Slam Champion in the same year. She was the youngest poet, and the first Latinx person to do so. She has appeared in Urban Latino, Latina Magazine, Mass Appeal, The Source, The New York Times and was named by Smithsonian Magazine as one of America's Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences. Oprah's “O” Magazine selected her as one of 20 women for the first ever “O Power List”, a group of visionary women making a mark in business, politics, and the arts. She has performed at venues across the world, including the White House in May of 2009, by invitation of President Obama and the First Lady. She has also served as a mentor and educator in the non-profit world, teaching poetry and performance to incarcerated youth. She currently works in the tech industry at Snap Inc. facilitating talking circles and developing curriculum to support company wide DEI initiatives that scale empathy and understanding. Mayda had also been a devoted student of various healing practices and African Traditional Religions. She is a third degree Reiki Master, and completed a two year Indigenous African Spiritual Technologies program with respected Dagara elder Malidoma Some. Soon after she was led into the ancient Yoruba spiritual tradition of Ifa. She was initiated into the mysteries of the ocean deity, Olokun in 2017. Her initiated name is Olokuntumise, which means “Olokun has repaired my life.” You can learn more about her by visiting: https://www.maydadelvalle.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A deeper dive into what unfolded during the Texas winter storm

My special guest today is George Olokun. He is the Founder & Chairman of NBT, which stands for The Next Big Thing Movement. A global collective leveraging Art, Media, Tech, Business and Culture seeking to increase millennial social impact. He is also an established author with 5 books under his belt, a motivational speaker, business strategist, entrepreneur, mentor and a few other things. He is a man of integrity and I'm truly humbled to have him as my 1st guest for Season 3. Thanks for listening :)

Radio Omo Obatala Internacional. Transmite en vivo para el mundo via de Internet, todos los viernes en punto de las 23:00 horas, tiempo de la Ciudad de Mexico. Entra y conoce que no todo lo que dicen sobre la santeria es ocultismo... existe un mundo mas alla, cada viernes es una nueva oportunidad de conocer temas y personas que tienen un punto de vista que escuchar. ¡Bienvenidos!

a continuation of gangs and santeria pt1, a deeper dive in the rabbit hole, ase yemaya and eleggua.

Where success & santeria meet

This episode we kick off the podcast taking a look at Africa, where a chicken literally scratches the earth into existence. And for our fact, we’re taking a quick dive into an ancient Nigerian storytelling ceremony called “Tales by Moonlight.”  While you get tuned in, we about to get turnt up (Looking for a high five on that one!) here... on the Colored Folklore podcast!  00:44 - Music: https://musicvine.com/track/all-good-folks/mr-mischief (Mr. Mischief), https://www.allgoodfolks.co.uk/ (All Good Folks) (via https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine)) 01:05 - Logo: https://www.behance.net/arthurmask (Arthur) 01:08 - Episode Art: https://www.behance.net/JacquelineNicolau (Jacqueline) 01:59 - Colored Folklore, Episode Format 02:32 - https://www.everyculture.com/wc/Mauritania-to-Nigeria/Yoruba.html (Yoruba People) http://www.gateway-africa.com/stories/Yoruba_Creation_Myth.html (Gateway Africa version) http://www.allfolktales.com/wafrica/yoruba_creation.php (All Folk Tales version) https://sites.google.com/a/asu.edu/mythology-of-africa/the-creation-of-the-universe-and-ife (Mythology of Africa version) http://www.bigmyth.com/download/YORUBA_CREATION.pdf (Big Myth version) http://railsback.org/CS/CSGoldenChain.html (Railsback version) 02:58 - https://africa.com/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-nigeria/ (Nigeria, Africa) 03:06 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itan (Itan) 03:15 - https://medium.com/@Illulife/breathtaking-images-of-african-orisha-deities-youve-never-heard-of-before-a0e686c00e3#:~:text=An%20Orisha%20(spelled%20%C3%B2r%C3%AC%E1%B9%A3%C3%A0%20in,%2C%20Olofi)%20in%20Yoruba%20religion. (Orisha) 03:25 - https://elements.envato.com/african-7ZUY6BR (African), by florews 03:38 - The Beginning of our Tale: 03:44 - http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Ni-Pa/Olorun.html (Olorun) 04:34 - http://ileife.org/oba/obatala.html (Obatala) 04:50 - https://www.originalbotanica.com/blog/chango-shango-orisha-santeria/ (Shango) 05:49 - https://religion.wikia.org/wiki/Orunmila (Orunmila) 08:28 - https://elements.envato.com/the-african-tribe-NMS6UV8 (The African Tribe), by LukePN 12:00 - Chicken time 12:11 - https://www.ancient.eu/Ife/ (Ife) 16:43 - https://elements.envato.com/ca8-ambience-villagefair-crowd-02-RX7NAWD (CA8 Ambience VillageFair Crowd 02), by Soundbits_SoundFX 19:20 - https://elements.envato.com/african-delight-L9ZU2WH (African Delight), by simonleng 20:09 - https://elements.envato.com/african-drums-logo-XNSHT9C (African Drums Logo), by plain cask 20:11 - https://www.originalbotanica.com/blog/the-orishas-olokun/ (Olokun) 21:50 - http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Dr-Fi/Eshu.html (Eshu) 23:08 - https://elements.envato.com/cartoon-goat-7C4QTBZ (Cartoon Goat), by FXProSound 23:13 - https://elements.envato.com/cartoon-sad-goat-8VH5BN3 (Cartoon Sad Goat), by FXProSound 28:13 - https://elements.envato.com/african-travel-FT49QU7 (African Travel), by skimming 32:40 - https://elements.envato.com/africa-hip-hop-AS5C2UG (African Hip Hop), by soundroll-music 33:00 - Take Aways 33:40 - African Fact: Tales by Moonlight https://www.anikefoundation.org/african-stories (African Folk Tales) http://www.africanbookscollective.com/books/moonlight-stories (African Stories) https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1047.7669&rep=rep1&type=pdf#:~:text=The%20programme%2C%20called%20%22Tales%20by,foreign%20option%2C%20the%20Sesame%20Street. (Identity, Culture and Politics), Volume 3, Number 1, July 2002 https://guardian.ng/art/osewas-rekindling-of-tales-by-moonlight/ (Guardian Arts) https://steemit.com/story/@bat-junior/tales-by-moonlight-old-stories-moments-that-can-t-be-forgotten (Tales by Moonlight) http://allfolktales.blogspot.com/2006/10/tales-by-moonlight-on-nta.html (Tales by Moonlight, NTA) https://www.academia.edu/34798844/An_Appraisal_of_the_Impact_of_NTA_s_Tales_by_Moonlight_in_the_Edutainment_of_Children_in_Lagos_State_doc (Academia) 35:46 - End credits and Allies 35:58 -... Support this podcast

Alexandre Garnizé GoSamba.net sells Brazilian Percussion instruments! Shop Now Bio:Garnize' was born in Camaragibe, a metropolitan region of Recife Pernambuco, but he now lives in Rio de Janeiro. Versatility, talent and attitude are the trademarks of this multifaceted percussionist who has traveled the world to represent his community and Afro-Brazilian and Northeastern culture. Garnize's passion for music started in the terreiros of Candomble when he was a young boy. He is an ethnomusicologist, scholar of Africa-based rhythms, composer/arranger, and author of film soundtracks. He was the drummer for the rap group Faces Do Suburbio, with whom he was nominated for a Latin Grammy award in 2001. He was also part of FURTO, Frente Urbana de Trabalhos Organizados), a project also conceived by musician Marcelo Yuka. He has played and recorded with great names of national and international music, in Brazil and abroad.Always a political activist, he was a national youth counselor, conducted interviews and gave lectures in several countries in Europe, America, Asia, Africa, as well as Brazil in projects such as Afro Reggae cultural group. Even today, he plays on international stages with the African Wysa Bakongo and teaches percussion workshops at Maracatu Brasil school, in Rio de Janeiro. With his percussion and voice, he is a member and composer of the Abayomy Afrobeat Orchestra, an afrobeat band in Brazil, and he is the founder and director of Tambores de Olokun maracatu group in Rio. At the moment, he is preparing a recording project for his first solo album, inspired by Afro-religious songs.Links:Abayomy Afrobeat Orquestra on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/-Lqfvvajng8https://youtu.be/rLOjviqw93khttps://youtu.be/OOGlBpBi-cgSocial Media:https://www.instagram.com/garni71/ https://www.facebook.com/garnize https://www.instagram.com/tamboresdeolokun/ https://www.facebook.com/TamboresDeOlokun/ https://www.instagram.com/abayomy_orquestra/Media:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUco5kdM7Wk- O rap do principe pequeno...https://vimeo.com/87184929 Mago Bo, No Balanço da Canoahttps://vimeo.com/236298481 Tambores de Olokunhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7o8yTRuuvg Garni, Petit and Pitoco w/Mar Aberto in Torontohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOz74vaQ5kchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppJiRrOoT0wSossego's parade, Tambores de Olokun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQTxtNLTFJ8&t=2019s

Brazilian instruments and gear at GoSamba.net Shop GarnizeBio:Garnize' was born in Camaragibe, a metropolitan region of Recife Pernambuco, but he now lives in Rio de Janeiro. Versatility, talent and attitude are the trademarks of this multifaceted percussionist who has traveled the world to represent his community and Afro-Brazilian and Northeastern culture. Garnize's passion for music started in the terreiros of Candomble when he was a young boy. He is an ethnomusicologist, scholar of Africa-based rhythms, composer/arranger, and author of film soundtracks. He was the drummer for the rap group Faces Do Suburbio, with whom he was nominated for a Latin Grammy award in 2001. He was also part of FURTO, Frente Urbana de Trabalhos Organizados), a project also conceived by musician Marcelo Yuka. He has played and recorded with great names of national and international music, in Brazil and abroad.Always a political activist, he was a national youth counselor, conducted interviews and gave lectures in several countries in Europe, America, Asia, Africa, as well as Brazil in projects such as Afro Reggae cultural group. Even today, he plays on international stages with the African Wysa Bakongo and teaches percussion workshops at Maracatu Brasil school, in Rio de Janeiro. With his percussion and voice, he is a member and composer of the Abayomy Afrobeat Orchestra, an afrobeat band in Brazil, and he is the founder and director of Tambores de Olokun maracatu group in Rio. At the moment, he is preparing a recording project for his first solo album, inspired by Afro-religious songs.Links:Abaylomy Afrobeat Orquestra on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/-Lqfvvajng8https://youtu.be/rLOjviqw93khttps://youtu.be/OOGlBpBi-cgSocial Media:https://www.instagram.com/garni71/ https://www.facebook.com/garnize https://www.instagram.com/tamboresdeolokun/ https://www.facebook.com/TamboresDeOlokun/ https://www.instagram.com/abayomy_orquestra/Media:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUco5kdM7Wk- O rap do principe pequeno...https://vimeo.com/87184929 Mago Bo, No Balanço da Canoahttps://vimeo.com/236298481 Tambores de Olokunhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7o8yTRuuvg Garni, Petit and Pitoco w/Mar Aberto in Torontohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOz74vaQ5kchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppJiRrOoT0wSossego's parade, Tambores de Olokun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iexZz-xvloo Garnize

TRES CONSEJOS DE IFA QUE NACEN DE LA RELACIÓN DE ORUNMILA Y OLOKUN. Mundo Yoruba Latinoamericano Episodio No 27 ORUNMILA A LA TIERRA POR EL MAR Y SE VA LA TIERRA POR EL MAR. IFA OLOKUN A OSOR DAYO

Ancestral Eyes E13 welcomes Sue Kuclick Arencibia, Olorisa y Yaya Nkisi, with your hosts Teresa Sliwinski and Jean-Jerome C. Baudry! Born and raised near Cleveland, Ohio on land that was Erie and Iroquois nations. Her ancestry is English, Irish, East Prussian and German, and fairly recent ancestors who were of Choanoke nation and Bantu. The East Prussians hail from a town called Jeziorany in Polish north of Olsztyn. Sue works as a mental health counsellor (licensed professional clinical counsellor) in the Central neighbourhood in Cleveland. Her practice is informed by her spirituality, by her initiations in Orisha and Palo. She comes from the viewpoint that there is constant interaction between what we think of as the physical and the spiritual, and what we think of as the living and the dead. It's her belief that everyone has chosen their own destiny, even if they are not aware of that destiny. She doesn't believe people choose bad destiny. She thinks people's Orí or head may or may not be in the best condition for a variety of reasons. Some can be fixed or remediated, and some conditions you have to work around, along with adversity in social conditions. That's counselling. She was initiated to Ọ̀ṣun since 1996 in Canton, Ohio, and Yaya Nkisi in Palo for about 2 years. Her godparents in Ocha are Baba Medahochi (Iba'e t'orun) and Iya Aboyade, who is now Iyanifa and is called Ifálola. Her Ojugbona is Barbara Barrett, Osunnikantomi Egbenihun. Her name in Ocha is Ọ̀ṣunmilaya which means Ò̩ṣún wife of Orunmila. She has received Iṣe'Fá (Hand of Orula) from Baba Wande Abimbola, Awise Ni Agbáyé. Her first ceremonies were done in Cleveland in the early 1990s when she received collares, Warriors and Olokun. Her house of Ocha at this time is headed by Manny Urquiola, Oloyuoba, of Spring Hill, Florida. She also has a working relationship with her husband's Padrino in Palma Soriano, Cuba. She has travelled to Cuba quite a few times and as a result, her Spanish speaking abilities are pretty good. We look forward to having you tune into our broadcast this Friday, July 17 @ 8 pm EST live right here on Ancestral Eyes on Facebook.

Brought to you by the Oracle. Shout out to Olokun! ✊

This poem is for my spiritual sister; Olokun! I hope this helps you on your journey! Good day listener. My goal is to spiritually reach MILLIONS of people and assist them with their awakening and/or transition into this realm of new found information. Welcome. If something I've said has inspired you, helped you, motivated you and only if you feel I'm worth it, I ask that you support my efforts with $1.00 but ONLY if you think I'm worth it. If you do, please Include the title of the poem that moved you to contribute. Thank you, and I appreciate you stopping by. $UMBUKU My affirmations: I will be the best husband and treat my wife the same if not, better than my dad treated my mother. I will be the best dad, and raise my children to positively dominate and be successful in society by use of their natural gifts and abilities. I will maintain superior physical, mental and spiritual health until I transition into the ancestral realm. I will be a retired Marine and enjoy all of the benefits that come with it. I AM the best poet in the world. I will continue to receive and deliver poetry to all listening spirits within the galaxy. My poetry will attain millions of dollars, and a mass amount of wealth for me and my family. I will transfer that money into property, and rent that property out below the fair market rent value to low income families, providing them the opportunity to save and accumulate wealth in order to purchase their own property to experience the feeling of home ownership. I will continue to spread positive energy and attract large crowds of people to enjoy each other's company, good conversations, good food, good music, and good positive vibrations.

Rob Arcari Brazil Nut Agogo at GoSamba.net Bio:Melbourne based musician, Rob Arcari has been teaching percussion for the last 18 years throughout Europe and Australia. Rob specialises in both Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Cuban folkloric drums and percussion, with a special passion for the music from Rio's samba schools. Originally from the UK, Rob played with a long line of samba groups across Europe from a young age. After moving to Melbourne, he founded the group Bloco 3K in 2016 where he remains as mestre de bateria. Bloco 3K focus on both Samba Carioca and Samba Reggae. Since 2017, Rob is also musical director of Maracatu Estrela do Mar, another Melbourne group, celebrating Afro-Brazilian traditions from the North East of Brazil. In late 2017 Rob was a founding member of Unidos da Cacatua, an Aus/NZ-wide samba super group, uniting players from across the region. After working as tamborim director, Rob became mestre de bateria in 2019.Rob is regularly studying and performing in Brazil and has just returned from another trip to Rio where he was busy performing once again in carnaval. This year he was making the official parades playing repique with Estácio de Sá and Imperatriz Leopoldinense, and playing timbal with Acadêmicos da Rocinha and Maracatu Tambores de Olokun. Alongside his appreciation of Brazilian music, Rob is also deeply passionate about Afro-Cuban folkloric traditions. He has spent much of his life studying and practicing the batá drums and songs of Regla de Ocha, a tradition that he loves.Links:bloco3k.comfacebook.com/bloco3k/instagram.com/bloco3k/Estreia do Marfacebook.com/maracatuestreladomar/instagram.com/estreladomar_maracatu/Unidos da Cacatuafacebook.com/unidosdacacatuainstagram.com/unidosdacacatua/ Master teacher Dudu Fuentes is now teaching percussion classes online! Click to learn more!

African myths present reasons for the existence of all that we know in the universe and embody vital aspects of culture and acted the way of teaching the younger Generations about their ancestry Origins Etc. This series of stories goes over the origins and myths about Oshun, Olokun, Oya and Shango deities.

Hola mi nombre es Oshun Ala Erinle tengo un canal en YouTube de tarot de la religión Yoruba, subo videos mensuales dando consejos en mis tarot en una tirada de 3 cartas donde habla un Orisha y dos atrás dándote un signo numérico que te regirá de 15 a 21 días, aquí podrás encontrar soluciones en estos consejos a los problemas mensuales que tenemos como seres humanos. Bendiciones --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oshun-ala-erinle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/oshun-ala-erinle/support

Butterfly Williams is a performance artist, Black public intellectual and community activist. In this broadcast we talk about his band OLOKUN, studying psychology, identity politics, and social justice/healing. We answer a question from a listener who has the money, but is scared to quit their terrible job. Find Butterfly at www.iruke.org and www.olokunmusic.com Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 5′44″ Whirled by OLOKUN on Whirled (Self) 39′13″ Features Creatures - The Knife Remix by Bjork, The Knife on Features Creatures (One Little Indian Records) 75′31″ Confessions by Sudan Archives on Confessions - Single (Stones Throw) 117′33″ XTQ Idol by Trevor Powers on Mulberry Violence (Baby Halo) Check out the full archives on the website.

Finally Revealed: Why I do not play at the Ocean I have always enjoyed the beach as a place to walk, soak up the sun for a minute, give praise and honor, and then I am usually ready to go. I went on a cruise once and it was the worst to be on the water with no land in sight. The water is a dark blue black and depressing. I was of course taught the horrors of the African Ancestors shipped from Africa to the Americas packed like sardines for months. But it wasn’t until recently that I came to grips with my true feelings about the Ocean. As I have gotten older I have looked at how I would like my body to rest once I transition. I settled in on cremation and to be deployed to the sea at a special Deep Sea Location. OMG…The Ocean Is A Cemetery!!! It’s a trail of bodies and bones from Africa to the Shores of the Americas! Nothing but bones! Now my feelings are explained: Why I could never feel at ease in the Ocean. Why I only like the ocean water touch my feet and ankles. Why I would choose it for my burial spot. As a spiritualist I looked further into the ancestral Ocean spirit. The African Spirit energy governing the Ocean is Olokun. Some will argue and say Yemonja but I am speaking of the deep Ocean, if you have ever been out there that ain’t Yemonja!!! Similar to Olokun who is said to be chained to the ocean floor our Maafa Ancestors were chained and many rest with their bones still in chains on the ocean floor. Therefore, Olokun is known as the patron energy of the descendants of Africans during the Maafa of mass kidnapping and enslavement who died in transit by various means: over board escape from bondage, murder, and sickness. The Maafa of racism and oppression continues for black people although the kidnapping from the Africa has ceased. To honor my ancestors who died during this atrocity of human trafficking is to give praise to the Ocean they rest in, to the spirit of transformation and the spirit of Death. Most energy works best in a trinity at minimum. Giving Olokun her praise was missing for me except the times when I visited the ocean or when I was floating on the deep ocean in misery. I have revised my Ancestor Prayer to Include Olokun! The Prayer is in Yoruba with Drum Bongos in background. Thank you to Ambient Bongos by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Ase DR OSUN OMILADE

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Lead singer and lyricist BUTTERFLY WILLIAMS and music producer WINSTON BERGER join us to talk about their group OLOKUN is a psychedelic power pop duo based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their debut album SURVIVAL KIT. Visit http://bit.ly/olokunitunes 2. Byb Kongo Bilene, Kiandanda Dance theatre, join us to talk about the Mbongui Square Festival fundraiser, Nov. 11 at EastSide Arts Alliance. Visit 3. Aldo Billingslea, Interim Artistic Director, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, joins us to talk about Playwrights Festival Competition, Nov. 17-18 at the Burial Clay Theater, 762 Fulton Street, San Francisco. Visit lhtsf.org or call 415-474-8800 4. Jessica Care Moore and Yahzarah joins us to talk about Black Women Rock at YBCA, Sat., Nov. 2, 9 PM. & the moderated panel: They Say I'm Different with artists at The Lab, 2948 16th Street, San Francisco, Sunday, Nov. 4,10 AM-12 noon. Visit ybca.org  

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OTG-SEPT14-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 As Hurricane Florence batters the Mid-Atlantic, a discussion with Kristina Dahl of the Union of Concerned Scientists about how the nation's capital is impacted by worsening climate change. And ten years ago this week, there was the world economic crash of 2008, which resulted in millions of Americans "losing their jobs and homes. Now, a decade later, has there really been a recovery? We speak to analyst Dedrick-Asante Muhammad. Gerald Horne on new dangers in Syria; Bolton's Outrageous Threats to the ICC and the Economic Summit Between Russia, China, Japan and South Korea. Plus Headlines: --Trump says Puerto Rico Death Toll from Maria figure is fake and designed to make him 'look bad.' --New Congressional Effort to Expand Social Security. --Survivor of Waffle House Police Assault Speaks at CBC Weekend. --Activist Tameka Mallory Asks for Legal and Financial Support for Chikesia Clemons. --Code Pink Lays Backpacks in Front of Saudi Embassy to Protest Bombing and Murder of Yemeni Children. --Big Money and Big Media Tries to Take Down Ben Jealous. -- Two New 9-11 Books Challenge September 11 narrative. Voices: Dedrick-Asante Muhammad Prosperity Now, Kristina Dahl of the Union of Concerned Scientists, Rep Debbie Dingell, Gerald Horne, Code Pink, Rep. Val Demings, Chikesia Clemons. “On The Ground—Voices of Resistance from the Nation’s Capital” (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is “Olokun of the Galaxy,” a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth’s oceans and ecosystem and those who perished, survived or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/OTG-AUG31-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 This is the second show featuring unheard Voices of Resistance from 2018. This is part two of our presentation from a recent DC Council public hearing where residents spoke out on brutality and misconduct by the Metropolitan Police Department. The July hearing was held after several controversial interactions between police and residents in DC's predominantly Black neighborhoods. And after no officers were charged in recent police-involved deaths of Black men and boys. Our regular programming will resume September 14. Voices Include: Activists April Goggans, Eugene Puryear and Marian Gray-Hopkins; Documentarian Liane Scott from Grassroots DC; DC Councilmember Trayon White; DC Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie. On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy, a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth's oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/OTG-AUG24-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 This is the first show featuring unheard Voices of Resistance from 2018. This is part one of our presentation from a recent DC Council public hearing where residents spoke out on brutality and misconduct by the Metropolitan Police Department. The July hearing was held after several controversial interactions between police and residents in DC's predominantly Black neighborhoods. And after no officers were charged in recent police-involved deaths of Black men and boys. Our regular programming will resume September 14. Voices: DC ANC Commissioner Anthony Lorenzo Green, M.B. Cottingham, Denise Price, DC Councilman Charles Allen, DC Councilman Robert White and more. On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy, a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth's oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/OTG-JULY20-2018-DIST-small.mp3 On this show, our monthly segment "The F-Word." Historian Gerald Horne on how some of acts of genocide and atrocities are labeled as fascist and others are not. And, whether it is jobs, the climate or the destruction of immigrant families, people in DC are speaking up and fighting for our lives, not for the obsession with Russia of the think-tank pundit class. On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy, a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth's oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/OTG-JULY13-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 On today's show: As the crisis of separated immigrant families continues in the United States, have the courts set a dangerous precedent of seizing undocumented children for adoption by U.S. families? We speak to an immigration attorney. And the chief of DC's Metropolitan Police Department is grilled by members of the DC Council about recent controversial cases of police brutality and misconduct. Plus headlines. “On The Ground—Voices of Resistance from the Nation’s Capital” (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is “Olokun of the Galaxy,” a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth’s oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/OTG-JULY6-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 On this show: Contrary to the national trend of police officers not being charged for killing unarmed men, women and children, a police officer has been charged in the shooting death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr. in East Pittsburgh. We speak to the attorney for the teenager's family. And for 25 years, activists opposed to the death penalty have been holding an annual vigil and fast in front of the Supreme Court. Plus these headlines: -Continued protests and court developments over the Trump administration's immigration policies. - Chantal James attends the June 30th Families Belong Together Rally in DC. -DC youth are Among those attending the Congress of the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists. - The Alexander Crummell School, an historic landmark in the Ivy City community in Northeast DC since it was built in 1911, is at the center of a struggle over whether it and the land around it will be used for a community center or for upscale condos. - The first annual DC Pan African Festival: Living The Nguzo Saba is Saturday July 7, 2018. -Sports: the World Cup update and LeBron James goes West. -New album, "Scorpion," by Drake. On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy, a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earths oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/OTG-JUNE29-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 On today's show, author and historian Gerald Horne on the real history and politics of the Supreme Court. And whether it is Trump's Muslim travel ban or increasing outrage over immigrant concentration camps, hundreds took to the streets of DC this week to raise their voices in protest. HEADLINES: -600 Arrested at Capitol Hill Protest to Keep Refugee Families Together... -Crowds of demonstrators also rallied outside the Supreme Court this week as the court handed down several controversial decisions. -DC Residents react to permit given to White Supremacists to mark one-year since deadly Charlottesville attack. -James Fields, the man who drove a car through that crowd of counter-demonstrators in Charlottesville last year , has been charged with multiple hate crimes, for death of Heather Heyer and for injuring 28 other people. -In Pennsylvania East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld, has been arrested and charged with the shooting death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr., 17, who was shot in the back June 19th while fleeing from a car that had been stopped on suspicion it was involved in a drive-by shooting. -Scientists and researchers are sounding the alarm over a recent proposal from the acting head of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that would remove “climate” and “conservation” from the agency’s mission statement. -Update on World Cup. -Historian Hari Jones, expert on the contributions of African Americans during the Civil War and former assistant director and curator at the African American Civil War Freedom Foundation and Museum, died on June 22. VOICES: Gerald Horne, Ana Maria Archila, Tameka Mallory, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and Linda Sarsour On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy, a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth's oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/OTG-JUNE22-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 The Documentary 'Killing Gaza' Exposes Israel War Crimes...Activist Lydia Curtis Discusses Decision to Be Arrested...Gerald Horne on U.S. Legacy of Racist Child Separation...Poor People's Campaign Readies for Mass Rally... Voices: Dan Cohen, Gerald Horne, Manolo do los Santos, Lydia Curtis, Savina Martin On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy, a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth's oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/OTG-JUNE15-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 On this show, this month's episode of the F-Word on fascism, with author Abba Solomon speaking on Israel, American Jews, Gaza and Crimes Against Humanity. And it's Week Five of the Poor People's campaign and thousands (including Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) gather on Capitol Hill and across the country to say stop separating immigrant children from their parents. Plus headlines. Headlines: -Gerald Horne on U.S-backed Saudi attack on Yemen, U.S.-North Korea Summit and African refugees taken in by Spain. -DC Muslims hold Iftar during Ramadan as an act of Resistance. -Flint resident Ariana Hawk and the Rev. William Barber speak at Congressional Hearing for the Poor People's Campaign. -Rally to support the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. -The East River Jazz festival concludes. -AFI Docs Documentary Festival underway. Voices: Abba Solomon, Gerald Horne, Pramila Jayapal, Heidi Feldman, Ingrid Vaca, the Rev. William Barber, Maha Hilal, Ariana Hawk @justiceformuslimscollective @dmvmuslimsmc @M4RJNow @apiresistance @JVPDCMetro @CollectiveActionforSafeSpaces @EmpowerDC @poorpeoplescampaign @AbbaSolomon, @PramilaJayapal, Heidi Feldman @IngridVaca @RevWilliamBarber, @MahaHilal @ArianaHawk @nationaldomesticworkersalliance @codepinkalert “On The Ground—Voices of Resistance from the Nation’s Capital” (www.onthegroundshow.org), is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy, a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth’s oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press). -

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/OTG-JUN8-2018-DIST-small.mp3 On this show, more voices from the Poor People's Campaign. This week, dozens of people are arrested at the U.S. Capitol and across the country. The campaign says that black, brown and poor communities are at the epicenter of the ecological devastation that is making our earth uninhabitable for humans. Plus headlines on migrant children being separated from their parents; Trump wants to bail our nuclear and coal plants; Trump's tariff's on solar panels have prompted cancellation of $2.5 billion in solar projects and thousands of jobs; the March for the Ocean is on June 9. And more...This is part of our coverage "DC in the Era of Climate Change." On The Ground-Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy, a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth's oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/OTG-JUNE1-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 Voices from the Poor Peoples Campaign, being led by the Rev. William Barber the Rev. Liz Theo Harris on Capitol Hill. From voter suppression, to mass incarceration, to the destruction of immigrant families, people from across the country speak about the links between poverty and systemic racism. On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nations Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy, a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earths oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/OTG-MAY25-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 On this show, as U.S. activists respond to the recent massacre in Gaza by ramping up the Boycott Divestment Sanctions Movement, they are opposing a bill advancing in Congress that would strip Americans of the right to boycott the apartheid state of Israel. We speak to Benjamin Douglas, an organizer with the DC Metro chapter Jewish Voice for Peace. And media critic Janine Jackson on new threats to reporters and journalism in the United States. Plus headlines on North Korea, Iran, Venezuela, NFL and more. On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy, a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth's oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/OTG-MAY11-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 On today's show, a convergence of the movement for Palestinian human rights and the Movement for Black Lives. Activists building solidarity and the nuts and bolts of the Boycott, Divestment Sanctions Movement were in conversation recently at Georgetown University. Also, mothers of those slain by police/state-sanctioned violence rally at Capitol Hill. On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy, a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earths oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press). Post photo by Esther Iverem

George Olokun is a global change agent that is connected to the core of humanity, a socially conscious humanitarian, entrepreneur, globally recognized and nationally ranked speaker, and life trainer and best-selling author. He's one of America's leading millennial trailblazers and impacts the way those creating change live their lives. George is the Founder and Executive Director of the Next Big Thing Movement, a global non-profit social movement that has become the voice and platform for millennials around the globe. DURING THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSSED: Defining social responsibility, and the impact it has on your business How to launch big, even when you don’t have all the answers What it takes to build a business community The importance of others believing in your vision Thank you so much for listening! If you liked this episode, please subscribe to “The Black to Business Podcast” and rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts: For complete show notes and resources mentioned for this episode go to: blacktobusiness.com/ep28-georgeolokun

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/OTG-MAY4-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 On today's show, voices from May Day, International Workers Day, celebrated here in DC, in solidarity with people around the country and world. And that performance by comedian Michelle Wolf at the White House Correspondents Dinner is still raising controversy. And the response to it is proof positive that the corporate media can dish it out but can't take it. This was definitely a week for people in DC standing up and raising their voices, speaking truth to power. Plus headlines on teachers, auto emissions, a report from new memorial to victims of lynching terror and more. On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy, a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earths oceans and ecosystem and those who perished during or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SUB-SUB-OTG-APRIL27-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 On this show, activist and radio show host Brian Becker on why the anti-war movement is split on opposing U.S. attacks on Syria. And it's the fourth Friday of the month, time for our in-depth focus on culture and media, and Brian stays with us as we look at the news and information landscape in this new 'cold war' in the United States. And we have voices outside the Supreme Court continuing to oppose Trump's Muslim ban. Plus headlines: "Boot Pruitt" rally and more. On The Ground-Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy, a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earths oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press). Links: The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition Mom's Clean Air Force

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/OTG-APRIL13-2018-DIST-SMALLmp3.mp3 Today's show is about war, rumors of war, justice for Palestine and justice here in the US--for Terrence Sterling in DC and Stephon Clark in Sacramento. And scientists are taking to the streets April 14 for the 2018 March for Science here in DC and in locations around the country and globe. Headlines on Facebook and more. On The Ground-Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy, a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earths oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/OTG-MAR23-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 On this show, we mark the 15th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, which killed up to two million Iraqis, displaced millions more and destabilized the entire Middle East. We speak with Sam Husseini, director of media and communications for the Institute for Public Accuracy. Also, DC's own homegrown music, go-go, just went home to the land of the drum, Africa. We have a report about the Backyard Band in Ghana. Headlines on: -The U.S. Senate voted this week to not to take up a proposal that could have ended U.S. support for Saudi Arabia 's bombing of Yemen. -Saudi Arabia's Mohammad Bin Salman was in Washington, DC this week and met by protests. -Bernie Sanders hosts town hall, titled "Inequality in America: The Rise of Oligarchy and Collapse of the Middle Class." -Why aren't Texas Bombings Called Terrorism? -DC Residents Work for Economic Empowerment and Against Displacement. -Diverse Contingents Expected for the March for Our Lives is Set for DC March 24. On The Ground-Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is "Olokun of the Galaxy," a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth's oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/OTG-MAR16-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 On this show, our first 2018 episode of 'The F-Word,' when we talk about fascism. Professor Margaret Stevens, author of the new book, Red International and Black Caribbean: Communists in New York City, Mexico and the West Indies 1919 to 1939, joins us And one million students marching around the country to demand sensible gun laws! So we have students speaking outside the U.S. Capitol. Headlines: -Activists push for Sanders-Murphy-Lee resolution to end U.S. support of Saudi bombing ofYemen. -The Senate votes to deregulate banks on 10th anniversary of economic meltdown. -Pruitt at EPA violated Clean Air Act laws and more. -Gerald Horne on UK-Russia controversy and Yemen. Voices: Margaret Stevens, Gerald Horne, Students at Anti-Gun rally on Capitol Hill, Sen. ELizabeth Warren, Medea Benjamin "On The Ground-Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital" (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is "Olokun of the Galaxy," a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth's oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/OTG-MAR9-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 Today we spend the hour with the scholar Angela Simms and the activists Maurice Carney and Ajamu Baraka speaking at a 60th anniversary program marking the historic 1958 All-African People's Conference held in Accra, Ghana. This program was at the Festival Center in Northwest DC on Saturday, February 17th 2018. That 1958 conference was the first major Pan-African gathering organized on African soil and the theme was "Hands Off Africa." Organizers for this anniversary called on the global African family to continue the fight for a free, liberated and self-determined Africa. Links: Black Alliance for Peace "On The Ground-Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital" (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is "Olokun of the Galaxy," a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth's oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/OTG-MAR2-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3March is beginning with lots of big issues being addressed in DC. This week, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in Janus v. AFSCME, a case backed by billionaires that would allow workers who are not union members but receive pay raises and other benefits negotiated by the union, to not pay union dues. Tens of thousands of people gathered February 24th at events around the country for the Working People's Day of Action On today's show, we hear diverse voices from the DC rally. Also, Gerald Horne on South Africa land reform, China, Russia and Syria. Headlines on Congressional hearings on the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Funding (AUMF), which has been used for endless war; Yemen; Dreamers march 250 miles to DC and get arrested; Scientists alarmed by warm Arctic temperatures; Academy Awards; elder freedom fighter Hollis Watkins. Rep. Barbara Lee; Rep. Justin Amash; Sen. Bernie Sanders, Prof. Gerald Horne, Liz Shuler (AFL-CIO); Elizabeth Davis Wash Teachers Union; CWA Pres. Christopher M. Shelton; Dreamer Marchers; elder Hollis Watkins; voices from Working People's Day of Act "On The Ground-Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital" (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is 'Olokun of the Galaxy,' a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth's oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press). Post photo by www.dclabor.org

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/OTG-FEB23-2018-DIST-small.mp3 On today's show, news and topics about real Africa - and about the fantasy Africa on the big screen. The 60th Anniversary of the All-African People's Conference was just celebrated around the world. Gerald Horne is back from the Pan-African Film Festival in Los Angeles. And our favorite comic book nerd Makani Themba talks us down about "The Black Panther" movie. Photo: Patrice Lummba and Kwame Nkrumah at the 1958 All-African People's Conference in Accra, Ghana. Links: The Pan-African Film Festival Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter "On The Ground-Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital" (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is "Olokun of the Galaxy," a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth's oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/OTG-JAN26-2018small.mp3 We speak with economist Richard Wolff about the economics behind the immigration catastrophe and about 6400 retail stores closing in the U.S. in 2017. We also speak with Gerald Horne on the international scene and other voices, unheard voices here, marking the anniversary of the historic Women's March that just occurred. And headlines. On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nations Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy, a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earths oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade (Seeing Black Press) distributed by Ingram.

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2.OTG-JAN12-2018-REBROADCAST-DISTsmall.mp3 Voices from day two of the People's Tribunal on the Iraq War. The tribunal was sponsored by Code Pink Dec. 1-2, 2016 here in Washington DC at the University of the District of Columbia Law School. On our last show, we featured voices from the first day of the tribunal, which focused on the lies used to invade Iraq in 2003, lies, war crimes and other violations of international law that killed, injured and displaced millions of Iraqis and destroyed their country. Day 2, featured on todays show, focuses on the costs of the invasion. The tribunal is an ongoing online project that can reached and viewed in full at www.iraqtribunal.org. Correction: A speaker in the first half of the show is misidentified on the broadcast. His name is Matthew Hoh. “On The Ground—Voices of Resistance from the Nation’s Capital” (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is “Olokun of the Galaxy” (Seeing Black Press) distributed by Ingram. Follow us on Facebook: onthegroundshow and Twitter: @onthegroundshow

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1.OTG-JAN5-2018-RE-BROADCAST-DISTSMALL.mp3 Voices from the Peoples Tribunal on the Iraq War. The tribunal was sponsored by Code Pink Dec. 1-2, 2016 in Washington DC at the University of the District of Columbia Law School. The first day focused on the lies used to invade Iraq. The tribunal is an ongoing project that can be reached, joined and viewed in full at www.iraqtribunal.org Ray McGovern, Vijay Prashad, Rep. Barbara Lee,Medea Benjamin, Andy Shallal and more. On The Ground"Voices of Resistance from the Nations Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is Olokun of the Galaxy (Seeing Black Press) distributed by Ingram.

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/OTG-NOV24-2017DISTSMALL.mp3 Today we discuss what is really happening in Zimbabwe with historian and author Gerald Horne and, in the second half, media critic Janine Jackson says that the Federal Communications Commission is just the latest federal agency that is supposed to be working for the people but is, instead, working against the people. Also, headlines and segments on March for Puerto Rico on November 19, Trump ends protected status for Haitians, the fightback against the Keystone XL pipeline and more. On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is author of the new book, Olokun of the Galaxy, which honors the Earth’s oceans, ecosystems, as well as those who perished in or survived the Atlantic Slave Trade. http://bit.ly/olokunbook

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This presentation focuses on various artistic traditions found in the Americas as a result of the African Diaspora. It will highlight two classroom art projects in which the postmodern art of installation is used to interpret the artistic and philosophical principles of several traditional religions that generate from the practices of Ifa, originally generated by the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria. These evolutions in faith, largely determined by the new experiences of an uprooted people, enjoy a vast pantheon of divinities, much like the ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman religions. Oshun is a divinity associated with communication, love, inspiration, and creativity. The orisha, Olokun, was considered the great protector of the Yoruba people as they were forced on the slave ships leaving for their new world. Olokun is a figure that can be likened to the classical Poseidon – ruler of the deep blue sea and its inhabitants, provider of wealth and prosperity, but more importantly a healer for those in physical, psychological or spiritual distress. Some deities retained the “Olokun” signifier, while others absorbed this male entity within female entities (especially Yemaya of Cuban Santeria/Lucumi tradition and Yemoja in the Brazilian Candomble tradition). Both projects demonstrate how cross-cultural connections can be effectively experienced in the classroom, while maintaining relevance to student's own lives and culture.