Conversations from the Diaspora

About Conversations from the Diaspora

Conversations from the African Diaspora, with love - a Building Africa’s Future podcast African Di•as•po•ra (n): people of African origin living outside of the Continent This podcast is dedicated to telling stories and sharing experiences from the perspective of African immigrants of the millennial generation and other generations across the African Diaspora. Links: https://linktr.ee/buildingafricasfuture Facebook: /buildingafricasfuture Instagram: @buildingafricasfuture YouTube: BAF - Conversations from the Diaspora Website: www.buildingafricasfuture.today Paypal.me/bldgafricasfuture

Publisher

African Minded Woman

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Mar 2020

Latest episode

25 May 2026

Latest episodes

66 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 May 2026

   Unlearning Silence: A Conversation on Advocacy, Identity & Healing (w/ Labourgeoise Bynum)

   In this deeply personal episode of Conversations from the Diaspora, I sit down with Labourgeoise Bynum — a labor & delivery and postpartum nurse whose care I personally experienced during my own postpartum journey. What began as a conversation about Black maternal health quickly unfolded into something much deeper: identity, healing, advocacy, family dynamics, self-worth, and learning to speak up in spaces that often expect African women to remain silent. Labourgeoise opens up about navigating healthcare as a young Congolese-American woman, advocating for Black mothers in hospital rooms, and unlearning cultural conditioning that taught her to suppress her feelings and stay quiet around authority. We also discuss postpartum mental health, toxic family dynamics, marriage traditions and dowry culture, reclaiming African names and identity, and the emotional work of validating yourself when no one else does. This conversation is raw, vulnerable, and incredibly important — especially for women, healthcare professionals, children of immigrants, and anyone learning to choose themselves without guilt. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream your favorite shows. And if this episode resonates with you, don’t forget to rate, review, and share! #ConversationsFromTheDiaspora —— Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/buildingafricasfuture⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://linktr.ee/buildingafricasfuture) ⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buildingafricasfuture.godaddysites.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://buildingafricasfuture.godaddysites.com/⁠) Donations: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bldgafricasfuture ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bldgafricasfuture ⁠⁠) Leave us a voice message: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/BAFConversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.speakpipe.com/BAFConversations) BAF Convos Merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bonfire.com/happybirthdaynki30/⁠⁠ (⁠⁠https://www.bonfire.com/happybirthdaynki30/)

2. 

   7 Sept 2025

   From Diaspora to Discovery: Healing, Heritage, and the Power of Travel (w/ Nandi Kaye)

   In this episode of Conversations from the Diaspora, I’m joined by Nandi Kaye, travel and self-discovery enthusiast and founder of Nature is Balm. Over the last 15 years, she has traveled to nine African countries and now curates holistic cultural birthright experiences to Senegal and The Gambia. We talk about her personal journey of reconnecting with the continent despite not having direct family ties, how travel can be a tool for healing and identity-building, and what it means to create safe, intentional spaces for members of the African diaspora to experience belonging. From her background in criminal justice reform to her mission of bridging community and self-discovery, this conversation reminds us that travel isn’t just about movement — it’s about memory, healing, and reimagining Black joy. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream your favorite shows. And if this episode resonates with you, don’t forget to rate, review, and share! #ConversationsFromTheDiaspora —— Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/buildingafricasfuture⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://linktr.ee/buildingafricasfuture) ⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buildingafricasfuture.godaddysites.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://buildingafricasfuture.godaddysites.com/⁠) Donations: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bldgafricasfuture ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bldgafricasfuture ⁠⁠) Leave us a voice message: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/BAFConversations⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.speakpipe.com/BAFConversations) BAF Convos Merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bonfire.com/happybirthdaynki30/⁠⁠ (⁠⁠https://www.bonfire.com/happybirthdaynki30/)

3. 

   16 Aug 2025

   From Diaspora Kitchen to Global Brand: Preserving Culture Through Flavor (w/ Dammi Sherri)

   In this episode of Conversations from the Diaspora, I’m joined by Dammi Sherri, a Nigerian-Irish entrepreneur and the founder of Sísè Foods—a brand on a mission to make African home cooking simple, flavorful, and accessible for modern living. Dammi shares her journey from working in financial services to creating a food brand that started as a personal fix in her own kitchen. We talk about: The immigrant experience in Ireland and how it shaped her perspective Why preserving culture through food is so important The realities of starting small, bootstrapping, and growing intentionally What it means to balance purpose, business, and personal life as a founder This is more than a food story—it’s about identity, heritage, and building something that keeps culture alive in everyday kitchens. 🎙️ Tune in for a conversation that blends food, entrepreneurship, and the African diaspora experience in such a beautiful way. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream your favorite shows. And if this episode resonates with you, don’t forget to rate, review, and share! #ConversationsFromTheDiaspora —— Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/buildingafricasfuture⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://linktr.ee/buildingafricasfuture) ⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buildingafricasfuture.godaddysites.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://buildingafricasfuture.godaddysites.com/⁠) Donations: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bldgafricasfuture ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bldgafricasfuture ⁠⁠) Leave us a voice message: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/BAFConversations⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.speakpipe.com/BAFConversations) BAF Convos Merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bonfire.com/happybirthdaynki30/⁠⁠ (⁠⁠https://www.bonfire.com/happybirthdaynki30/)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

7,947

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

65

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

51

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