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Bridging the Black diaspora
🎙️ Stories. Culture. Impact.
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7 months ago

Congolese-Canadian entrepreneur Nohemie Mawaka, Founder of Lubembo, weighs in on why the Democratic Republic of Congo 🇨🇩is the last economic frontier.

With a population tracking toward 400 million, the data points to a massive power shift in the global Black economy.

If you want to understand where the next wave of African growth is coming from, this is a conversation you cannot afford to miss!

Watch/Listen to the full episode now! LINK IN BIO

More Info: www.linktr.ee/blackandborderless

#BlackAndBorderless #NohemieMawaka #CongoEconomy #DiasporaMindset #AfricanGiant by @blackandborderless

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When French-Senegalese hotel owner, Meryanne Loum-Martin opened @jnanetamsna in 1990, the ‘boutique hotel’ concept hadn’t existed in Marrakech. She didn’t just break a glass ceiling as an African women; she built an entirely new category in Moroccan hospitality.

This is more than hospitality.
It’s about ownership. The diaspora doesn’t just participate in markets. We create them.

🎙️ Full conversation now live on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Tap the link in bio to watch.

🔗 www.linktr.ee/blackandborderless

Follow @blackandborderless for more stories about the global black diaspora. taken in Houston, Texas by @blackandborderless

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We are proud to launch The Legacy Series where we interview the descendants of transformational African leaders navigate heritage, public scrutiny, and self-determination.

In this episode we sit down with Varsay Sirleaf to discuss his aunt, former Liberian President and Nobel Laureate Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and what it takes to honor an extraordinary legacy while forging your own path.

👉🏾Full episode available now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts by @blackandborderless

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Wow…

We got Spanish author and activist, Desirée Bela-Lobedde, on an episode and she addresses the structural erasure of colonial history in European education systems.

When foundational history such as Spain’s colonial presence in Equatorial Guinea is omitted from national curricula, it creates a persistent blind spot around modern systemic racism and historical accountability.

We unpack this in its entirety. Link in bio for the full episode!

#blackandborderless #spain #racism #podcast by @blackandborderless

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17 days ago

🇪🇸 Why is the Black presence in Spain often overlooked?

We sat down with @desireebelal on this episode to talk about the Black experience in Spain as a woman born and raised there.

Out on all platforms! Link in bio

#podcast #spain #blackdiaspora by @blackandborderless

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21 days ago

Following our dive into Argentina’s hidden Black history 🇦🇷, Black & Borderless lands in Spain 🇪🇸 💃🏽

In this episode, we sit down with Desirée Bela-Lobedde, Barcelona-based anti-racism advocate and author of Ser mujer negra en España (Being a Black Woman in Spain).

She opens up about being raised by a white family, navigating being the only black girl in the room growing up, the colonial and black history that Spain doesn’t like talking about and her overall experience fighting for belonging in a country that doesn’t want her to belong.

🎧 Full episode streaming now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Link in bio!

#podcast #spain #blackdiaspora by @blackandborderless

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23 days ago

Tango has BLACK ROOTS 💃🏽

The word “tango” itself, along with its core rhythmic structures, traces back to African communal gatherings (candombe) brought to the Río de la Plata region by enslaved Africans.

Despite attempts to erase these contributions over time, the history of Tango is fundamentally rooted in Black expression, innovation, and culture.

Watch the full episode to learn more about the hidden history of Afro-Argentines!

🔗 Link in bio to listen on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

#tango #blacktango #blackandborderless #podcast by @blackandborderless

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Beyond what is commonly told in history books, Afro-Argentine women have shaped the nation’s past, present, and political identity. 🇦🇷✨

In this episode with Afro-Argentine activist, Julia Cohen Ribeiro, she shared two iconic figures who redefined Black history in Argentina:

⚔️ María Remedios del Valle (“La Madre de la Patria”)
Before being recognized as a military captain, María Remedios del Valle served as a nurse tending to wounded soldiers on the front lines during the Argentine War of Independence. Her bravery earned her the reverence of Argentines across generations—both Black and white—and the historical title of La Madre de la Patria (Mother of the Nation).

🇦🇷 María Magdalena “Pocha” Lamadrid
Known affectionately as the “grandma to all young people and the entire Afro-Argentine movement,” Pocha dedicated her life to bringing Black identity out of historical invisibility. In the 1990s, she founded África Vive, the groundbreaking NGO that organized grassroots door-to-door censuses in local communities. Her relentless activism was the primary catalyst that forced the Argentine government to officially include the “Afro-descendant” category in the national census, effectively launching the modern Afro-Argentine political movement.

Watch the full episode to dive deeper into these untold stories of resilience and heritage!

🔗 Link in bio to listen/watch on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

#argentina #mariaremediosdelvalle #afroargentinos #afrodescendientes #blackandborderless by @blackandborderless

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Identity isn’t always reflected on the surface.

Sometimes it’s about reclaiming history. ✊🏽

In Argentina, identifying as Afro-descendant allows white-passing individuals to actively fight historical erasure by honoring their Black lineage. 🇦🇷✨

Watch the full conversation on Black Argentina with Afro-Argentine activist, Julia Cohen Ribeiro on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. LINK IN BIO

#afroargentine #argentina #blackdiaspora #afrodescendant #podcast by @blackandborderless

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We’ve hit another milestone 🔥 1000 Youtube Subscribers!

Thank you for listening. For watching. For sharing. For asking questions. And for coming along with us, one story at a time.

When the diaspora connects. Power multiplies. ✊🏽

And we’re just getting started 🚀 by @blackandborderless

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