EP 73 - African Children In The Lockdown (Part 2)

In This Episode: 

In the last episode, I raised my concerns about the less privileged children in Africa, and how they can’t get an education due to the Coronavirus lockdown. These children do not have internet access, so how do we expect them to be able to participate in online learning?

Here in the USA, most families have internet access and laptops. Several states have also decided to dedicate certain hours during the day to teach children via television. Is this something we can do as well in Africa? 

Mentioned In This Episode:

1 Coronavirus- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

2 Zoom- https://zoom.us/

3 Tynker- https://www.tynker.com/

4 WFAA Academy - https://www.wfaa.com/

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EP 72 - African Children In The Lockdown

In This Episode:

When the Coronavirus lockdown began, my kid's schools in America reached out to us and asked if we needed laptops and help with internet access so our kids can continue to do their school work from home.

This got me wondering about the less privileged children in Africa. How are they getting their work done? What are we doing to help? What is the government doing to help?

Mentioned In This Episode:

1 Coronavirus- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html 2 Zoom- https://zoom.us/ 3 Tynker- https://www.tynker.com/ 4 Khan Academy- https://www.khanacademy.org/ 5 United Nations - https://www.un.org/en/

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Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/ Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realexcusemyafrican/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Excuse-My-African-1360118967397852/

EP 24 - Black Panther, Hollywood & The African

In This Episode:
“The African and Hollywood”; this was the idea that birthed Excuse My African. When I started this podcast in 2017 Hollywood was at a point where they weren’t ready for MY kind of ‘African’. In the exact words of a Casting Director, I am not “African Enough”.

Fast forward to February 2018 and Black Panther, a movie that praises and glorifies the beauty of Africa; is currently the number 1 movie in the whole world. However, this hasn’t changed the tune of Hollywood.

In this episode, I will tell you about a very recent experience I had with an agency. This time it wasn’t about my looks, it was about my accent.

Mentioned In This Episode:
1. Black History Month: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month  
2. UN: http://www.un.org/en
3. Women’s Month: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_History_Month
4. Black Panther: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1825683/
5. Dialect Coach: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialect_coach
6. Gringo: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3721964/
7. David Oyelowo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Oyelowo
8. A United Kingdom: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3387266/fullcredits

Connect:
Email: excusemyafrican@gmail.com
Website: http://www.excusemyafrican.com/
Stella Damasus Blog: http://www.stelladamasusblog.com
Stella Damasus Website : https://www.stelladamasus.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/excusemyafrican
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