In Episode 23, introduces Yvonne Jones as co-host for That Social Work Lady Podcast's mini series #mamaknowscommunity.
Mrs. Jones is a lifetime Detroit resident. She spent her formatives years during the turmoil of Civil Rights Movement and has first hand experience with the Detroit Rebellion of 1967. She is unashamed of being a direct benefactor of Affirmative Action and the advances made by the Civil Rights Movement. In her debut episode as co-host, she invites Pan African Activist Nehanda Green to the studio. Ms. Green is the mother of one adult daughter and two granddaughters. She has both an undergraduate degree and a Masters in Public Administration. She is a long time Pan African Political Activist And has traveled extensively through North America, Europe and Asia. But Ms. Green's favorite destination is Africa. She is the author of five children's books and a City of Detroit retiree where she worked as an accountant.
What a treat that Episode 23 allows me to be in conversation with two dynamic women who have spent their lives working to build community and work for the liberation of Black people throughout the diaspora. Ms. Green shares her philosophy of Pan Africanism, while Mrs. Jones focuses her energy on the eradication of the oppression of Black people in America.
Together, they helped build a preschool in Freetown, Sierra Leone and have sustained that school for a generation. How? Through small donations from their community members based in Detroit, MI, Ms. Green and Mrs. Jones have held up and help grow the Mawina Kouyate Early Education Center. They liken their dedication to help build the school among their other community building efforts to the #kitchenpolitics of women like Georgia Gilmore.
Georgia Gilmore was a Montgomery, GA cook, midwife and activist whose secret kitchen fed the civil rights movement. For more information about her story check out: Meet the Fearless Cook Who Secretly Fed - And Funded - The Civil Rights Movement.
What to learn more about Pan Africanism?
The Pan African Movement
The History of Pan Africanism