⁣Link Up Podcast — Ep 12 | Ft Agya Kwadwo and Mama Kenya (Love, Land & Legacy)
Hosts: Niara Esi Ìjèawelē Ọmọlará Kwento & Bakari Kwadwo Ọbatayé Kwento

Akɔaba, Woezɔ, Oɔbaake (welcome) to another episode of Link Up Podcast, where we connect with Abibifoɔ (Black People) doing Black powerful work across Abibiman (the Black Land) and the diaspora.

In this episode, Agya Kwadwo comes back as Link Up’s first returning guest, this time with Mama Kenya — the “air under his wings” — to tell the fuller story behind the work, the balance, and the family foundation that has helped shape their path. They bring us through their 31 years journey of love, family, consciousness, and return.

We discuss Agya Kwadwo’s New Jersey upbringing, Mama Kenya’s roots in Newport News, Virginia, their Hampton University love story, their marriage on Hampton’s campus, military life, raising children, and the powerful role of Know Thyself Bookstore in Tacoma as a community space that deepened their consciousness. The conversation also moves through Agya Kwadwo’s first trip to Ghana, the spiritual connection to his great-grandmother, buying land for generations yet unborn, joining the xmnw Medjay Community, Mama Kenya preparing for her first Sankɔfa Journey, and the legacy they are building so their children and future generations have an ancestral option to return, grow, and live as whole Black people.

This is a conversation about raised consciousness becoming raised behavior, Black love as institution, and the work required to bring the whole family Black home.

Feel free to share your thoughts, and Link Up!

Libation, legacy, and language for liberation.

Learn more: https://www.abibitumi.com/twiblackaugust
Source: Decade of Our Repatriation YouTube channel.

Jeffrey Sachs: Western Dominance Ended 25 Years Ago – Africa's Rise Has Begun. United States of Africa
Analyze world output trends from 1820 to 2008 and review the future economic projections shaping our society.

This breakdown tracks global economic growth history, specifically focusing on the rise of Asia's share of output compared to historical data from the United States. Viewers will understand how previous shifts in production influence the current global landscape and what key indicators signal for the coming decades.

The presentation examines six major transformations anticipated by mid-century, covering critical sectors like education, health care, sustainability, and the digital economy. By connecting these historical world output trends to upcoming developments, you gain a clearer picture of how global economic growth history is evolving. This overview is designed for students of history, economics, and anyone curious about the trajectory of the global economy statistics.

We assess how these six areas will define the next chapter of development. Understanding world output trends provides essential context for interpreting modern policy shifts and market changes. These projections help clarify the scale of the changes ahead in digital infrastructure and sustainable resource management.

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0:00 The End of Western Economic Dominance
1:53 The Legacy of European Imperialism
4:58 China's Century of Humiliation
11:04 Why Geopolitics Is Changing Today
17:07 China's Rise Is Not a Zero-Sum Game
23:50 The Future of Global Demographics
30:33 Africa's Path to Economic Leadership