⁣Link Up Podcast — Ep 8 | Ft Okuninibaa Ɛna Mawiyah Kambon (Spirit, Healing, and Black Power)
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, we Link Up with Okuniniba Ɛna Mawiyah Kambon (Nana Efia Nsia Asantewaa) — a Blacktastic elder, mother, grandmother, spirit worker, psychologist, founder of Sankɔfa Journey and Onipa, and co-builder of Blacknificent Books and Cultural Center. Mama Mawiyah takes us through her journey from being born in Harlem, raised by her grandparents in Connecticut, shaped by her grandmother’s strength, love for children, and community work, and awakened more deeply during the Black Power era as she moved through college and answered the growing call to serve her people.

We discuss her life with Nana Kamau Kambon, the building of Blacknificent Books, the BlackPowerful scholars and warriors who passed through that space, her first journey to Ghana, initiation, spirit work, Sankɔfa Journey, the power of feeling our ancestors at the dungeons, and why returning home must be more than tourism. The conversation also moves through sacred land, Black family, child psychology, healing work, guided meditation, Sacred Sister Journey, and Mama Mawiyah’s reminder that she is not the healer, but a guide and tool used by spirit to create space where healing can happen. This is a conversation about spirit, Sankɔfa, Black healing, Black institutions, ancestral guidance, and the work required to help our people restore, remember, and return.

* Stay tuned after the conversation for a special animated cartoon episode. *

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!

Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Kambon on Debout Sur La Colline, one of the popular shows on Radio Television Burkina FasoFR — Description de l’émissionSur les ondes de la RTB Radio, Ismaël B. ouvre un grand débat à l’occasion des 65 ans des Forces armées burkinabè. Autour de la table : Serge B. Imotep (Mouvement 2 Kabita), Amadou Ouedraogo (CRAP/Bota International), l’artiste engagé Osibi Joan (ASQED), et l’invité spécial, le professeur Ọbádélé Kambon (linguiste). Ensemble, ils reviennent sur trois années de réformes majeures — création de brigades d’intervention rapide, redéploiement en régions militaires, réarmement et montée en puissance — et discutent de la place du Burkina Faso dans la sous-région. Le Prof. Kambon relie ces enjeux contemporains à l’héritage kémite (Maât, isfet) et questionne les cadres “dé/néo-colonial” à partir de sources anciennes. L’émission est rythmée par des interventions d’auditeurs saluant l’armée, les VDP et l’action du capitaine Ibrahim Traoré, avant de se conclure sur un segment musical aux accents panafricanistes.Invités & intervenants :Serge B. Imhotep — Mouvement 2 heures pour nous, 2 heures pour KamitaAmadou Ouedraogo — CRAP / Bota InternationalOsibi John — Président ASQED, artisteProf. Ọbádélé Kambon — linguiste, auteur de Construction of Black Civilization (à paraître)Thèmes clés : réformes militaires, souveraineté, héritage de Thomas Sankara, VDP, géopolitique régionale, pensée kémite (Maât / isfet), rapport aux récits médiatiques, participation citoyenne (appels en direct).EN — Show DescriptionOn RTB Radio, host Ismaël B. marks the 65th anniversary of Burkina Faso’s Armed Forces with a roundtable featuring Serge B. Imhotep (Mouvement 2 heures pour nous, 2 heures pour Kamita), Amadou Ouedraogo (CRAP/Bota International), activist-artist Osibi Joan (ASQED), and special guest Prof. Obadele Kambon (linguist). The panel examines three years of sweeping reforms—rapid-reaction brigades, new military regions, rearmament, and a stronger operational posture—while debating Burkina Faso’s standing in West Africa. Prof. Kambon connects today’s moment to classical Kemet (Ma’at vs. isfet) and challenges colonial frames using ancient textual concepts. Live callers praise the army, the VDPs, and Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s leadership. The program closes with a Pan-Africanist musical segment.Guests & Voices: Serge B. Imhotep; Amadou Ouedraogo; Osibi John; Prof. Ọbádélé Kambon.Key Topics: military reforms; national self-determination; legacy of Thomas Sankara; VDPs; regional geopolitics; Kemet-informed analysis (Ma’at/isfet); media narratives; citizen participation.

Richard Pryor discovers Kmtyw (Black People) originated civilization, and the aAmw (eurasians) being aAmw.

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