African Perspectives

This episode is our second listeners’ appreciation show for the year. Once every quarter, we set aside a show to appreciate the support of our listeners. These quarterly episodes have been part of our tradition on African Perspectives.

This Memorial Day special episode commemorates the Memorial Day holiday in the United States. To the list of those who have fought and died on behalf of the United States, we add the names of all the health workers and others who have died during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the show, we share five wise sayings from across the African continent from the website, face2face Africa, as part of our consideration of the meaning of life over the long weekend. As always, the episode features selected enjoyable music from Africa and/or by Africans.

This episode returns to our conversation about the Coronavirus pandemic even as we rejoice with our Muslim listeners about the end of the holy month of Ramadan. As part of the show, we share updates about a a remarkable development in the fight against Coronavirus coming out of the African Island nation of Madagascar. We round up with Eid Mubarak, festive greetings to our Muslim listeners on the Islamic holiday of Eid-el-Fitri at the end of May.

This Mother’s Day special episode celebrates all mothers and mother figures in our listening area and on the African continent.

The episode focuses on the celebration of mothers and other care givers even as the nation has a subdued celebration in the environment of social distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This episode is a truly African music special edition with extended selections of delightful music from different parts of the African continent and limited commentaries. With so much turmoil going on in the world all around us, we dedicated this final show in March to acknowledge the changing seasons and express gratitude for all of us being alive to witness the end of the month. As always, the episode featured selected enjoyable music from Africa and/or by Africans including religious and gospel melodies.