Afronauts continues to deliver new content it promised this year! Show's are being live broadcasted every other Sunday via Zoom. Please make sure to follow us on Facebook or Instagram to get the links to the live Zoom tapings so you can ask our guests questions and see it unedited! Missed the shows? Don't worry! Watch them edited and with special effects on our YouTube page or listen on the go via our Blogtalk Radio channel. On February-7 we interviewed founder and CEO of Black To Nature, Michael Richardson, a platform that connects the Black Community for outdoor adventures. They also provide a platform to promote and connect businesses by the Black Community. Also, joining us, was Dr.Katucha Bento, representing the Ylê Asé de Yansã. She told us about this indigenous black community's cause and suffering in Brazil. Please check out their website and please donate if you can . Edfu Foundation has joined with them to help bring light to their cause! You'll see our logo on their page. If you have questions or would like to learn more, please contact us! Ms.Tonia Gray, creator of the Hartubzani Virtual Poetry Cafe, also joined us on the show! If you're interested in performing on her online open mic, check out her site and sign up! Make sure to join us on Monday, February-15, at 11am PST (2pm EST) when we interview Afua Richardson and Dr. Anthony Browder for a Black History Month special! Miss. Richardson is an artist of many forms! She illustrates, writes and makes music, and is an actress. Dr. Anthony Browder is an Archeologist, Author, Publisher, Cultural Historian, Artist, and Educational Consultant. Dr. Browder is the founder of IKG Cultural Resource Center as well as the first African American to fund and coordinate an archeological dig in Egypt and has lead over 20 archeological missions to Egypt. To get the link to watch the show live go to our Facebook page! This past Wednesday, on February 10th, Edfu Foundation's founder, Sheldon Williams, facilitated a Black History Month discussion with Dr.Joy Degruy for Coast Guard Base Alameda, District 11 and Pacific Area. Dr.Degruy's presentation was a well received eye opening, informative and cathartic experience that benefited all 100+ active duty and civilian personnel that attended. This week EDFU Foundaiton participated at the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA), giving statements and collaborating with other NGO's as we prepare for the full assembly next week. We will work alongside UN member states to bring about solutions to our environmental crises. We welcome 2 new volunteers at the Bay Area Street Pantry this week. We passed out 98 bags of food and 1,000lbs of food. We still are in need of Volunteers and donations. If you live in the Bay Area and are able to help out, please fill out our form!
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