| Genre | Talk show, current affairs, |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 minutes weekly (Wednesdays) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | Pacifica Radio, WPFW(89.3) |
| Hosted by | Mwiza Munthali |
| Produced by | James Pope |
| Executive producer(s) | Joia Jefferson Nuri |
| Recording studio | Washington, D.C. |
| Original release | 1998 – present |
| Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
| Website | transafrica |
Africa Now! is a progressive weekly radio show that focuses on issues concerning the African world. It is based in Washington, D.C.[1] The program airs on WPFW(89.3) radio, part of the Pacifica Radio network, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. It also airs nationally and internationally online. It is listener supported.[2]
Background[edit]
Africa Now! was founded on Pacifica Radio station in Washington, D.C. It brings together scholars, activists, authors, NGOs, and politicians to engage in topics centered on the African world.
Hosts[edit]
- Mwiza Munthali, activist (2009 – current)[3]
Notable guests, interviews and on-air debates[edit]
- Dr. Molefi Asante, African American scholar, historian, and philosopher
- Karen Bass, U.S. Representative for California's 33rd congressional district.
- Dr. Horace G. Campbell, Jamaican-born, Noted international peace and justice scholar and Professor of African American Studies and Political Science at Syracuse University
- Dr. Clayborne Carson, African-American professor of history at Stanford University, and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute
- Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, African-American academic, and Director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art[4]
- Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American author
- Walter Fauntroy, American pastor, civil rights activist and politician
- Haile Gerima Ethiopian-born independent filmmaker, scholar, and activist
- Danny Glover, American actor/activist
- Dr. Sylvia Hill, African-American scholar, activist
- Ahmed Kathrada, South African politician and former anti-apartheid activist
- Dr. Clarence Lusane, African-American scholar/activist
- Firoze Manji, Kenyan-born author, publisher
- Gay McDougal, UN rapporteur on minority rights and law professor.
- Dr. Ronald Walters, leading African-American scholar/activist
References[edit]
- ^ Wednesday (2011-09-28). "Justice for the African World – AFRICA NOW". TransAfrica. Archived from the original on 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ "About Us | AFRICA NOW". Africanow.wordpress.com. 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ "National Museum of African Art / Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole". 2012-11-18. Archived from the original on 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ "National Museum of African Art / Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole". Archived from the original on 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2012-10-11.