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Red Carpet - 263| Cameroon's Naomi Achu on music, all-Nigerian cast to star in "Iyanu," and a visit to Washington's Nat'l Portrait Gallery
This week on Red Carpet, interview with award-winning Cameroonian rapper and singer Naomi Achu. Cartoon Network and Max announces an all-Nigerian cast for “Iyanu,” the epic superhero animated series created by Nigerian animator and storyteller Roy Okupe. We also visit Washington’s National Portrait Gallery to check out the an exhibition featuring one Hollywood's greatest portrait photographers. Those stories plus, the story of the Victorian dress among the tribal Damara women in Namibia.
Healthy Living: Health and Air Quality
On Healthy Living this week, we look at the Global state of air quality and how it affects our health. Schoolchildren in Kenya take action to improve air quality in their neighborhood. And air quality specialist Dr. Lisa Frost Ramsay, Associate Professor at the University of Kwazulu Natal, discusses the impact of pollution on health and what can be done. Plus, an innovative transplant technique marks a significant step forward in organ transplantation.
Our Voices 622: Preventing Death by Suicide of Africa Women
This week on Our Voices, we'll examine why Africa has the highest rate of suicide and learn what role one can play to prevent it. Zimbabwe-based psychiatrist Dixon Chibanda shares how the death of two of his patients by suicide sparked the evolution of his community-based Friendship Bench initiative, and why grandmothers make great talk therapists. And, two-time suicide survivor and co-founder of Black People Die By Suicide Too, T-Kea Blackman discuss how although men are more likely to take their lives through suicide, the rate for women has risen significantly over the past several years, especially in the African diaspora.
Africa 54: Trump Found Guilty, Humanitarian Crisis in DRC, Blessing Chimanga Plays Marimba
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is found guilty on 34 charges of falsifying financial records. We’ll have a report and analysis. The humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu reaches critical levels as clashes between armed groups intensify. AND -- In our entertainment report -- Zimbabwean marimba virtuoso Blessing Chimanga performs live in studio. All this and much more, coming up on Africa 54!
