Diaspora Food Stories

Diaspora Food Stories

The Diaspora Food Stories podcast will explore the stories behind the creators from the African Diaspora, furthering the mission of The Global Food and Drink Initiative to connect Black people through food, drink, and travel. Listeners can expect conversations that go deep into the history and origins of our foods and how they have shaped cultures, communities, and the world. In addition, Diaspora Food Stories will be the first food podcast to offer these stories in the native tongue of our guests, thereby adding another important element to the preservation of our food and drink stories; the language in which they are introduced.

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Episodes

Ghana Food Movement Co-Director Aimée Wallin

Ghana Food Movement Co-Director Aimée Wallin

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    Jul 10 2024
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    35 min 16 sec

Aimée Wallin is a co-director of the nonprofit Ghana Food Movement based, a network of food producers, entrepreneurs and community working together...

Grenada Tourism Authority CEO Petra Roach

Grenada Tourism Authority CEO Petra Roach

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    Jun 26 2024
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    30 min 13 sec

Recognized as a leader in the tourism sector for more than 25 years, Petra Roach is the guiding force behind Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA),...

Food Influencer and Culinary Communications Consultant Charla L Draper

Food Influencer and Culinary Communications Consultant Charla L Draper

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    Jun 12 2024
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    36 min 31 sec

Charla L. Draper is a nationally recognized food influencer and culinary communications professional providing marketing services for food and food...

Soul of America Founder Thomas Dorsey

Soul of America Founder Thomas Dorsey

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    May 22 2024
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    1 h 4 min 21 sec

Thomas Dorsey began championing Black travel stories 30 years ago to share a diverse perspective that was missing from the travel industry. Black...

Virginia Peanut Farmer Elisha Barnes

Virginia Peanut Farmer Elisha Barnes

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    May 01 2024
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    53 min 6 sec

Elisha Barnes is a 4th generation peanut farmer who was born and raised in Virginia.  His legacy includes a being raised in a strong family where...

Elite Travel Consultant Michael Henderson

Elite Travel Consultant Michael Henderson

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    Apr 17 2024
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    31 min 42 sec

Michael Henderson is the founder of B.A.G. Travel or Black and Gay Travel that specializes in designing adventures for small groups to destinations...

Chef and Entrepreneur Rachel Adjei

Chef and Entrepreneur Rachel Adjei

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    Apr 03 2024
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    35 min 32 sec

Rachel Adjei is a chef and entrepreneur based in Toronto, Canada.  In 2020, she founded The Abibiman Project, a social enterprise venture that...

Cookbook Authors Vernita Harris and Beatrice Moore

Cookbook Authors Vernita Harris and Beatrice Moore

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    Mar 20 2024
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    47 min 57 sec

Vernita Harris and Beatrice Moore have turned a 40-plus year friendship into a business over food. The friends meeting in college and have since...

Crescendo Foods Ghana Founder Dr. Wanida Lewis

Crescendo Foods Ghana Founder Dr. Wanida Lewis

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    Mar 06 2024
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    49 min 22 sec

New Jersey native Dr. Wanida Lewis founded Crescendo Foods, Ghana’s first shared kitchen coworking hub, in 2021. A food scientist by profession,...

Diaspora Food Stories February 2024 Update

Diaspora Food Stories February 2024 Update

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    Feb 01 2024
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    1 min 2 sec

Happy Black History Month! We're going to be taking a short break this month to enjoy the work we do that centers around telling Black food stories....

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