Afropolitan Dialogues

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Afropolitan Dialogues is a society podcast hosted by Meres J. Weche, with 68 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Meres J. Weche hosts Afropolitan Dialogues, a society show with 68 episodes published.

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  Episode #68

  Episode 68 — Timea Wharton-Suri on dance Immersion's inaugural festival and the power of diaspora dance

  Sep 22, 202650 min

  In this episode of Afropolitan Dialogues, we sit down with Timea Wharton-Suri, Executive Director and Curator of dance Immersion. Timea discusses the launch of dance Immersion’s inaugural Immersion Festival—a groundbreaking two-week event in Toronto celebrating Canadian cultural life and the dances of the African diaspora. She breaks down the festival’s three core performance programs (Next Gen, National, and Vanguard), its workshops, and the vision behind uniting generations of Black dance artists. Drawing from over 30 years as a performer, educator, and administrator, Timea also shares insights on her curatorial philosophy, honoring cultural roots, and building sustainable infrastructure for artists.

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  Episode #67

  Episode 67 — Digital erasure and the fight to remember with Eddy (DaOriginalOne) David

  Jun 19, 20261h 27m

  Eddy (DaOriginalOne) David, Ottawa and Toronto hip hop pioneer and spoken word artist, joins Afropolitan Dialogues to unpack how our history quietly disappears online and offline. We trace the gentrification of Little Jamaica, the demolition of Honest Ed's, and the loss of community radio archives, then explore why critical thinking, oral tradition, and a clear-eyed view of AI remain essential tools for preserving memory.

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  Episode #66

  Episode 66 — Windrush in Canada: Wendy Vincent on preserving the stories that shaped Black Commonwealth life

  May 12, 202653 min

  Wendy Vincent is a Toronto-based storyteller and Windrush birthright holder preserving the oral histories of Caribbean migrants who helped rebuild postwar Britain and later shaped Black Canadian life. She shares her personal family journey, her archival work with 99-year-old elder Lloyd Lindo, and her upcoming community event at Blackhurst Cultural Centre.

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  Afropolitan Dialogues

  Episode 66 — Windrush in Canada: Wendy Vincent on preserving the stories that shaped Black Commonwealth life

  May 12, 202653 min

  Wendy Vincent is a Toronto-based storyteller and Windrush birthright holder preserving the oral histories of Caribbean migrants who helped rebuild postwar Britain and later shaped Black Canadian life. She shares her personal family journey, her archival work with 99-year-old elder Lloyd Lindo, and her upcoming community event at Blackhurst Cultural Centre.

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  Episode #65

  Episode 65 — An abandoned crisis: Canada's Secretary of State on Sudan's fourth year of war

  Apr 20, 202622 min

  Canada's Secretary of State for International Development, the Honourable Randeep Sarai, joins Afropolitan Dialogues fresh from the third International Sudan Conference in Berlin, where Canada pledged more than $120 million in humanitarian and development funding. In this conversation, he breaks down the funding, addresses the declining trend in global donor pledges, speaks to the anti-Black dimension of the atrocities in Darfur, and discusses Canada's support for the Sudanese diaspora community here in Canada.

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