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On the last episode of Season 2 @daughtersofthewhirlwind, Dr. Asantewa Sunni-Ali (@actsofliberation), Princess Mdaiyah Yisrael (@princess_mdaiyah) and Aiyisha T. Obafemi (@aiyishatheblessed) remember their favorite Kwanzaa memories and songs. This episode spotlights two songs - Harvest Song and Imani - with lyrics written and music performed/composed by Bilal Sunni-Ali. The songs feature vocalists Iya Fulani Sunni-Ali, Ras Chemash and our very own Aiyisha T. Obafemi.

On this episode @daughtersofthewhirlwind, Dr. Asantewa Sunni-Ali (@actsofliberation), Princess Mdaiyah Yisrael (@princess_mdaiyah) and Aiyisha T. Obafemi (@aiyishatheblessed) welcome special guest, author - artist - entrepreneur - pleasure instigator - Grace Harry. As the Joy Strategist, Grace helps everyday people engage play and welcome JOY back into their lives.

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Special guest @waniqueshabazz joins @daughtersofthewhirlwind, Dr. Asantewa Sunni-Ali (@actsofliberation), Princess Mdaiyah Yisrael (@princess_mdaiyah) and Aiyisha T. Obafemi (@aiyishatheblessed) to discuss time, seasons and calendars, oh my! The sisters also discuss their family's journey of decolonizing Thanksgiving, embracing plant-based food and creating conscious family traditions.

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Veteran music executive and mental health movement builder Shanti Das (@shantidas404) joins @daughtersofthewhirlwind, Dr. Asantewa Sunni-Ali (@actsofliberation), Princess Mdaiyah Yisrael (@princess_mdaiyah) and Aiyisha T. Obafemi (@aiyishatheblessed) to discuss mental health, which Shanti describes as "how you think, how you act and how you feel." As founder of Silence the Shame she takes great pride in her journey of educating communities on mental health and wellness and equipping them with tools needed to cope with mind and body challenges.

Special guests sisters, Olimatta Taal (@olimattataal) and Maiyai Taal Hocheimy (@mth2020) join @daughtersofthewhirlwind, Dr. Asantewa Sunni-Ali (@actsofliberation), Princess Mdaiyah Yisrael (@princess_mdaiyah) and Aiyisha T. Obafemi (@aiyishatheblessed) to discuss the global legacy of their mother, Connie Tucker. Olimatta and Maiyai discuss the work that they do in their respective career fields as marine ecologist (greatinstitute.org) and tricontinental humanitarian (connietuckerlegacy.org) and how it expands upon the work of Connie Tucker who was a renown Pan-Africanist and environmental justice activist, organizer and movement builder. Happy Heavenly Birthday Mama Connie!

On this episode @daughtersofthewhirlwind, Dr. Asantewa Sunni-Ali (@actsofliberation), Princess Mdaiyah Yisrael (@princess_mdaiyah) and Aiyisha T. Obafemi (@aiyishatheblessed) welcome special guest, author and strategic self-care consultant, Anana Johari Harris Parris (@ananajohariharrisparris). Ms. Parris describes self-care as caring for oneself by addressing your critical need(s) on a regular basis. In asking ourselves "What do I need?" Anana invites us to begin and sustain a journey of healing and liberation. Ms. Parris' book, Self Care Matters: A Revolutionary's Approach examines self-care through a social justice lens and calls on givers, community leaders and care takers to be their healthiest selves.

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On the first episode of Season 2, Dr. Asantewa Sunni-Ali (@actsofliberation), Princess Mdaiyah Yisrael (@princess_mdaiyah) and Aiyisha T. Obafemi (@aiyishatheblessed) discuss the Blackity Black things they did over the summer. The sisters discuss the power of Celebrations of Life, the significance of Black August and awareness of our political prisoners and those in political exile.

Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/live/2DyCZbB3Smo?si=c_r16DyH4PsFKbG7 Daughters of the Whirlwind talk about October 27, 1981, when several airplanes and helicopters hovering overhead, two army tanks standing in adjacent cow pastures, and over 200 federal, state, and local law en- forcement officers scrambled throughout the yard and bushes, Fulani Sunni Ali, Jerry Gaines, and fourteen children were put under arrest. ____________________________________ Follow BPM: JOIN - Click the "JOIN," Subscribe, and Like buttons! WEBSITE - https://www.blackpowermedia.org/​​​ TWITTER - https://twitter.com/BlackPowerMedi1​​​ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/black.power.media/ FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/Blackpowermedia DISCORD - https://discord.gg/TDP9a4f5Ez

On the first episode of Season 2, Dr. Asantewa Sunni-Ali (@actsofliberation), Princess Mdaiyah Yisrael (@princess_mdaiyah) and Aiyisha T. Obafemi (@aiyishatheblessed) discuss the Blackity Black things they did over the summer. The sisters discuss the power of Celebrations of Life, the significance of Black August and awareness of our political prisoners and those in political exile.

Dr. Asantewa Sunni -Ali and Tehura Ama Sunni-Ali perform "Whirlwind" written by their father and grandfather Bilal Sunni-Ali

RSTV/Black Power Media will be on location for a LIVE Broadcast from the Memorial Services for one of our Great Freedom Fighters, Dr. Mutulu Shakur. Tune in Sunday August 6th 11am-2pm! https://www.youtube.com/live/uCLfLyPZ7fo?feature=share #MutuluShakur #RSTV #Atlanta

It’s Baba’s (Father’s) Day! Our last episode of the season is dedicated to the Babas.We give an ancestral salute to Baba Ahmed Obafemi and shower flowers on special guest, Baba Bilal Sunni-Ali. Baba Bilal proudly chronicles the history of his fathers, grandfathers and revolutionary fathers of the Black liberation movement. We discuss our blessed family dynamic, lessons learned from both of our Babas and the power of descending from Garifuna forefathers who were never enslaved, movement builders who resisted oppression and honorable men who held sacred the humanity of Black people.Babas, we salute you today and everyday!

From Hajji Sallahudin “Abba” Shakur to the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation, Sekyiwa Shakur proudly reflects on the greatest lessons she’s learned from her family, including parents, Afeni and Mutulu Shakur and her brother Tupac. Set speaks candidly about the blessing of surviving struggle and her inherited mission to heal and empower Black communities through arts and holistic wellness initiatives.

Clip from the latest Daughters of the Whirlwind "Salute to Revolutionary Mamas w Ntianu Alghanee" Check out the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/live/5cdsX_Q_luw?feature=share Follow BPM: JOIN - Click the "JOIN," Subscribe, and Like buttons! WEBSITE - https://www.blackpowermedia.org/​​​ TWITTER - https://twitter.com/BlackPowerMedi1​​​ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/black.power.media/ FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/Blackpowermedia DISCORD - https://discord.gg/TDP9a4f5Ez

In continuing our Salute to Revolutionary Mamas we honor beloved Ancestral Mama Njere “Sista Courage” Alghanee, freedom fighter, journalist, movement builder and culture bearer. Special Guest and daughter of Mama Njere, Ntianu Alghanee, discusses her rich cultural inheritance and what it means to carry on the legacy of her revolutionary parents.

Through lots of laughter and reflection, Aiyisha T. Obafemi (@aiyishatheblessed) Princess Mdaiyah Yisrrael (@princess_mdaiyah) and Dr. Asantewa Sunni-Ali (@actsofliberation) reflect on the teachings of our beloved mother, Iya Fulani, veteran movement builder, New Afrikan citizen, General, Acupuncturist, Spiritual Healer, Vocalist and so much more. This inaugural episode originally dropped on what would have been Iya Fulani's 75th birthday. Tonight’s broadcast is a replay of our first episode…but…with visuals (of us!) featuring our Baba Bilal Sunni-Ali (@spiritofaband) sharing the meaning behind our theme song, "Whirlwind" (which he wrote)!

Veteran nation builder, educator and revolutionary mama, Tamu Kanyama joins @daughtersofthewhirlwind, Dr. Asantewa Sunni-Ali (@actsofliberation), Princess Mdaiyah Yisrael (@princess_mdaiyah) and Aiyisha T. Obafemi (@aiyishatheblessed) as their first in-studio guest! Mama Tamu shares riveting stories from her memoir, 1148 Lewis Street: A Long Journey (available for purchase at https://usliftingus.com/) about her and her family's victory over COINTELPRO, imprisonment, racism and sexism.