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African Voices: Episode 19!

  • Top news stories from Chicago and the African continent;
  • Upcoming events;
  • Advice Box: Healthcare for Cabdrivers
  • Recipe: Fraga Moçambicana (Chicken Mozambique)

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African Voices: Episode 18!

  • Top news stories from Chicago and the African continent;
  • Upcoming events;
  • Advice Box: Obtaining a Green Card via Refugee/Asylee status;
  • Tajine aux crevettes  recipe (Algeria)

If you would like to contribute news, events, issues, interviews or music to our podcast, email us: podcasts@uniteafricans.org or call: (312) 949 9980 between 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri. To support our work through donations, click here!

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African Voices Special: Malian Voices

Welcome to Malian Voices, an African Voices Podcast special that highlights the lives and stories of Malian nationals living in Chicago. In this special, we talk to Ousmane Drame, Imam of Masjid Al-Farooq located in the city’s South Side, who speaks on the current crisis in Mali. We also speak to Bukie Adekoje, UAO’s Research and Policy Associate, who speaks on UAO’s efforts to get Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Malians, and how to get involved through advocacy work. At the end of the special, we highlight upcoming events in the Chicagoland area.

If you would like to contribute news, events, issues, interviews or music to our podcast, email us: podcasts@uniteafricans.org or call: (312) 949 9980 between 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri. Click the link below to see the full details of news, events and music featured on the podcast.

African Voices: Episode 16!

Happy New Year’s! We hope your year is prosperous and full of happiness!

  • Top news stories from Chicago and the African continent
  • Upcoming Events
  • Advice Box: Temporary Vistor’s Driver’s License
  • Banga Soup Recipe from Nigeria
  • Africans in Chicago interview and music from Chibbz

If you would like to contribute news, events, issues, interviews or music to our podcast, email us: podcasts@uniteafricans.org or call: (312) 949 9980 between 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.

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African Voices: Episode 15!

 Happy Holidays from UAO! 

  • Top news stories from Chicago and the African continent
  • Music from DJ Ziggs
  • Advice Box: African Hair Braiders
  • Hambesha: An Eritrean Dish

If you would like to contribute news, events, issues, interviews or music to our podcast, email us: podcasts@uniteafricans.org or call: (312) 949 9980 between 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.

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African Voices Podcast: Episode 14!

  • Top news stories from Chicago and the African continent
  • Music from Jose Moella Kabongo of DRC
  • Advice Box: African Cabdrivers and Healthcare
If you would like to contribute news, events, issues, interviews or music to our podcast, email us: podcasts@uniteafricans.org or call: (312) 949 9980 between 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
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Happy 1st Birthday, African Voices!

UAO would like to thank all of our listeners–new and old– for continuously supporting our podcast! In the next year, we hope to bring forth new and exciting topics to discuss. If you have any ideas for the next round of episodes, please contact us!
  • Top news stories from Chicago and the African continent.
  • A music Yaba Angelosi of South Sudan
  • Advice Box: US Education and Children with disabilities
  • Africans in Chicago interview with Busi Zukofa of the Handspring Puppeteer Co.
If you would like to contribute news, events, issues, interviews or music to our podcast, email us: podcasts@uniteafricans.org or call: (312) 949 9980 between 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
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African Voices Podcast: Episode 12!

  • Top news stories from Chicago and the African continent.
  • A music mix from Ugochi
  • Advice Box: Immigration: Petitioning for Family Members
  • Africans in Chicago interview with fashion designer Kadiatou Diallo
If you would like to contribute news, events, issues, interviews or music to our podcast, email us: podcasts@uniteafricans.org or call: (312) 949 9980 between 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
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African Voices Podcast: Episode 11!

  • Top news stories from Chicago and the African continent.
  • A music mix from DJ Ziggs
  • Advice Box: The DREAM Act
  • Africans in Chicago interview with poet Festy Natty
If you would like to contribute news, events, issues, interviews or music to our podcast, email us: podcasts@uniteafricans.org or call: (312) 949 9980 between 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
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African Voices Podcast: Episode 10!

  • Top news stories from Chicago and the African continent.
  • An exclusive interview and music from Dah-Jah of Benin
  • Advice Box: Taxi drivers and health care
  • Africans in Chicago interview with Fehinty African Theater Ensemble
If you would like to contribute news, events, issues, interviews or music to our podcast, email us: podcasts@uniteafricans.org or call: (312) 949 9980 between 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
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