//podcastplus.net/feed/podcast~d3b75baef5b14deb7a2497cf2512b2d62a2f6cf3e24f949e6a879a1b6237749f Join host Rogiérs in this insightful analysis of Black history, faith traditions, non-belief and the ways those dynamics play on Black communities in the United States and abroad. This podcast uses an Africana studies framework to examine and celebrate the history of religious dissent in the African diaspora and serves as the companion to the ”LEGACY series” with support from the American Humanist Association. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:28:12 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4w5jm6vn3ip6bdis/WWH23.mp3 Today, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s holiday we break hiatus and continue the "Abroad Series" stopping in Brasil and a tour of Africa. We delve into entertainment, the shifting sands of Catholicism to Evangelical Christianity and Pentecostalism, and how they are changing the faces and legacies of colonialism on the continent. Criss-crossing the globe, we begin  with Nollywood (Nigeria), jet to Brasil and return to Africa on a world tour of religion(s), changing culture(s) and bold, modern-day dissent. Continuing our journey of the African Diaspora, Episode 23 showcases the changing tides of religious stories through industry, empire, colonialism and modern-day trends which shape societies and personally impact millions of people, indigenous faiths, minorities and marginalized people.  _____  (Ep. 23)     Show Notes     Host:  Rogiérs      Written by: Rogiérs Narration: Rogiérs Production & Editing:  Fibby Music Group, LLC     Recorded at: FMG Studi... Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4w5jm6vn3ip6bdis/WWH23.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z8rq77/WWH22.mp3 This week we continue our abroad series-opening with special insights from co-host Verdell Wright on the importance of centering Black narratives of religious freedom and experience. We briefly visit the plight of despised Nigerian atheist/activist Mubarak Bala who in-secret was unjustly sequestered in Nigeria for nearly a year only to be sentenced  to 24 years for the invisible crime of blaspheming Allah by clerics in northern Islamic Nigeria. Finally we center the spotlight in an interview with activist speaker, Mohmmed Cisse -an expat born and raised in Ivory Coast, West Africa. Cisse recounts his upbringing in a cultural milieu heavily controlled by religious affiliations, poor mental heath education, patriarchy and misogyny, and HIV death and stigmatization. However, all is not lost-Cisse discusses his transformative work with The Clergy Project and shares his stories of the bright light of hope for his family and community abroad. _____  (Ep. 22)     Show Notes     Host:  Rogié... Fri, 11 Aug 2023 03:00:00 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z8rq77/WWH22.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z8rq77/WWH22.mp3 This week we continue our abroad series-opening with special insights from co-host Verdell Wright on the importance of centering Black narratives of religious freedom and experience. We briefly visit the plight of despised Nigerian atheist/activist Mubarak Bala who in-secret was unjustly sequestered in Nigeria for nearly a year only to be sentenced  to 24 years for the invisible crime of blaspheming Allah by clerics in northern Islamic Nigeria. Finally we center the spotlight in an interview with activist speaker, Mohmmed Cisse -an expat born and raised in Ivory Coast, West Africa. Cisse recounts his upbringing in a cultural milieu heavily controlled by religious affiliations, poor mental heath education, patriarchy and misogyny, and HIV death and stigmatization. However, all is not lost-Cisse discusses his transformative work with The Clergy Project and shares his stories of the bright light of hope for his family and community abroad. _____  (Ep. 22)     Show Notes     Host:  Rogié... Fri, 11 Aug 2023 03:00:00 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z8rq77/WWH22.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2p54aa/WWH21_9zl2g.mp3 Admittedly one of our more atheist-y episodes, today we offer the second installment of our “Abroad Series”. This show takes a deep-dive, critical look into the phenomenon of missionary work-mostly of the Christian/Evangelical variety. From New York to Brasil, West Africa to Uganda, India to the Caribbean and back, we scrutinize the mission field; its presumptions of good faith and nobility and a religious ideology too easily associated with virtue, cultural diversity and community uplift. Our story is told in three parts: A personal narrative; a trenchant critique on a missionary ripped from the headlines and a culminating, feature interview with Dr. Adria Armbister. She is a distinguished professional in International Development, hails from a denomination well-known for its reputation abroad and both member and ally of the BSC-DC organization. _____  (Ep. 21)     Show Notes     Host:  Rogiérs      Written by: Rogiérs Narration: Rogiérs, Drai Salmon Contributing Wri... Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2p54aa/WWH21_9zl2g.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2p54aa/WWH21_9zl2g.mp3 Admittedly one of our more atheist-y episodes, today we offer the second installment of our “Abroad Series”. This show takes a deep-dive, critical look into the phenomenon of missionary work-mostly of the Christian/Evangelical variety. From New York to Brasil, West Africa to Uganda, India to the Caribbean and back, we scrutinize the mission field; its presumptions of good faith and nobility and a religious ideology too easily associated with virtue, cultural diversity and community uplift. Our story is told in three parts: A personal narrative; a trenchant critique on a missionary ripped from the headlines and a culminating, feature interview with Dr. Adria Armbister. She is a distinguished professional in International Development, hails from a denomination well-known for its reputation abroad and both member and ally of the BSC-DC organization. _____  (Ep. 21)     Show Notes     Host:  Rogiérs      Written by: Rogiérs Narration: Rogiérs, Drai Salmon Contributing Wri... Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2p54aa/WWH21_9zl2g.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xvy95m/WWH20.mp3 We’re back with a new season as this February marks the first anniversary of the  WWH podcast !! To celebrate, we’re launching Season 2 with our Abroad series. In this first episode our first stop is to the Caribbean: the USVI , Jamaica - and ultimately hitting the US mainland (after a stopover in Brasil ). We’re highlighting Black (and Indigenous) music as "dissent" and sharing this insightful interview with Ro by Jack Matirko from the TST-TV show and #ONPBreakpoint.    Jack and Ro talk about the demonization of African culture in the West Indies as a cultural product and dynamic in religious practices on a landscape long shaped by Christian missionaries both Catholic and Protestant in colonial settlements where Black and indigenous people were forced to give labor. We also briefly the demonizing of Black musical forms throughout key periods of American music history and how they differ from Caribbean musical landscapes, from past to present.    _____  (Ep. 2... Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xvy95m/WWH20.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xvy95m/WWH20.mp3 We’re back with a new season as this February marks the first anniversary of the  WWH podcast !! To celebrate, we’re launching Season 2 with our Abroad series. In this first episode our first stop is to the Caribbean: the USVI , Jamaica - and ultimately hitting the US mainland (after a stopover in Brasil ). We’re highlighting Black (and Indigenous) music as "dissent" and sharing this insightful interview with Ro by Jack Matirko from the TST-TV show and #ONPBreakpoint.    Jack and Ro talk about the demonization of African culture in the West Indies as a cultural product and dynamic in religious practices on a landscape long shaped by Christian missionaries both Catholic and Protestant in colonial settlements where Black and indigenous people were forced to give labor. We also briefly the demonizing of Black musical forms throughout key periods of American music history and how they differ from Caribbean musical landscapes, from past to present.    _____  (Ep. 2... Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xvy95m/WWH20.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2yn5di/PSA_Master9dkzo.mp3 In keeping with our show title, we owe it to the listeners to comment on where we're really headed...and it's in a new direction! The new year has brought about some changes behind the scenes. Going forward this podcast will be an independent production-produced by the Fibby Music Group, LLC and both promoting and endorsing the newly formed Black Secular Collective.  To find more information on the Black Secular Collective, please visit and follow our Twitter page . More details will be coming soon!In the meantime, more information about WWH's departure from the Black Nonbelievers organization can be found here , here and here . _____ (PSA)    Show Notes    Host:  Rogiérs     Writing & Narration: Rogiérs    Production & Editing:  Fibby Music Group, LLC    Assistant Producer, Research: Drai Salmon   Recorded at: FMG Studios, Washington, DC   Cover Artwork:  Emily Wilson    Music Licensing/Episode Musical Credits courtesy of: Fibby Music Re... Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:46:40 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2yn5di/PSA_Master9dkzo.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2yn5di/PSA_Master9dkzo.mp3 In keeping with our show title, we owe it to the listeners to comment on where we're really headed...and it's in a new direction! The new year has brought about some changes behind the scenes. Going forward this podcast will be an independent production-produced by the Fibby Music Group, LLC and both promoting and endorsing the newly formed Black Secular Collective.  To find more information on the Black Secular Collective, please visit and follow our Twitter page . More details will be coming soon!In the meantime, more information about WWH's departure from the Black Nonbelievers organization can be found here , here and here . _____ (PSA)    Show Notes    Host:  Rogiérs     Writing & Narration: Rogiérs    Production & Editing:  Fibby Music Group, LLC    Assistant Producer, Research: Drai Salmon   Recorded at: FMG Studios, Washington, DC   Cover Artwork:  Emily Wilson    Music Licensing/Episode Musical Credits courtesy of: Fibby Music Re... Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:46:40 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2yn5di/PSA_Master9dkzo.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2yn5di/PSA_Master9dkzo.mp3 In keeping with our show title, we owe it to the listeners to comment on where we're really headed...and it's in a new direction! The new year has brought about some changes behind the scenes. Going forward this podcast will be an independent production-produced by the Fibby Music Group, LLC and both promoting and endorsing the newly formed Black Secular Collective.  To find more information on the Black Secular Collective, please visit and follow our Twitter page . More details will be coming soon!In the meantime, more information about WWH's departure from the Black Nonbelievers organization can be found here , here and here . _____ (PSA)    Show Notes    Host:  Rogiérs     Writing & Narration: Rogiérs    Production & Editing:  Fibby Music Group, LLC    Assistant Producer, Research: Drai Salmon   Recorded at: FMG Studios, Washington, DC   Cover Artwork:  Emily Wilson    Music Licensing/Episode Musical Credits courtesy of: Fibby Music Re... Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:46:40 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2yn5di/PSA_Master9dkzo.mp3