Supporting Refugee Resettlement / Africa & the Modern World

Segment 1: Guests: Dr. Diya Abdo, author, American Refuge: The Stories of the Refugee Experience, founder, Every Campus a Refuge; Luma Mufleh, CEO & Founder, Fugees Family. There are more than 27 million refugees in the world. This population has lost their homes, their culture and their identities as a result of conflict, persecution, etc. We speak with two experts about the refugee experience and just how difficult it can be to start a new life somewhere else. https://tinyurl.com/37xe6xuj. Segment 2: Guest: Howard French, historian, professor, journalism, Columbia University, author, Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World: 1471 to the Second World War. This week – we highlight a lesser-known narrative about how Europe exploited African gold and labor in order to fuel its expansion. https://tinyurl.com/2p83jhea