What's Going On Eyes on African and the Caribbean

"What’s Going On? Eyes on Africa and the Caribbean" brings a biweekly conversation with people who know and work extensively and at the ground level in African and/or the Caribbean to the people of the African diaspora to keep us connected to the events and the places we love and left behind.

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Eyes on Africa and the Caribbean

What's Going on, Eyes on Africa and the Caribbean

Hello, I am Moronke oshin martin

Moronke Oshin-Martin has fashioned the notion of an interactive podcast into a multinational connective tool to link her motherland of Africa with its sons and daughters in the Caribbean whether they live in America, Europe or Latin America. Her idea is simple – “Bring people home” and do so by any means necessary – and here it’s by Podcasting!

Moronke was born in Nigeria, grew up in the United Kingdom, attended the University of Manchester, New York University and earned her Doctorate in Management from the University of Maryland.

With a life and career devoted to communications, her roles have included being the Spokesperson for the New York City Council, Director of Communications for the largest Teamsters local in the USA; Management Consultant and Executive Coach; and College Professor at the City University of New York’s Bronx Community College, podcasting opens another door.

The idea for the podcast came from her adult children who live with identities forged from their heritage from Nigeria, Guyana and the UK, and as Americans. The podcast is a way of reminding her audience, friends and family that there is no conflict but just richness in being African, Caribbean and drawing from the UK while being quintessentially American.

Moronke Oshin Martins

Hello, I am Grace oshin

Grace Oshin is Co-host of What’s Going on? Eyes on Africa and the Caribbean”. She is currently the Director of Storytelling at ABFE: A Partnership for Black Communities where she is instrumental in advancing ABFE’s overarching mission and goals of fostering brand recognition and amplifying the organization’s far-reaching impact. Prior to that Grace served as the Marketing and Communications Manager at WJCS, a leading human service agency in Westchester, New York. And prior to that Grace served as copy editor and staff writer at Anton Media Group and New York Family magazine, honing her skills in the world of journalism and communications.

A distinguished scholar, Grace graduated summa cum laude from Long Island University in New York, with a BFA in Broadcasting and Journalism. Her academic achievements reflect her unwavering dedication to excellence. She loves to travel and spend time with her family.