Episode 321: On Being a Benevolent Savage with Remi Adeleke

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Remi Adeleke on sustainable agricultural communities and economic empowerment in Africa, commemorating Africa Day.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we commemorate Africa Day across the African Diaspora. Reflecting on the journeys of liberation that Black people have endured in trial and triumph, I am ever reminded that those that laid the groundwork will never in my heart, mind or acts have done so in vain. As the pillars of imperialism are finally weakening--though, not without reverting to its tried and tested battle techniques--the new next is taking shape in all manner of action and practice across the globe. So today, as I do in some way every day, I salute us all for staying the course and redirecting the path as necessary on the #PanAfricanProgress mission that is imparative to human evolution and a sustainable existence here on earth. Speaking of existence here on earth and the ways that we inhabit it, I came across my guest this week via a connection that I made last year at the Charter Cities Summit in Nairobi. Remi Adeleke, a former U.S. Navy SEAL and entrepreneur, serves as Chairman and Co-Founder of the Small Farm Cities Africa Resilience Fund, a for-profit venture developing sustainable, agricultural communities to combat poverty and human trafficking. He is actively scaling…

People in this episode

Host: Florence Amerley Adu

Guest: Remi Adeleke

Topics covered

• Africa Day
• Black liberation
• sustainable agriculture
• economic empowerment
• human trafficking
• Pan-African progress

Keywords

• Africa Day
• Remi Adeleke
• sustainable agriculture
• economic empowerment
• human trafficking
• Pan-African progress
• Navy SEAL

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Small Farm Cities Africa Resilience Fund

Places: Africa, Nairobi, Malawi, Zambia

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