The World Through Our Eyes
The World Through Our Eyes
Mariama Jallow
I will be discussing a variety of social and political issues, from the perspective of a black woman and an African Immigrant. This is a space where I will be inviting different perspectives, people that are similar to me,​ and very different from me. Tune in and listen to how different people see the world.
EP 16: A Conversation on Mental Health and Self-Care
In this episode I have a conversation on mental health in English. This conversation is had with Christina, the creator of the “fall into conversation” podcast. We discuss the effects of COVID-19 on people's mental health, social media, mental health in the Black community, therapy, and perceptions put on Black Women that affect our mental health. We also talk about self-care practices that have helped us and may help others. Tune win and experience how different people see the world.
Feb 6, 2021
40 min
EP 15: Girl Talk in Wolof on Gambia Society and Culture
This episode is a girl talk in wolof where I talk with two other Gambian women in college about Gambian culture and society. We touch on cultural expectations put on women, FGM, marriage traditions and more. We discuss things that we admire and things we believe need to change within Gambian culture. Tune in and experience how different people see the world.  
Jan 31, 2021
30 min
EP 14: A Conversation on Identity, What is Blackness
I AM DOING MY FIRST GIVEAWAY! Listen to this episode where I share all the steps you need to enter my giveaway for the chance to win TWO AMAZING PRIZES. On this episode I talk to Black college students who come from different ethnic backgrounds. We discuss what it was like for each for each person to discover and make sense of their identity as a Black person not only in America, but also among other black communities. More importantly, we highlight the importance of unity within the Black community. Tune in and experience how different people see the world. 
Jan 15, 2021
1 hr 4 min
EP 13: A Conversation on Mental Health in Wolof
On this episode I have a conversation on mental health in Wolof, for the Gambian community. I have conversations with college students on the perception of mental health in the Gambian community and ways we can destigmatize mental health. People talk about personal experiences and things that have helped them. Tune in and experience how different people see the world.
Dec 30, 2020
43 min
EP 12: Quarantine and Campus Life
On this episode I talk to college students all around the world about their experience this semester with school while living through a global pandemic. I speak with students who went to campus this semester and students who did this semester completely online from home. We have conversations about going through the semester with the BLM movement happening around the world, the election and how students mental health was affected through all of this. Tune in, listen to different people's perspectives and experience how different people see the world. 
Dec 23, 2020
41 min
EP 11: The Importance of Journalism with COVID-19 on a College Campus
In this episode, I have a conversation with the Editor-in-Chief of the Old Gold and Black, the student newspaper at my University since 1916.  We have a conversation about the importance of journalism and the need for young people to be keeping up with the news. Especially right now with students having to come back to campus with the risk of getting COVID-19. Student newspapers have strong ties with faculty, staff, and administration, and It important now more than ever for students to stay engaged with college newspapers in order to receive the safe transparency. We are living in such difficult and complicates times, where we are often surrounded by fake news. Read your college newspaper, stay up to date on what is happening around the world. You may learn something new or debunk the information you believed to be true. Tune in and experiences how we see the world.
Sep 17, 2020
16 min
EP 10: What Do You Know About The Gambia?
On this episode I talk about my home country, The Gambia. I discuss a variety of issues related to Gambia including our culture, society, politics and how COVID-19 has impacted the country. I answer some questions related colorism, moving to Gambia and possible entrepreneurial pursuits. Tune in to experience how I see the world.
Aug 31, 2020
21 min
Ep 9: Girl Talk Black Women PERIODT
Join my friends and I where we talk about how time and time again Black Women feel like no one, not even men in our own community advocate or fight for us. We highlight the importance of finding your sistas and people in your life that you can fall back on. There is this constant rhetoric the black women are superheroes,  constantly strong, and nothing can get to us, but we are telling you it's important to find people to fall back on. More importantly focus on you, figure out who you are and don't let society make you believe you have to settle. We touch on how mental health in our community is so taboo, feminism, misogynoir and colorism, tune in and experience how the world treats us.
Aug 12, 2020
49 min
Ep 8: What is Happening in Lebanon?
On this episode we discuss what has been happening in Lebanon. My Lebanese guest and I touch on Lebanon’s History, Present and Economic crisis. Furthermore we discuss the devastating explosion that occurred on the 4th of August and why it is so important for people to be informed on what is happening in Lebanon.
Aug 5, 2020
33 min
Ep 7: How Do You Know What You Know
On this episode I have a conversations with a high school friend who is Saudi and currently attending university in London. In this episode we dive into how our perspectives on the world and people different from us are formed over time. Tune in and experience how we see the world.
Aug 4, 2020
40 min
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