African Variety Show

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Programs in this Series

Format: 2024-05-03
Format: 2024-05-03
Miss Heritage Global and the Risks of Cannabis - 08/25/2022
Host Jules Wetchi talks about the international Miss Heritage Global competition. Afterwards, Jules interviews Catherine Antley, MD, about the dangers of cannabis.
Trip to Africa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - 07/28/2022
Host Dr. Jules Wetchi discusses his recent trip to Africa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Interview with Martine Gulick - 06/23/2022
Host Jules Wetchi interviews Martine Gulick, candidate for CHI-CT State Senate. 
Interview with Celine Kuadio - 06/23/2022
Host Jules Wetchi interviews Celine Kuadio, musician from the Ivory Coast. 
Monkeypox Virus and Africa Day - 05/26/2022
From Jules Wetchi: Africa Day is intended to celebrate and acknowledge the successes of the Organization of African Unity (OAU now the AU) from its creation on May 25, 1963, in the fight against colonialism and apartheid, as well as the progress...
Information on the Elmwood Avenue Shelter Pod Village and Community Resource Center - 04/28/2022
From Host Jules Wetchi: To respond to the ongoing housing crisis in Burlington, Mayor Miro Weinberger released his “Action Plan to Fulfill the Promise of Housing as a Human Right in Burlington,” a 10-point plan that outlines a roadmap to...
International Women's Day Celebration with Presentation on Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer - 03/26/2022
From Host Jules Wetchi: "This celebration is special because it marks a pious solidarity with all the women who are raped in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo in general and in particular those of South Kivu in the territory of Fizi...
Congolese Rumba - 01/27/2022
Mr. Alban Audrey Malanda, nicknamed Butalakwazebi Jack Bauer, is from Congo Brazzaville. He moved in December of 2017 to the US with the Diversity Visa Lottery Program. He is a student at CCV studying criminal justice, is a musician artist, and...
Congolese Choir and French Speaking African Catholic Community Holiday Performance - 12/12/2021
The French Speaking African Catholic Community and The Congolese Catholic Community Choir perform at St. Mark's Church in Burlington. The first three songs are for the Advent season which starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and leads up...
Trusted Community Voices Outreach Team and Vermont Professional of Color Network - 11/22/2021
Trusted Community Voices Outreach Team: Started in April 2020 in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Trusted Community Voices (TCV) initiative seeked to enhance community engagement efforts and create open dialogue for Burlington residents, with...
ARPA and Booster Shots - 10/28/2021
Dr. Jules Wetchi meets with Kara Alnasrawi to discuss ARPA funding and the value of booster shots. A. ARPA is the American Rescue Plan Act put in place by President Biden. This plan awarded federal money to cities in the United States including...
Gouvernement de la Ville de Burlington 2021 (City of Burlington Government 2021) - 08/25/2021
Many of the new Americans who live in Burlington don't know how the city of Burlington works. During this program we explain the organizational chart of the city of Burlington. Dr. Jules Wetchi presents the 2021 city of Burlington government as...

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