On this episode of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe talks with Imhotep about how she has channeled her work into the Sankofa Literary & Empowerment Group and the Sankofa Literary Academy, an after-school program in partnership with Des Moines Public Schools.
Imhotep also recently accomplished a lifelong dream with the publication of her children's book Omari's Big Tree and the Mighty Djembe, a story rooted, not in trauma, but in community, friendship and what a child literally has in their hands, though it is nothing compared to what they have in their heart.
Nebbe also talks with Cedar Rapids radio show host and actor Ricky Bartlett, who had his second leg amputated this year after a flesh-eating disease nearly killed him in 2014. Bartlett shares how he's overcome these circumstances and has positively influenced listeners with his on-air candor, and how he seeks to push himself to new goals as a bilateral amputee.
Guests:
- Ricky Bartlett, morning show host, KMRY 93.1 FM
- Abena Sankofa Imhotep, author, executive director, Sankofa Literary and Empowerment Group
