Alim Kamara: "We keep our stories alive so young people know we have history."

In our final episode this season, Yasmin speaks to British-Sierra Leonean lyricist and storyteller Alim Kamara. As a young person in London, Alim grappled with racism and other challenges, only to find meaning in hip hop; with time, he realizes the genre isn't too dissimilar of an art form from the West African stories he had been enthralled by during his brief years growing up in his parents' homeland.

Today, Alim tours the world to inspire young people through storytelling and rap. Our chat is an engaging conversation on role models, relationships, ambition, impact, islamophobia, as well as Africa's often-ignored, yet historical, contributions to philosophy, culture and science.

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