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Angelica Nwandu Is Launching 3 New Original Series on The Shade Room

The premier Instagram-driven platform covering all things black celebrity gossip is venturing into original programming.

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April 25, 2019

In Photos: A Sultry Evening Celebrating OkayAfrica's 100 Women at NYC's Top of the Standard

Here's what went down at our evening of community and celebration in this photo story.

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March 26, 2019

Catch Moonchild Sanelly & Alsarah Live at BAM This Weekend

As part of our100 Womenconcerts.

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March 21, 2019

100 Women: A Playlist of Our Favorite Female Artists & Anthems

FeaturingTeni, Amaarae, Calypso Rose, Oumou Sangaré, Solangeand many more.

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March 15, 2019

In Conversation: Patricia Okoumou is the Immigrant Rights Activist Facing Jail time for Climbing the Statue of Liberty

We talked to the Congolese-American activist through the window of the apartment where she's currently under house arrest.

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March 13, 2019

In Photos: This Is What OkayAfrica 100 Women's First Event of the Month Looked Like

OkayAfrica 100 Women 2019 honoreesClemantine WamariyaandSoullandDynasty Ogun, along with curatorNeema Githere, imparted fulfilling words on personal storytelling in a panel discussion at Okay Space.

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March 11, 2019

Choreographer Luam Keflezgy On How To Overcome The Stigma Of Arts as a Career In African Families

"I choreographed the power of the women in my culture into a dance performed by the biggest force in music. It was my way of reconciling my departure of what my culture expected of me (medicine) with a path they didn't understand (dance). And I did it in a way that would make them proud and take ownership." - Luam Keflezgy

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March 11, 2019

Introducing OkayAfrica's 100 Women 2019 List

Our annual celebration of incredible African women

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March 4, 2019

Tomi Adeyemi's 'Children of Blood and Bone' Is a Reminder That the Young People Will Win

While the Nigerian-American novelist's first book may call on the magic of African mythology, the themes are reflective of real-life oppressive systems today's youth are slowly but surely undoing.

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February 15, 2019

100 Women: Nomzamo Mbatha Wants Black Women to Know That They "Don't Have to Be Polite"

The South African actor, humanitarian and spokesmodel talks her rise to stardom, and letting her voice be heard.

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March 23, 2018