In Conversation with Ivorian Artist Laetitia Ky on Building Whimsical Hair Sculptures and Confidence We catch up with Ivorian artist Laetitia Ky on her natural hair journey, Afrofuturism, building confidence and more. arts culture August 1, 2017
NextGen: Congolese Author Sandra Uwiringiyimana Writes to Keep the African Spirit Alive The 22-year-old survivor of the Gatumba massacre shares her perspective of Afrofuturism with OkayAfrica in 'NextGen.' literature July 31, 2017
Kendrick Lamar & Rihanna’s 'LOYALTY.' is an Afrofuturistic Love Story on Devotion and Invincibility “LOYALTY.” is sprinkled with afrofuturistic ideas, which is both delightful and surprising as it blossoms into a sci-fi love story. video July 31, 2017
NextGen: DJ feMo Is Putting Africa's Alternative Sounds on the Map In our latest edition of "NextGen," British-Nigerian DJ feMo wants the world to know Africa from the perspective of Africans through music. arts culture July 29, 2017
The Butler Effect: How Octavia Butler Changed My Life Excerpt from a new anthology of writing about sci fi author Octavia Butler and her power to transform lives. literature July 28, 2017
NextGen: Guinean Model Sira Kante Is Using Her Platform to Empower Young African Girls Guinea's Sira Kante is using her platform as a model and her career as an entrepreneur to uplift young African girls. arts culture July 28, 2017
NextGen: Nonso Amadi's Unique Sound Is a Sign that Africa's Taking Over the World In the latest edition of our FirstGen series, meet Nigerian singer-songwriter Nonso Amadi. music July 27, 2017
NextGen: WAFFLESNCREAM Leads the Way in Expanding Nigeria's Urban Youth Experience Nigeria's first skate crew rethinks what community building looks like among the creative youth. arts culture July 25, 2017
NextGen: Temi Otedola Is the Young African Fashion Ambassador to Watch Meet the Nigerian fashion blogger who's putting African designers and culture on the map, Temi Otedola, in our latest edition of 'NextGen.' arts culture July 24, 2017
NextGen: Isaiah Wakoli's Stimulating Art Is Inspired by Color's Interaction with Human Behavior Kenyan artist Isaiah Wakoli looks to his experience living with color synesthesia as inpsiration for his digital art. arts culture July 21, 2017
10 Far-Out Afrofuturistic Music Videos You Need to See These music videos showcase diverse subplots of Afrofuturism: from surrealism and space travel, to dystopians and love fantasies. video July 20, 2017
Tomi Adeyemi Shares The Cover Art For Her Upcoming Fantasy Debut 'Children of Blood and Bone' Tomi Adeyemi shares the cover art for her highly-anticipated debut novel 'Children of Blood and Bone.' literature July 20, 2017
NextGen: Jeff Manning's Soulful Digital Portraits Depict a Surreal Subconscious We catch up with Philadelphia-based graphic artist, Jeff Manning, on how his work illustrates the beauty of the black mind. arts culture July 20, 2017
NextGen: Judie Mozie's Journey As an Emerging Artist Is an Example of Fearless Individuality For Nigerian visual artist and director Judie Mozie, she wants to encourage Africans to embrace and celebrate all facets of their identities. arts culture July 19, 2017
This Kenyan Artist Imagines Sending the Maasai People Into Space We spoke with visual artist, Jacque Njeri about how her art fuses elements of the present with the past and future. arts culture July 18, 2017
NextGen: Daniel Obasi Is the Young Nigerian Stylist Making Big Moves Nigerian stylist and art director Daniel Obasi's forward thinking art direction sparks conversation around issues that impact young Africans. style July 18, 2017
NextGen: Olalekan Jeyifous Confronts Social Issues in His Architectural Dystopias We take an in-depth look at Olalekan Jeyifous' art and how his work fuses architecture and Afrofuturist narratives to critique social issues. arts culture July 14, 2017
NextGen: Zambian Illustrator NomesDee Creates an Alternate Universe of Confidence and Creativity The next edition of our 'NextGen' series features Zambia's NomesDee—whose illustrations transport you to an alternate social media universe. arts culture July 14, 2017
Writing the Future: 9 Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novels That Will Take You Out of This World For our diaspora book club, we look at 9 black sci-fi and fantasy titles that have influenced afrofuturism. arts culture July 13, 2017
NextGen: Manzel Bowman's Digital Art Is a Perfect Fusion of Black Excellence and Space Travel For digital artist Manzel Bowman, his work depicts black people flourishing in fantasy outside the norm that the world puts them in. arts culture July 12, 2017
Here's What We Learned From Entertainment Weekly's 'Black Panther' Cover Story Entertainment Weekly's Comic-Con preview reveals new details about the upcoming 'Black Panther' movie. news July 12, 2017
NextGen: Cyrus Kabiru's Art Tells Tangible, Whimsical Stories Through Recycled Junk In our second edition of 'NextGen,' we feature Kenyan artist Cyrus Kabiru. arts culture July 11, 2017
NextGen: Look to Lina Iris Viktor for Illuminating Depictions of Black Girl Magic The first profile of our July 'NextGen' series highlighting talents who envision a black future features visual artist Lina Iris Viktor. arts culture July 11, 2017
Black to the Future: OkayAfrica's Introduction to Afrofuturism We take a look at the history, aesthetic and philosophy of Afrofuturism. arts culture July 10, 2017
Nnedi Okorafor’s 'Who Fears Death' Is Being Made Into an HBO Series The fantasy writer's 2010 novel will be adapted into a television series for HBO, executive produced by George R.R. Martin of Game of Thrones. news July 10, 2017
