Arts + Culture31 July 2017 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.
Literature31 July 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.'
Video31 July 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.
Arts + Culture28 July 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.
Literature28 July 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.
Arts + Culture27 July 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.
Latest26 July 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.
Arts + Culture25 July 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 + Culture24 July 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 + Culture20 July 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.
Video20 July 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.
Literature20 July 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.'