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    A still of Stan Nze and Kanayo O. Kanayo in ‘Áfàméfùnà: An Nwa Boi Story.’
    Film + TV
    15 April 2024

    How Nollywood is Teaching the World About the Igbo Apprenticeship System

    Áfàméfùnà: An Nwa Boi Story and Freemen have contextualized a system that’s been described by Harvard Business Review as, “a Nigerian model for stakeholder capitalism.”

    A film still of two “nwa boys” in the Nollywood movie “Áfàméfùnà: An Nwa-Boi Story,” standing side by side.
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    11 April 2024

    What It’s Like To…Be a “Nwa Boy”

    The Nollywood movie Áfàméfùnà brings the story of Nigeria’s Igbo apprenticeship system to the big screen. A former apprentice — nwa boy— shares what it’s really like.

    Reclaiming Tradition: How Hair Beads Connect Us to Our History
    Fashion + Beauty
    08 November 2018

    Reclaiming Tradition: How Hair Beads Connect Us to Our History

    A history of beads and African hair jewelry told through the unforgettable story of Baroness Floella Benjamin.

    Daniel Obasi & Yagazie Emezi Probe Igbo Culture's Past and Present Traditions In This New Multimedia Project
    Arts + Culture
    01 October 2018

    Daniel Obasi & Yagazie Emezi Probe Igbo Culture's Past and Present Traditions In This New Multimedia Project

    The Nigerian artists have created a short film and lookbook in collaboration with Vlisco&co.

    Skepta Has Been Made a Chief In His Hometown In Nigeria
    News
    05 April 2018

    Skepta Has Been Made a Chief In His Hometown In Nigeria

    The grime star is now a chief in Ogun State.

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