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    NextGen: Nsimba Valene Lontanga Is Using Art Direction and Trend Research to Highlight Africa's Diversity
    Arts + Culture
    01 June 2018

    NextGen: Nsimba Valene Lontanga Is Using Art Direction and Trend Research to Highlight Africa's Diversity

    The Congolese art director, fashion designer and entrepreneur is on a mission to foster the power African creatives already have.

    NextGen: Louis Philippe de Gagoue Is the Dynamic Photographer Who Thrives Off of Spontaneity
    Arts + Culture
    31 May 2018

    NextGen: Louis Philippe de Gagoue Is the Dynamic Photographer Who Thrives Off of Spontaneity

    Meet the Cameroonian-Ivorian photographer who's creating forward thinking editorials on his own terms.

    NextGen: Teff Theory on How the Use of Color Leads Her Home
    Arts + Culture
    30 May 2018

    NextGen: Teff Theory on How the Use of Color Leads Her Home

    An in-depth conversation with the Nigerian visual artist on her thoughtful creative process, influences and more.

    NextGen: David Alabo's Afro-Surrealist Art Will Blow You Away
    Arts + Culture
    29 May 2018

    NextGen: David Alabo's Afro-Surrealist Art Will Blow You Away

    The Ghanaian-Moroccan artist creates offbeat and fantastical worlds that highlight Africa and its diaspora in a stunning way.

    NextGen: Congolese Author Sandra Uwiringiyimana Writes to Keep the African Spirit Alive
    Literature
    31 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.'

    NextGen: DJ feMo Is Putting Africa's Alternative Sounds on the Map
    Arts + Culture
    28 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.

    NextGen: Guinean Model Sira Kante Is Using Her Platform to Empower Young African Girls
    Arts + Culture
    27 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.

    NextGen: Nonso Amadi's Unique Sound Is a Sign that Africa's Taking Over the World
    Latest
    26 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.

    NextGen: WAFFLESNCREAM Leads the Way in Expanding Nigeria's Urban Youth Experience
    Arts + Culture
    25 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.

    NextGen: Temi Otedola Is the Young African Fashion Ambassador to Watch
    Arts + Culture
    24 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.'

    NextGen: Black Quantum Futurism Is a Women-Led Incubator Rooted In Black Liberation
    Arts + Culture
    21 July 2017

    NextGen: Black Quantum Futurism Is a Women-Led Incubator Rooted In Black Liberation

    Get to know the minds behind Black Quantum Futurism—Rasheedah Phillips and Camae Ayewa—and the important work they do.

    NextGen: Jeff Manning's Soulful Digital Portraits Depict a Surreal Subconscious
    Arts + Culture
    19 July 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.

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