The African diaspora is a thriving hub for beauty, innovation and boundless creativity. Because of this, the Brooklyn Museum wants to bring even more visibility through its series, Africa Fashion, an introspective exhibition currently running through October 22, 2023. Included…
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‘Gangs Of Lagos’ Brings The Grittier Side Of Nigerian Life Into Your Living Rooms Via Prime Video
Prime Video released the trailer for ‘Gangs Of Lagos,’ the first local original film for Prime Nigeria ahead of the April 7th release date.
Read MoreTravel Diary: An EBONY Editor’s Adventures in West Africa
The best place to start the new year is hands down in Africa. Wherever you go, you’re guaranteed a life-changing, spiritual & physical recharging experience, especially for those who are a part of the African diaspora. This year, my annual…
Read MoreLagos Rising: Meet the African Designers who are Ushering in a New Guard of Fashion
If you were to conduct a Google search for “African prints”, “African clothes” or anything to that effect, chances are you would be bombarded with images of ankara prints, kente cloth, and perhaps a dashiki or two. To non-native viewers,…
Read MoreThe Art of Cosplaying at Lagos Comic Con 2022
The Lagos Comic Convention (Comic Con) has become the biggest gathering of geeks, weebs, and creatives in Africa. For a day, these individuals get to assemble and interact, geek out, and — most importantly — cosplay some of their fantasies….
Read MoreAn Inside Look Into the Underground Queer Party Scene in Nigeria
A few minutes before midnight on a June evening, there was a line of people attempting to gain access to an unmarked apartment block in Lekki Phase 1 — a suburban neighborhood in Lagos State. To the uninitiated, it was…
Read MoreThe First Season of ‘The Real Housewives of Lagos’ Was a Surprise Success
Ending its 12-episode run in June, The Real Housewives of Lagos was a surprising piece of franchise-making television. Winking at the theatrics within Housewives lore — the finger-pointing, voice-raising, altercations, slinging of profanities — the Showmax original convinced its biggest…
Read MoreThese Women Are Breaking Boundaries In Nigeria’s Creative Spaces
“African women in general need to know that it’s ok for them to be the way they are–to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence” —Wangarĩ Muta MaathaiThese words prompt…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Seyi Shay On the Resilience of Nigerian People During Covid-19
As most people probably did, I had many exciting plans for 2020 but it turns out 2020 had other plans. The past six months have been extraordinarily odd especially for an artist like me whose life is built around activities….
Read MoreHere’s What Nigerian Photographers Are Doing While Stuck At Home
Like many creatives around the world, Chuchu Ojekwe saw his schedule get smaller as clients pulled out of confirmed shoots, and inquiries about planning future shoots came to a halt as the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 around the…
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