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July 2022

28 Jul

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[rev_slider alias="rebel-poised-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1" slidertitle="GREEN"][/rev_slider] /*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} He/Him have never been nature’s preferred pronouns. And yet, Afé Abeni’s lifelong relationship with nature has been integral in his journey towards identification and acceptance as a trans Jamaican man. The ease with which...

25 Jul

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[rev_slider alias="rebel-poised-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1" slidertitle="An Oldie but Goodie: Patoranking's "Lenge Lenge""][/rev_slider] /*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5bWVoofF0Y Creative CreditsStyling: Alexander-Julian Gibson/ @alexanderjulianMusic: Patoranking/ @patorankingfire EXPLORE MORE STORIES HERE 28OctMUMUILAStories By Her / Visual Stories 25OctEMBAJADAVisual Stories 21OctNYEUSEVisual Stories 18OctBoundless PassageVisual Stories...

22 Jul

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[rev_slider alias="rebel-poised-1-1-1-1-1-1-1" slidertitle="Mung'ung'uti (Spine)"][/rev_slider]This second collection from Kenyan jewelry designer Jiamini, takes its inspiration from the mung'ung'uti (spine), the first structure that forms inside the womb. From here, everything takes root. Known to protect, provide support, balance and enable flexible motion. Jiamini explores its organic...

19 Jul

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[rev_slider alias="rebel-poised-1-1-1-1-1-1" slidertitle="FALSE DAWN"][/rev_slider]Two soldiers are resting by the shore during a brutal war, leading one of the soldiers to contemplate his existence and imagine a reality different from his own. The film, False Dawn, is a story about trauma and, in a sense, finding a...

16 Jul

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[rev_slider alias="rebel-poised-1-1-1-1-1" slidertitle="CREATIVE DNA 2.0 KENYA"][/rev_slider] /*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Creative DNA 2.0 Kenya: A new programme supporting and showcasing 20 of Kenya’s most exciting new fashion and accessories talents, such as standout emerging talents Metamorphisized, LUXATRA and TUG. For this...

13 Jul

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[rev_slider alias="rebel-poised-1-1-1-1" slidertitle="DON'T TOUCH MY HAIR"][/rev_slider]Inspired by the extravagance and beauty of Black hair, “Don’t Touch My Hair” focuses on the significance of hair in the Black community. Hair is an important aspect of Black culture & history, and within the Black culture, hair plays...

09 Jul

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[rev_slider alias="rebel-poised-1-1-1" slidertitle="THE PURSUIT"][/rev_slider] This photo series is a meditation on the constant search for integrity and honesty. Each work is an ethereal expression of truth in emotions, identity and sexuality. They combine both warm and cool tones through fluorescence to create an Afrofuturist aesthetics.The responsibility we have...

02 Jul

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[rev_slider alias="rebel-poised-1" slidertitle="COWBOYS OF AFRICA"][/rev_slider]This visual series was inspired by how herdsmen, also referred to as Cowboys, are often categorized as violent and aggressive individuals in some African societies. To dispute this narrative, this series aims to celebrate and highlight the beauty of the black...