Author: Jide Awulonu

[rev_slider alias="green-1-1-1-1-1-1" slidertitle="Men - Breaking Gender Roles And Stereotypes"][/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 CreditsStyled and Directed by Seun Odebunmi / @seunodebunmi for @seunstudiosPhotographed by @ocyreesMakeup by @loludoesmakeupOutfit: @seunstudiosFascinator: @asakraftModels: Kelechi Michael Ekeleme / @thekelechimichaels, Sena Koudor Chinedu / @macharlez EXPLORE...

[rev_slider alias="green-1-1-1" slidertitle="Back To My Roots"][/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 CreditsWords: Venessa Appiah Photography/Art Direction: @vladimvilain / Vladim Vilain Models: @nothingtaboo / Matthew Davey, @kni4 / Knia Scarlett, @ugh_byluna / Luna Mehriban Nashar, @jessieemile / Jessie Emile, @okmaispersonneteask / Venessa Appiah,...

[rev_slider alias="green-1-1-1-1-1" slidertitle="The Weight Of Freedom"][/rev_slider] The Weight Of Freedom is a sister series to The Pursuit, both presented by Haitian photographer, Vladim Vilain. Both series explore themes of unfolding and revelation under slightly different lenses. The Pursuit depicts the process of an individual coming into themselves....

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...