As young people in West Africa, there are very little spaces and means for our voices to be heard. For my CNN Style debut, I highlighted a few young people using streetwear to carve their own spaces. edition.cnn.com/style/article/…

Kenule Saro-Wiwa. ‘95.

“When you’re doing ballet you can feel like you’re in a different place” - Fantastic story by Emmanuel Akinwotu theguardian.com/stage/2020/sep…

On the transformed fortunes of the now famous Leap Of Dance Academy a free ballet school in a remote, coastal town in Lagos. How for many it offered something immersive to fill time, but propelled by a self-taught coach, began to stir real dreams theguardian.com/stage/2020/sep…

Portrait of Yoruba photographer Tijani Sitou (sometimes spelled Tijanu Shitou), followed by portraits by Tijani Sitou. Though he was Yoruba of Nigeria, Sitou is considered part of the Malian photographic canon as he was based in Mali where he practiced and where he was trained...

Photographs by pioneering Nigerian photographer Jonathan Adagogo (J.A.) Green who was known to be one of the most active and accomplished indigenous photographers in West Africa during the colonial period. (cont’d)

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Peace & Unity #EndSARS

Our mothers are speaking with one voice #EndSARS

Nigerians we cannot get tired! 🙌🏿 Let’s keep pushing to #EndSARS in real life.

The Global Goals stand in solidarity with people fighting for justice the world over. Everyone should be able to exercise their fundamental right to a peaceful protest. These photos were taken by Nigerian photographer manny jefferson at an #EndSARS protest last week. #Goal16

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don’t you dare lose yourself.

We are so excited to reveal that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been crowned your 'Winner of Winners.' You voted in your thousands and picked her novel Half of a Yellow Sun from 25 years of unforgettable #WomensPrize winning books: bit.ly/Winner_of_Winn…

How a bloody night of bullets quashed a young protest movement - CNN cnn.com/2020/11/18/afr…

Had a great time discussing the Nigerian left and #EndSARS on A World to Win with my former classmate Grace Blakeley. Definitely check out A World to Win Podcast and the spectacular guests on previous episodes!