Forbes Africa has released its annual 30 under 30 lists for 2019 and on it are the Nigerian LGBTQ+ rights advocate Richard Akuson, founder of the boundary-pushing platform A Nasty Boy, and the Malawian poet Upile Chisala, author of soft magic. and Nectar. The lists, recognizing “entrepreneurs and innovators rewriting rules and taking bold new […]
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Richard Akuson, Founder of A Nasty Boy, & Upile Chisala in Forbes Africa’s 30 under 30 List for 2019
Malawian Poet Upile Chisala on Healing, and Self-Publishing Her Two Collections
Malawian poet Upile Chisala was recently included in OkayAfrica‘s 100 Women 2018 list, one of ten from the field of Literature. In a new interview for the list, the 23-year-old discusses her vision of healing through poetry, channeling her Malawian heritage in her writing, her interest in visual aesthetics, and self-publishing her two poetry collections, […]
OkayAfrica’s 100 Women 2018 List | Nnedi Okorafor, Taiye Selasi, Ainehi Edoro, Leila Aboulela
Prominent digital platform for African culture, OkayAfrica, has released its annual “100 Women” list celebrating “extraordinary women from Africa and the diaspora making waves across a wide array of industries, while driving positive impact in their communities and the world at large.” The OkayAfrica 100 Women 2018 List is spread across ten categories: STEM; literature; TV and film; sports and wellness; style […]
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