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Nigerian writer Ayòbámi Adébáyò: “I don’t want to read for some kind of anthropology” | books

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Ayubame Adebayo was in her early twenties when the bus she was riding from her job at an engineering institute made a detour to avoid rush-hour traffic in the Nigerian city of Ife. “We walked around this neighborhood that was really poor, where I’d never been before. I remember being amazed that it was there. … Read more

Nigerian artist Morenik Olusanya creates inspiring portraits of black women

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written by Aisha Salahuddin, CNNLagos, Nigeria Morenike “Renike” Olusanya spends much of her time with her iPad and stylus, drawing people and things she finds interesting. The Nigerian-born visual artist especially loves to paint black women. “I’m in Nigeria, all I see are black women. I like to paint our culture, our fashion, our hairstyles,” … Read more