Category: voyager

Transcribed interview by Visual Collaborative May 2019 Art courtesy of Visual Collaborative Seun Kuti is a Nigerian musician and the youngest son of legendary afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. Seun leads his father’s former band Egypt 80. As one of the main features in our Voyager interview series, he discusses his observations on the consciousness of … Continue reading Seun Kuti

Interview by Chief Editor May 2019 Art courtesy of Visual Collaborative Chris Uwaje is a Technology leader and accomplished business professional based in Lagos, Nigeria. He has championed nationwide hackathons. He once served as president of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria and presently sits as advisory on a number of boards. As one … Continue reading Chris Uwaje

Interview by Visual Collaborative May 2019 Photo by Danielle Scruggs Yodith Dammlash is a professional photographer based in the Washington D.C area. As a feature in our Voyager interview series, we discuss her career in photography, work ethic and Ethiopian heritage. (VC) Tell us about your upbringing and how it relates to your creative perspective of … Continue reading Yodith Dammlash

Interview by Visual Collaborative May 2019 Photo courtesy of  Matailong Du Kaia Black is a Washington D.C based jewelry maker and owner of  the Brand Bedizen, She also serves as a Museum Project Manager for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. As a feature in our Voyager interview series, we look at her background in the … Continue reading Kaia Black

Interview by Chief Editor April 2019 Africa Fashion Week London, photo courtesy of Anika Robbins Anika Robbins’ work in various communities as an influencer precedes her. In the Twin Cities she and her family has been pivotal on bringing awareness to the people of color, most especially the black community. She presently serves as Civil … Continue reading Anika Robbins

Interview by Visual Collaborative May 2019 Photo courtesy of Fiona Tokple Fiona Tokple originally from Cologne, Germany, and has German, Polish and Togolese roots. She describes herself as a global citizen, and in the past 10 years she has lived in 6 different countries across Europe, Asia and Africa. Fiona is working as a management … Continue reading Fiona Tokple

Interview by Visual Collaborative May 2019 Photo courtesy of Adey Haliu Adey Haliu is an Event and Conference Producer based in New York City, she is the founder of African Symposium, which provides Africa focused event planning and conference management services. As a feature in our Voyager interview series, we discuss her company, diaspora partnerships, her … Continue reading Adey Haliu

Interview by Visual Collaborative April 2019 Photo courtesy of Aramide Abe Aramide Abe is the founder of NaijaStartups, a virtual startup accelerator that facilitates small business growth in sub-Saharan African, she has collaborated with organizations such as Google to deliver capacity building skills for numerous startups in the region and continues to bravely inspire growth … Continue reading Aramide Abe

Interview by Visual Collaborative May 2019 Photo courtesy of Elozi Lomponda Elozi Lomponda a Belgian Congolese, is part of the Private Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign and European Affairs in Belgium.  An education activist and youth advocate, she also supports fellow women pushing the envelope. She founded Des Livres Sur Les Pirogues … Continue reading Elozi Lomponda

Interview by Visual Collaborative May 2019 Photo courtesy of Toyin Oshinowo Toyin Oshinowo (PhD) is a seasoned Product Management professional with an evident passion for product development within the Nigerian Technology space. As a special feature in our Voyager interview series, we discuss her observations and insights navigating a male dominated space. (VC) According to … Continue reading Toyin Oshinowo