WHITE COLLAR | ISSUE 004
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frica has always had image issues. The rest of the world doesn’t really know what to expect when going to Africa but Africans know Africa. When asked about the misrepresentation experienced in Africa Lupita Nyong’o said “We come from a continent of great wealth but it’s also a continent that has been assaulted, abused and exploited in many ways. What colonialism did was change our narrative, and now our global narrative is one of strife & poverty and the wealth of the continent is very seldom seen on a global scale.”And Africans are beginning to wake up to the fact that no one will change the narrative for us, we have to do it ourselves. But who does this task fall to? Well, a narrative is a story therefore this responsibility falls on storytellers. The writers, poets, artists and musicians are the ones to carry this responsibility. They are the voice of one generation that simultaneously lights
the way for the next. Because of the ability to re-tell the African story we have seen some progress into Science with countries like Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and Egypt launching their own advanced Space and research programmes. Afro-futurism is one of the ways in which we tell a different story about Africa. It focuses on expressing authentically African themes with a hyper-futuristic concept. Jacque Njeri is an avid afro-futuristic Digital Artist based in Nairobi, Kenya. Her work is reminiscent of the surrealist Salvador Dali. She depicts a future where the Maasia warrior touches the stars. In a one on one Interview she opens up about her journey so far, creativity and so much more.
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