Erin C. J. Robertson
Okayafrica
New York, NY, United States
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Yaa Gyasi Makes The National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 List for 2016
The best-selling “Homegoing” author has been selected by Ta-Nehisi Coates, the 2015 National Book Award Winner for Nonfiction. → Read More
Watch Iman Speak on Her Youth as a Somalian Refugee For Kenzo + H&M's Upcoming Collab Okayafrica.
“I am the face of a refugee,” the 61-year-old model-icon says. → Read More
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Police Brutality: ‘Language Has Failed Me’ Okayafrica.
The Nigerian novelist says she’s at a loss of words when it comes to the rash killings of black men and women by police in America. → Read More
Davido Unveils Cover Art for Long-Awaited ‘Son of Mercy’ EP Okayafrica.
Davido’s five-track EP includes a bonus track and is rumored to feature Young Thug, Trey Songz and Tinashe. → Read More
Ugandan Man Has Been Gunned Down By Police After His Sister Called Them for Help Okayafrica.
Alfred Olango, 30-years-old, disabled and unarmed, has become the 517th black victim killed by police in 2016. → Read More
Join AfroPop Worldwide For Its Inaugural Icons & Innovators Benefit Party in D.C. Okayafrica.
AfroPop Worldwide honors host Georges Collinet, Nigerian visual artist Laolu Senbanjo and Congo-born soukous legend Samba Mapangala in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 29. → Read More
Award-Winning Haitian Short Film ‘Papa Machete’ Is Now Streaming as Part of Third Horizon’s Inaugural Caribbean Film Fest Okayafrica.
The Jason FitzRoy Jeffers-written and executive-produced documentary sheds light on the veiled history of the machete fighting technique in Haiti. → Read More
How The Salooni Project Has Created a Safe Space for African Women to Love Their Hair Okayafrica.
Through their pop-up salon art installation, four Ugandan creatives imagine a future where Afro-textured hair is no longer a painful subject for Black women. → Read More
Lupita Nyong’o Finally Learns How to Make Ugali During Her Oct. Vogue Cover Shoot in Kenya Okayafrica.
Watch the 'Queen of Katwe' star learn how to make the Kenyan staple dish from her mom, Dorothy, during her visit home to Kenya for Vogue’s Oct. issue. → Read More
Lupita Nyong’o Is a Dewy Autumn Goddess on Her Third Cover for Vogue Okayafrica.
The ‘Queen of Katwe” actress kindly invites us to experience her family’s village in Kenya through her eyes in the October issue of Vogue. → Read More
Afropreneurs: Designer Berchell Egerton on Connecting Brooklyn to Africa Okayafrica.
Afrooklyn's Berchell Egerton's overarching goal with his custom designs is to bridge the gap between Brooklyn and Africa. → Read More
Ugandan Fashion Designer Claims Her Luxury Handbag Design Was Ripped Off—We Compare Okayafrica.
Chic luxury handbag designer Sarah Nakintu sees a strong resemblance between her Lady Bag design and Mansur Gavriel's new collection that debuted at NYFW. → Read More
Three Videos that Prove a Natural Hair Renaissance is Happening in Africa and in the Diaspora Okayafrica.
"It’s becoming a return of honor to the African woman." → Read More
See Danai Gurira Portray Afeni Shakur In New ‘All Eyez On Me’ Trailer Timed with the 20th Anniversary of Tupac’s Death Okayafrica.
Like all Black leaders, you have a bulls-eye on your back.” → Read More
M.anifest’s Visual for ‘Cupid’s Crooked Bow’ is a Highly Stylized Tale of Lover’s Remorse Okayafrica.
The single is off of M dot’s fourth studio album ‘Nowhere Cool.’ → Read More
Angela Davis on Steve Biko's Legacy Okayafrica.
Angela Davis gave the 17th annual Steve Biko lecture on the Black Consciousness Movement leader's lasting legacy in South Africa → Read More
The First Official Trailer & Poster for Issa Rae’s HBO Series ‘Insecure’ Is Here & It’s a ‘Prequel to Black Girl Magic’ Okayafrica.
'Insecure' premieres Oct. 9 at 10:30 p.m on HBO. → Read More
Get to Know the Cameroonian Author Behind a Million-Dollar Book Deal Okayafrica.
Imbolo Mbue first captured our attention when she inked an exceptional million-dollar deal with Penguin Random House in 2014 for her eagerly awaited debut work 'Behold the Dreamers.' → Read More
Protesters Barge into Ethiopian Embassies in London & Stockholm Okayafrica.
Were these protests coordinated? → Read More
A South African Textbook Publisher Takes Victim-Blaming to a Whole New Level Okayafrica.
How has the Focus Life Orientation Grade 10 Learner’s Book been allowed to circulate for five years without notice or public outcry? → Read More