Former CEO and Publisher of OkayPlayer and OkayAfrica and Founder of OkayMedia, Abiola Oke, has responded to the allegations of discrimination and sexual misconduct. On Thursday (Jun 26), Abiola Oke took to social media to respond to allegations that he subjected Black women employees to a hostile working environment. As previously reported, the news of the ill-treatment was exposed after former staff writer Antionette Isama took to social media to air out grievances for the Black women who worked for the organization and were subjected to lower pay, inappropriate behavior, gaslighting, and sabotage among other grievances.
Italian fashion and denim company Diesel, and its upcoming Africa-based and manufactured denim line EDUN, has partnered with Solange Knowles on a new creative venture called Studio Africa. The project kicked off on March 3, as Beyoncé’s younger sibling headlined the launch event in Paris.
Although Q-Tip has flirted with African drum samples and loops since the early inception of the legendary A Tribe Called Quest, but the New York City native has discovered an even deeper connection to the great continent of Africa. Sitting down with OkayAfrica in their latest “The Roots of” series, the eternally youthful Abstract Poetic playfully lobbed […]
