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.
At a time when companies across the company are reckoning with their toxic work cultures, media companies are now on the chopping block for their role in treating employees of color and women unfairly and subjecting them to abuse. According to published reports, Complex is now under scrutiny by former staffers for perpetuating what they describe as a racist and sexist workplace, with many speaking out despite their nondisclosure agreements. In an open letter posted to Twitter, former employee Tiffany Wines wrote about the “daily microaggressions Complex culture is notorious for,” and specifically called for the resignation of Jay Salim and Arman Walia, both senior employees at Complex.
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.
The folks from Okayplayer were in Philly a a couple of weeks ago to catch The Legendary Roots Crew‘s 5th annual Roots’ Picnic and OKTV caught some great footage from the event. Wale, De La Soul, Yasiin Bey, Diplo, Rakim, Danny Brown, and many more make appearances in this Emmai Alaquiva directed recap. See what you missed after the […]
