Afropolitan & 55th

Blog and brand interested in all things African diaspora - music, fashion, visual art, conversations and controversies

[Afropolitan & 55th @afropolitan55]

#AFRICANTAKEOVER2K16 https://t.co/Em3Woc9zYe

[Afropolitan & 55th @afropolitan55]

Ep 001: Personal Legend https://t.co/pmv55ITlgE

[Little Africa @LittleAfrica__]

[ART] @laolusenbanjo, l’ #artiste qui magnifie l’ #art #yoruba https://t.co/u8j9gmfvPL

[ONE in Africa @ONEinAfrica]

ONE Africa team cleans the drainage canals of Lagos for Nigeria Environmental Sanitation Day.

[Afropolitan & 55th @afropolitan55]

😍😍😍😍 https://t.co/botEh3227h

[OjaExpress @OjaExpress]

Today is #WorldJollofRiceDay. May your day be full of flavor and spice! #ojaexpress #jollofaddicts #chicago #tech

[SUNU Journal @sunujournal]

A recording of poet + one of the founding fathers of Négritude, Leon Gontran Damas, reciting his poem "Savoir-Vivre"

[BINA @BINANJIKAM]

Don't April fool african parents

[Facts About Africa @OnlyAfricaFacts]

2. The Museum of African American History, DC, USA, was designed like a crown on a Yoruba (West Africa) sculpture

[Facts About Africa @OnlyAfricaFacts]

1. The Smithsonian Museum of African American History was designed by Tanzanian-born Ghanaian architect David Adjaye

[Madinaf @Madinaf__]

@afropolitan55 - we love your #african #fashion and #art blog. Keep it up!

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Why buying and representing African artists is attractive to international dealers https://t.co/6BidezTlLd

[TRANS HOODOO FUND @transhoodoofund]

1929, women in Nigeria realized the men wouldn't get them free from colonization so they burned it all #memehistory

[Howard U ASA @HU_ASA]

Ice Prince is here on campus!! Come to the Caribbean tree on the yard to meet him NOW!

[OkayAfrica @OkayAfrica]

A Ghanaian Animator On His Beautiful African Fantasy Film, ‘Orisha’s Journey' https://t.co/DKnvCBm8kb

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

How can African scientists be attracted back home? Let's chat Monday 1500 GMT ahead of #NEF2016 #AfricasEinsteins . @NextEinstein #science

[Howard U ASA @HU_ASA]

Last week we held our 5th annual African Takeover Day!! Thanks to everyone who came out & make ATD a success!✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽

[OkayAfrica @OkayAfrica]

African Artists Take Over NYC: Okayafrica's Guide To Armory Weekend https://t.co/Urr9ZzvULS

[Greg Carr @AfricanaCarr]

Review: 'Sarafina!' at Howard University - DCMetroTheaterArts https://t.co/sztpuTGBd0 via @DCMTheaterArts @HowardU #Sarafina Go see this!