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The people behind the stories.

Writers, photographers, illustrators and editors documenting African and Black diaspora life with rigour and imagination.

Intimate portrait of an African textile designer draping hand-dyed indigo fabric across an architectural studio table in Lagos
Writer

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Close-up of weathered architectural blueprint sheets beside dried coffee cherries and steel calipers
Photographer

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Two African contemporary dancers suspended in mid-movement inside a brutalist concrete gallery in Dakar
Illustrator

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Portrait of a young female agritech founder standing in a lush green cassava greenhouse in Kumasi Ghana
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Modern minimalist interior of a ceramic studio in Johannesburg with sculptural terracotta vases
Writer

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Overhead shot of vintage vinyl record sleeves and brass saxophone parts laid on an oak table in Addis Ababa
Photographer

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