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Hello
My name is Okolo Oliver and here are some of my artworks that celebrates black excellence in all the various black diaspora.

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2020-06-05

Everyone needs to check out the hashtag. There’s so much incredible talent from across the Black diaspora.

Here are my faves. Please support / amplify Black artists!

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2020-06-05

Dieselfunk! (2016)
"The Dieselfunk! anthology fills a void common in most speculative fiction genres, providing a much needed voice from an African/African Diaspora perspective"
Edited by Milton J. Davis, Balogun Ojetade

Get it here https://t.co/9jB1NzuP6N

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2020-05-14

Centering the African Diaspora in Comics and Cartoons https://t.co/PCrU1yc7Ig

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2020-04-22

Applications are now being accepted for the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP). Informational webinars will be hosted on on April 14, 21 and 30. The CADFP is a scholar exchange program for African higher education institutions to host https://t.co/KX3qNHdznX

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2020-04-09

This weekend we are honoring Latina pop artist Selena Quintanilla. Selena redefined the standards of beauty and style with her singular look and embodied the collective aspirations of the Latino diaspora.

Maxim Wakultschik, "Selena" 2017.

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2020-03-29

To mark I'll be sharing some pieces I've written over the years on how Irish emigrants marked the day in the 19th century. The first looks at how Irish miners in the California Gold Rush celebrated their patron saint in 1853: https://t.co/gyBFw75GIK

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2020-03-17

Hello there! My name is Odera, I’m a Black Queer illustrator! You can view some of my work below and at https://t.co/bT7fbK1Csy

I love exploring Fantasy through the lense of mythology, fashion, healing rifts in diaspora, and magical girl transformation realness ✨

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2020-03-15

Opening Reception of BobStrAct!
Friday, March 13 | 6 – 8 PM
Assemblage Art Space | 70A Sleeper Street

Contemporary abstract art that emphasizes the African diaspora movement and shapes through a Hip Hop lens dipped in sparkles.

Learn More: https://t.co/Sv6NzZc8Ij

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2020-03-11

Oh would you look at that! I've posted a new article on dealing with a new series called This one's close to my heart, as it's dealing with culture, diaspora, and Tileans in Check it out! https://t.co/I61Yo1sTPS

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2020-03-04

Let's do a thread of things that unite the Diaspora- 🖤 feel-good things that Black people around the world can relate to like oxtails, Wexford glasses, and peacock chairs.

Feel free to comment or quote❣️

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2020-03-02

Happy 2020!
My name is Odera and I love exploring fantasy through the lens of mythology, fashion, healing rifts in diaspora, and magical girl transformation realness ✨

Learn more about me at https://t.co/Mi9VooaM6X
Or follow me on IG @ Odyism

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2020-02-27

SKINFOLK is a grassroots collaborative multi-sensory cultural "skinography" project dedicated to archiving and celebrating the headwrap journeys of Black communities throughout the African Diaspora. See short film on Tacoma resident Sheree Cooks on 2/25: https://t.co/VamQNORtj9

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2020-02-15

Hello there! My name is Odera, I’m a Black Queer illustrator! You can view some of my work below and at https://t.co/hgGEkF1C1D

I love exploring Fantasy through the lense of mythology, fashion, healing rifts in diaspora, and magical girl transformation realness ✨

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2020-02-14

Beating the odds, Elbert F. Cox became the first black man to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics in 1925>>https://t.co/t1PKTjMT0A

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2020-02-10

7 Feb present 'Collabaloo' a social networking event connecting diasporas together with live singing, spoken word, Sri Lankan food, music and drinks. Free registration: https://t.co/b0iPZTc6GL

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2020-01-30

本日1/25(土)開催
Diaspora skateboards “SYMBIOSIS” Premiere in Tokyo
at ＷＷＷ X
OPEN/START 17:00

- VIDEO PREMIERE -
Diaspora skateboards

- LIVE -
MONJU × MASS-HOLE
Campanella
JJJ & KID FRESINO
Daichi Yamamoto

- DJ -
grooveman Spot
RLP & Submerse feat. BIM
tofubeats

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2020-01-25

Random shout out to 2 Palestinian women who wrote the first children's books featuring Palestinian characters in the diaspora (one in aus, the other the US)
Proud of you both! Susu, your book is on the way!

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2020-01-25