S2 E64: Representation Matters ft. Tolu of Oye Green

<p>Hey Afrolit Fam, Thank you for tuning in!! This week I had the pleasure of having Tolu, a creative from Nigeria, who spent her formative years in the USA. &nbsp;We talked about her journey from Nigeria to the USA, Moving to NYC on her own at 16!!!, Her design process, being featured on VOGUE twice, Seeing her &nbsp;on Beyonce's INSTAGRAM through the BROWN SKIN GIRL complication video, her favorite designers and trends to look out for in 2019 and so much more.</p> <p>We discussed:</p> <p>-Her Journey from Nigeria to USA</p> <p>- Her Family History - Her Siblings, Mom and Dad</p> <p>- Helping her mom's salon in USA and the importance seeing black women empowered&nbsp;</p> <p>- The importance of understanding our African Culture</p> <p>- Favorite Designers of 2019&nbsp;</p> <p>- The importance of DEZEMBA IN AFRICA&nbsp;</p> <p>I'd love to hear YOUR VOICE! Send me a VN and let's make it official: <a href="https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message</a></p> <p>Want Cute Promo videos like mine, use HEADLINER.APP, USE MY CODE TO GET FREE VIDEOS: <a href="https://make.headliner.app/referral/afrolitpodcast_wuEqrE" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://make.headliner.app/referral/afrolitpodcast_wuEqrE</a></p> <p>Ekua's Info:</p> <p><a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fekua.pm&amp;token=7c515b-1-1556952024373" rel="ugc" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/ekua.pm</a></p> <p><a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fekuapm&amp;token=d11026-1-1556952024373" rel="ugc" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/ekuapm</a></p> <p><a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fekuapm&amp;token=67a423-1-1556952024373" rel="ugc" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/ekuapm</a></p> <p>Tolu's Info:</p> <p><a href="http://www.oyegreen.com/">http://www.oyegreen.com/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tolucoye/">https://www.instagram.com/tolucoye/</a></p> <p><br></p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make