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Tribalism Is Sooo Yesterday. Ditch It!
Inside: PERMISSION in Z-Brand Spotlight
🧘♀️ Zen Note
If you’ve been following the news lately, you’d have noticed the tension that surrounded Nigeria’s most recent presidential election and maybe got a whiff of the tribalism debate that broke out as well. Tribalism has been around for a very long time, but it seems to be a side consequence of the "bubble parenting" we received, particularly among young people today.
In a culturally diverse city like Lagos, it’s shocking to see how much tribalism is leading people to claim ownership of the city thereby ostracizing non-indigenous people. We need to shed the “us vs. them” mentality that makes us see others who are different from us as the enemy or part of a group, instead of mere unique individuals. And we need to encourage one another to embrace diversity in our social circles and our communities.
- Edisana Stephen, Newsletter Editor
🥳 Z Brand Spotlight
PERMISSION is a Ghanaian sustainable fashion brand focused on producing ready-to-wear comfort pieces for both male and female consumers. Their debut capsule collection, Hygge SS23, features 15 slow handcrafted pieces in summer-appropriate colours inspired by the Danish Hygge lifestyle through its contemporary and Afro-centric design.
The Hygge collection sets the tone for who the brand's muse is at the core: a stylish persona who is confident and comfortable in their skin and is aware that the permission to look good is always granted by none other but themselves.
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⚡ Quickie of the Week
Sometimes I just couldn't believe that my sister and I were thirteen years apart. She was my best friend. She turned to run when she stumbled over some abandoned books in a corner. A picture slid out.
In the picture, Akua was lying on a hospital bed cradling a fresh baby. "Who is that baby?" I asked. "That's you Emmanuel, and that's me at thirteen," she stammered.
🔥 Hot Topics
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💡 Z-Lang
NO CAP - a phrase used to emphasize the truth in a statement, no matter how outrageous it may sound.
😮💨 Weekenda
Shoke Shoke, a festival in Nairobi
Hang out with some of team Kenga, and have your photographs taken by our resident photographer at the Kenga Photo Booth.
Retro Fest Pop-Up, an event at Area Bar, Accra
Celebrate the +233 at the throwback event all day on Independence day.
Strictly Friends, a novel by Frances Mensah Williams
This humorous fiction takes you to a Caribbean island for a friends-to-lovers adventure that is light hearted yet uncompromisingly blunt.
Becoming Monumental, an online photo exhibit by Autograph UK
View Bade Fuwa's 'Feels Like Yesterday', and Carlos Idun-Tawiah's 'Untitled', amongst other poignant images in this commemorative photo gallery
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