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Happy World Afro Day! 👩🏾‍🦱🧑🏽‍🦱👨🏿‍🦱

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Happy World Afro Day! 👩🏾‍🦱🧑🏽‍🦱👨🏿‍🦱

Since ending my two-year microloc journey a couple of months ago, I’ve been spending a lot of time on the loose natural hair side of TikTok, learning haircare tips and exploring new styles. About a week ago, I found out about World Afro Day! I’m glad I get to join in on its tenth anniversary 🤩

I had so much fun making this collage and I hope you love it too!

Thoughts behind this piece:
I’m envisioning a world where people with coily hair can exist freely in their natural state, not necessarily just as a political statement. Where Afro-haired people living in a country as a minority can exist without being “othered” even more. Where Afro-haired people living in a country as a majority are no longer under the lingering spell of colonial-era thinking. Free to show up in the full versatility of what our hair can do: from the simple to the elaborate styles 🖤

Art inspired by vintage photographs of a West African woman (n.d.), an unknown couple (n.d.), a Somali man (n.d.), Michael Jackson (1970s), Nikki Giovanni and son Thomas (1972), and a woman from Fiji (n.d.).

Quotes from Ousmane Sembène, Senegalese author and filmmaker

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“There’s this special talent that humans have that they can be unhappy no matter where they are. But humans have another special talent: We can be happy almost anywhere, too. We can be happy because we’re not alone.”
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Words by Stefan Bachmann
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Art inspired by a photograph of Nandoye and Nangini by Herb Ritts (1993)

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I came across this Nina Simone quote on Pinterest recently, and it really resonated with me.

Re: You’re still pursuing your dreams while there’s a lot going on in your life and the world around you 😅

Hope this visual reminder helps anyone else who’s feeling a similar way!✨
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Words and art inspired by Nina Simone, American pianist/singer/songwriter/civil rights activist (1933-2003)

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TukoKadi 🇰🇪
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I wanted to make a collage commemorating this time period, whereby the current political landscape is encouraging democratic participation, starting with voter registration. (Another wave of registration opened today, btw!)
This collage not only has the Kenyan flag colours, but also the symbolism of the ‘Justice’ tarot card. The scales for preserving fairness, the sword for our thoughts being heard, and the colour red for our passion for justice.
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Art inspired by a vintage photograph of a Nubian woman (Kenya, 1930)

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Women’s History Month feature: Senegalese Author Mariama Bâ 📚
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I recently finished reading the English translation of her book “So Long A Letter.” The themes explored in the novel were unfamiliar to me, but her writing style kept me captivated. The characters were lively and complex, showing different sides of Senegalese society in the 70s.

After I finished the book, I was compelled to know more about the author. Today, I’m sharing what I learned with you!

Hope you enjoy,
Happy Women’s History Month!✨

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***Februllage 2026***
Day 5 - Star
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Februllage prompt challenge, day 5: Star ⭐️
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Words by Lisa Mantchev
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Art inspired by a vintage photograph of a woman from Mopti, Mali (1970)

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*Februllage is a collaboration between Edinburgh Collage Collective and the Scandinavian Collage Museum. This initiative invites collage artists to make a ‘collage a day’ throughout February using the OFFICAL WORD PROMPT CALENDAR – 2026.

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- “One day, you will reflect on your journey, and when you recall how bumpy the road you took was, you will smile and say to yourself, ‘thank God I didn’t give up.’”
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Words by Michael Bassey Johnson
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Art inspired by a photograph of a man from the Surma tribe in Ethiopia by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher

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home sweet home. ♥︎

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A few weeks ago, we featured Khanga by Safara: A Digital Art Series. ✨ At the time, artist @artbysafara hinted at a special project that would build on the series — and we’re so excited that it’s here: the Season by Season 2026 Planner. 🌿

With four beautiful cover designs to choose from, the planner divides the year into seasons — each paired with a proverb and a colouring page from the Khanga by Safara series — blending structure with creative mindfulness through space for budgeting, habit tracking, reflection and gratitude.

Learn more about this inspiring project on Habari (link in bio) and shop the planner at the Chilli x PopUp concept store at Geco Café, Lavington.

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✨ Khanga by Safara ✨ Digital collage artist @artbysafara has reimagined our beloved kanga/khanga in a stunning new series — weaving together vintage photographs, Swahili proverbs and her bold collage style. 🌿

Explore the full feature on Habari (link in the bio).

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- “How should we be able to forget those ancient myths that are at the beginning of all peoples, the myths about dragons that at the last moment turn into princesses; perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us.

So you must not be frightened if a sadness rises up before you larger than any you have ever seen.
You must think that something is happening with you, that life has not forgotten you, that it holds you in its hand; it will not let you fall.”
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Words by Rainer Maria Rilke
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Art inspired by a painting by Jan van Kessel I (1666) and the Strength Tarot Card (Tarot de Marseille, 1910 Rider Waite Smith, Tazama African Tarot)

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- “Open to her love, Mother Nature heals. Oh, what a thrill. Heal with us, be with us, listen
Her mystery is calling for you, me, we—
us, to listen.”
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Words from a poem by Ulonda Faye
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Art inspired by a vintage photograph of a Fulani woman from Guinea (n.d.)
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