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UNAPOLOGETICALLY AFRICAN
ZIKORA means show the world
in Igbo language.
ZIKORA Media & Arts
African Cultural Heritage Initiative
is a media production company and cultural institution.
We produce, preserve and promote creative content and art
that captures the stories of Africa and Africans.
We create and collaborate.
We show the world what it means to be
UNAPOLOGETICALLY AFRICAN.
OUR CURRENT PROJECTS
We tell stories about Africa and Africans.
We tell these stories through our films, our events, our journalism, reportage, literary arts, photography, visual arts and performance art.
UNAPOLOGETICALLY AFRICAN
What's New At
Zikora?
As part of our Decolonizing Beauty campaign, we received impressive entries for our Crown of Coils Social Media Hair Challenge and the winners have been chosen!
We our currently accepting submissions for "Roots on Reels," a smartphone short film contest for African filmmakers to make a film that captures their interpretation of the theme, Decolonizing Beauty. Coming soon, the launch of our poetry and photojournalism contests for African artists and storytellers.
“Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispose and to malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can repair that broken dignity."
Chimamanda Adichie
The Danger of a Single Story, 2009 Ted Talk
The Darkest Color by
Yannis Davy Guibinga.
Why the most important person in Africa is the storyteller
Zain Verjee, TEDxCalgary
Stay Informed
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