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Paula Akpan

Co-founder of the 'I'm Tired' Project and gal-dem's social media coordinator. Paula spends her days watching Law & Order SVU, ranting on twitter and trying to figure out how to relocate to Wakanda.
A Wrinkle in Time and women of colour in fantasy: An interview with Ava, Oprah, Reese and Mindy

A Wrinkle in Time and women of colour in fantasy: An interview with Ava, Oprah, Reese and Mindy

Niellah Arboine and Paula Akpan & Paula Akpan
23 Mar
Black Panther and re-imagining Africa: an interview with Lupita and Danai

Black Panther and re-imagining Africa: an interview with Lupita and Danai

Niellah Arboine and Paula Akpan & Paula Akpan
12 Feb
Why I’m no longer giving racist marketing campaigns my outrage

Why I’m no longer giving racist marketing campaigns my outrage

Paula Akpan
11 Jan
Meghan, Harry, and the Royal Cookout

Meghan, Harry, and the Royal Cookout

Paula Akpan
27 Nov
Here’s to L’Oréal: the true champions of diversity, when it suits their sales

Here’s to L’Oréal: the true champions of diversity, when it suits their sales

Paula Akpan
01 Sep
Girls Trip and black joy on-screen: an interview with Jada Pinkett Smith

Girls Trip and black joy on-screen: an interview with Jada Pinkett Smith

Niellah Arboine & Paula Akpan
26 Jul
Diane Abbott and misogynoir: a woman scorned, a woman vindicated

Diane Abbott and misogynoir: a woman scorned, a woman vindicated

Paula Akpan
09 Jun
Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race: the Black British bible

Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race: the Black British bible

Paula Akpan
01 Jun
Kendall and Pepsi end all social injustice ever

Kendall and Pepsi end all social injustice ever

Paula Akpan
05 Apr
She Called Me Mother: interview with actor Chereen Buckley

She Called Me Mother: interview with actor Chereen Buckley

Paula Akpan
05 Feb
Women’s march and the selective memory of mainstream feminism

Women’s march and the selective memory of mainstream feminism

Paula Akpan
24 Jan
Artist spotlight: Justice Dwight’s ‘Afro-pop’

Artist spotlight: Justice Dwight’s ‘Afro-pop’

Paula Akpan
05 Jan