Akwaeke Emezi is a writer and artist using storytelling to center queer indigenous Black realities and radical possibilities with the philosophy that re-indigenization is essential for liberation. Their art practice is deeply rooted in the metaphysics of Black spirit, using our indigenous ontologies as a lens to focus on embodiment, ritual, and rememory.

Born and raised in Nigeria, Emezi's work s...

Akwaeke Emezi is a writer and artist using storytelling to center queer indigenous Black realities and radical possibilities with the philosophy that re-indigenization is essential for liberation. Their art practice is deeply rooted in the metaphysics of Black spirit, using our indigenous ontologies as a lens to focus on embodiment, ritual, and rememory.

Born and raised in Nigeria, Emezi's work s...