I sit down and talk with the amazing Lola Akinmade about her life, work, books, and her views on Belonging in a world that tries to put you in a box.

I loved this conversation and I hope you do too.

Show Notes

Key ideas we explore in this episode:

From Programmer to Photographer: Lola’s incredible range of experience
Lola’s concept of home: “A Space where I can exist without explanation” where one is celebrated for just “existing”, without judgment.
Why she doesn’t believe in first impressions. She tried not to judge anyone until after 10 minutes. Instead, we should look for depth in people.
How the Swedish concept of Lagom works as a personal value but fails as a societal rule.
We discuss the importance of being a role model
Tokenism – how it can be done right, and when should we call companies out?
The responsibility of opening the doors for others.

Lola’s Homepage and Blog.
Lola’s Tedx Talk
Lola follows the examples of some very prominent Nigerian Authors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie
Lola’s Slate Article on Lagom: “Why are Swedes so Quiet”
Book: Lagom: The Swedish Secret of Living Well – the book that was published in 18 different languages, except in Swedish!
Trevor Noah’s final thoughts and highlighting the importance of honoring black women
Book: In every Mirror She’s Black and Sequel Everything is not enough

Acknowledgments:

Music “Playing with Color” by Nullhertz obtained royalty-free from Pixabay

Thank you to the lovely people at Purple Space for your support

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