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Nelson C.J is a writer, curator and cultural producer. He is the founder and lead curator of A Third Space, a multidisciplinary conduit that celebrates and incubates alternative programming around literature, music, film and cultural conversations.
Articles & Porfolio
Queer Nigerians Reimagine Indigeneity
In my debut @natgeo I spoke with some queer and nonconformist people who areContinue Reading.
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June 28, 2024
How Conservative Groups Drive Anti-LGBT Laws in Africa
In my debut for @atmos I spent May researching and speaking with people familiarContinue Reading.
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June 20, 2024
Campbell Addy on Photography, Difficulty, and Artistic Practice
For @OkayAfrica I interviewed @campbelladdy who is featured in National Geographic’s new documentary “Photographer.”Continue Reading.
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March 20, 2024
Bloody Civilian on Music, Storytelling, and Anger
For @TeenVogue I spent a scorching afternoon in Accra speaking with Grammy-nominated producer andContinue Reading.
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February 12, 2024
The Year’s Most Impressive Afropop Songs
For @rollingstone I picked and blurbed some of this year’s most impressive Afro-pop recordsContinue Reading.
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December 26, 2023
What Illuminati Accusations Mean for Afrobeats
There was Dorobucci in 2014 and now Rema’s O2 Arena concert. Afrobeats music hasContinue Reading.
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December 19, 2023
Spreading the Gospel of Nigerian EDM
For @patta_nl latest print issue, I returned to one of my favorite places @sweatitoutlagosContinue Reading.
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November 24, 2023
Bubu Ogisi on Fashion, History, and Lagos
Just before the Lagos Fashion Week frenzy started, @Dazed sent me to @iamisigo xContinue Reading.
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November 8, 2023
Gangs of Lagos Stars on Complicated Characters
For my latest @TeenVogue column, I interviewed Adesua Etomi and Tobi Bakre @tobibakre onContinue Reading.
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November 6, 2023
The Black Book and Nollywood’s Global Future
“From day one I always said that The Black Book is a Nigerian filmContinue Reading.
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October 22, 2023
