Àrokò Cooperative is a worker-owned collective of creatives that aim to break from harmful systems and foster collective liberation through various media and design.
One key component is ÀROKÒ.WORLD, a hub for critical analysis and reflection on Blackness and design and how they all intersect. Those are wide realms so it’s important that those intersections are examined from a multi-disciplinary perspective and everything from film to video games to fashion, animation, poetry, politics is discussed on the site.
But beyond those connections, Àrokò Cooperative question why things are the way they are and express those ideas through various pieces written by its creatives and that’s what keeps me coming back.
I’ve enjoyed looking through their site and their Are.na boards for inspiration and education and if any of that blurb interests you, it might help you on your creative journey too.