What’s it like to experience the Odunde Festival firsthand? Just ask Kingsley Ibeneche, Marc Lamont Hill, and Oshunbumi “Bumi” Fernandez. For Ibeneche, it’s a space to unapologetically be oneself. For Hill, it’s a reaffirmation of Blackness. And for Fernandez—daughter of co-founder Lois Fernandez—it’s a reminder of her mother’s belief in her self. “When I get […]

What’s it like to experience the Odunde Festival firsthand? Just ask Kingsley Ibeneche, Marc Lamont Hill, and Oshunbumi “Bumi” Fernandez. For Ibeneche, it’s a space to unapologetically be oneself. For Hill, it’s a reaffirmation of Blackness. And for Fernandez—daughter of co-founder Lois Fernandez—it’s a reminder of her mother’s belief in her self. “When I get […]