Consumers of Culture Podcast

In this episode of Consumers of Culture, host Olumide Yerokun—founder of Pidgin English Co.—dives into the moves, moments, and mindsets shaping Africans in America today. From sports ownership to sneaker collabs, we're talking about the people and brands rewriting the playbook.This week's lineup:Issa Rae & Tems join the ownership group of San Diego Wave FC https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/grammy-winner-tems-joins-san-diego-fc-ownership-grouphttps://www.mlssoccer.com/news/issa-rae-joins-san-diego-fc-ownership-as-club-partnerTobe Nwigwe teams up with Reebok for a one-of-a-kind sneaker drop https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGybQ5tyuEv/Mifland x Atlanta Falcons Pop-Up shows how luxury craftsmanship and sports collide https://www.instagram.com/p/DC1lqesx0dh/?img_index=6Olumide breaks down why ownership matters, how Black creatives are turning influence into equity, and what these cultural shifts mean for visibility in legacy industries. Plus, in Put Me On, we spotlight Mifland and the importance of Black luxury brands.If you're here for stories that connect culture, business, and the African diaspora—you're in the right place.Tap in, share with a friend, and let's build the conversation.

Olumide discusses coming back to podcasting and the highlights of 2022! Let's recap 2022 Quick  Top Drops of 2022 Moruf's NFT Music Project Canal Street - https://www.instagram.com/p/CXomI8Glhxs/ Joshua Kissi for LinkedIn - https://www.instagram.com/p/CZNKE4yPNyb/ Hanifa gets a Barbie - https://twitter.com/AnifaM/status/1496868630365184007?s=20&t=ZAkhobKEv5zbSDIT PotentKO and Clarks Original collab - https://twitter.com/PotentKO/status/1537875229359284225?s=20&t=woCsLmWvHaNNfqZkv9icTw  New Balance  joins Mowalola ss23 show - https://twitter.com/HOUSEOFHEAT/status/1542232697317244930?s=20&t=MGx549TkmwrvAaBKag5ZoQ  Abdul from afrochella get his own Air Force 1 “ little Accra” - https://www.instagram.com/p/CgxqLm-sgYY/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Flo Ngala will have her work published in a book set to release in October 2022  Ice cold: a hip hop jewelry history - https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/photography/all/05365/facts.ice_cold_a_hip_hop_jewelry_history.htm  Yinka llori and Tony hawk team up on a skate park - https://hypebeast.com/2022/9/tony-hawk-skatepark-project-x-yinka-ilori-unique-design-x-paris-art-basel-2022 African women killed in 2022 Uzoart Hanifa  CeeCeeCloset Nezi Odditty Joy Ofodu Check out Pidgin English Co - https://pidginenglish.co/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumersofculture/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consumersofculture/support

Been gone for far too long but we're back! In this episode, I touch on Beyoncé's Black Parade website - https://www.beyonce.com/black-parade-route/?q=&page=1&category=all Okayafrica's work environment LISTEN TO THESE WOMEN Ivie - https://twitter.com/ivieani Sinat - https://twitter.com/seenahgee Antoinette - https://twitter.com/AntoinetteIsama Oyinkan - https://twitter.com/kokothenut And more - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/black-journalists-media-reckoning-coronavirus-protests_n_5f0886d5c5b67a80bc06c683 #itsneverokay - https://linktr.ee/itsneverokay @fourtwocreative - https://www.instagram.com/fourtwocreative/ Netflix Africa - https://www.instagram.com/tv/CBxSe2sDzWF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Telfar bags - https://www.instagram.com/telfarglobal/ YZY Gap and Mowalola - https://www.revolt.tv/news/2020/6/28/21306038/kanye-west-mowalola-ogunlesi-design-director-yeezy-gap Yvonne Orji - HBO Special - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HfU7KULq_Y --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/consumersofculture/support

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