The Distance Between Africa and the Diaspora Is Not an Accident
Bode’s Story: When Love Meets a Wall Bode grew up in Lagos in the 1980s, when American pop culture quietly shaped the imagination of a generation. R&B, hip hop, and soul were not simply music genres. They were a presence. Michael Jackson, Tupac, Joe, and Jennifer Lopez were woven into everyday life. In Nigeria, American slang slipped into comical…