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Welcome to ÀROKÒ.WORLD
Welcome to the ÀROKÒ.WORLD, a home for critique, reflection, and conversation at the intersection of Blackness and design. Brought to you by Àrokò Cooperative.
Dignify through Design
Totoro, Tanks & the Theft of Wonder: Ghibli Aesthetics in the Age of AI
When nostalgia becomes a weapon, truth blurs. As AI-generated Ghibli-style imagery floods the political arena, we must ask: What happens when the visual language of peace is hijacked to launder state violence?
Divest
THE STORM THEY NAMED DEMOCRACY
The debut of the “Verses in the Wake” poetry column tears through illusion with lyrical fury. It strips democracy of its costume, revealing empire’s raw face—where ballots bury dreams and language launders violence. This is poetry as reckoning. As resistance.
Community
A Brief History of Àrokò Cooperative
If you’ve ever wondered who we are or what fuels our work at Àrokò Cooperative, you’re in the right place.
Community
The Power of Nine
"It's not one plus one, or even two times two. It’s Àròko to the power of nine members. We're all multiplying our skills and our time together, rather than trying to add them or divide them or subtract them."
Dignify through Design
What's So Funny About 'The Encampments'?
In the first entry in their column, Food for Thought (Literally), Kellyn Nettles digs into The Encampments. They pair the film with a hearty spicy mushroom risotto, "something that will provide you sustenance and get you off your ass and into action."
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Welcome to ÀROKÒ.WORLD
Welcome to the ÀROKÒ.WORLD, a home for critique, reflection, and conversation at the intersection of Blackness and design. Brought to you by Àrokò Cooperative.
A Brief History of Àrokò Cooperative
If you’ve ever wondered who we are or what fuels our work at Àrokò Cooperative, you’re in the right place.
The Power of Nine
"It's not one plus one, or even two times two. It’s Àròko to the power of nine members. We're all multiplying our skills and our time together, rather than trying to add them or divide them or subtract them."