Aesthetic Activism: Desirée Bela-Lobedde Boleche

by rootencial | Aug 23, 2018

Aesthetic Activism: Desirée Bela-Lobedde Boleche Rootencial interviewed Desirée Bela-Lobedde Boleche, a blogger, activist and Afro-feminist who was born and lives in Barcelona, the Catalonian capital. She is of Equatorial Guinean descent and hails from Bioko island....

Culture as a social masterpiece: Recaredo Silebó Boturu

by rootencial | Jul 18, 2018

Culture as a social masterpiece: Recaredo Silebó Boturu Rootencial is delighted to introduce Recaredo Silebó Boturu, otherwise known as ‘Boturu.’ He is the director of the Bocamandja theatre group, which has become the greatest exponent of Equatorial Guinean theatre,...

A Poet for Action: Leonard Tshitenge

by Tom O'Bryan | May 9, 2018

A Poet for Action: Leonard Tshitenge Rootencial is delighted to introduce Leonard Tshitenge, a Congolese-American spoken-word poet and social entrepreneur living in Boston. Tshitenge has organized African cultural festivals, launched the Progressive African Network,...

Harnessing your difference: Catalina Mazebo Pecho

by rootencial | Apr 14, 2018

Harnessing your difference: Catalina Mazebo Pecho Rootencial presents Catalina Mazebo Pecho or Cata as she’s known by her friends. Catalina, who was born in Madrid to Equatorial Guinean and Angolan parents, is a fashion blogger, combining her passion for fashion with...

Leaving a mark: Primo José Meñan

by Tom O'Bryan | Dec 23, 2017

Leaving A Print: Primo José Meñan Rootencial is delighted to introduce Primo José Meñan, now also known by his artistic pseudonym Afriquito, who reflects on some of the experiences that have helped define his new passion – theater. His story, full of reflection...