Words Of Azia Brings Ivory Coast to the World, Industrie Africa Shuts Down, Khaby Lame Goes Olympic

Welcome to Vol 180 of the Spread!

Hello and welcome back to the Spread, your weekly edit of all the best stories and global news about Africans shaping mainstream culture.

Welcome to Q2!

I'll be honest with you, Q1 had me in a chokehold. Not a bad one, just the kind where you're moving a little too fast, with a lot to do and not enough time to do it. But here we are. Q2. Something about crossing into a new quarter feels like permission to reset, recalibrate, and come back even more intentional than before.

Now. Can we please talk about Lagos for a second? On Running just launched a campaign centred around Lagos creatives, and it is everything. Not a token feature. Not a "diverse cast" checkbox. A full, intentional spotlight on the kind of talent that's been thriving on this continent while the rest of the world was busy playing catch-up. And I am absolutely in love with it.

Mary x,

Now on to the real peel 👇