Richard Akuson
 Richard Akuson | |
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| Rayuwa | |
| Haihuwa | Akwanga, Nasarawa da Najeriya, 26 ga Yuli, 1993 (30 shekaru) |
| ƙasa | Najeriya |
| Karatu | |
| Makaranta |
Jami'ar Jihar Nasarawa Makarantar Koyan Lauya ta Najeriya |
| Harsuna |
Turanci Pidgin na Najeriya |
| Sana'a | |
| Sana'a | Lauya da gwagwarmaya |
Richard Akuson (an haife shi a watan Yuli 26, 1993) lauya ɗan Najeriya ne, mai fafutukar kare haƙƙin LGBT, marubuci, edita, kuma wanda ya kafa na A Nasty Boy mujallar, bugu na LGBTQ+ na farko a Najeriya. A cikin shekarar 2019, an nada Akuson daya daga cikin jaridar Forbes African's 30 Under 30 masu kawo canji don kalubalantar ra'ayi na maza, jinsi, da jima'i a Najeriya inda za a iya hukunta masu luwadi da shekaru 14 a gidan yari.[1] A cikin shekarar 2017, an zabe shi a Kyautar Kyauta ta Future Awards Africa 's New Media Innovation Award. Akuson kuma shine Salon Abryanz & Kyautar Mafi kyawun Marubucin Fashion na lokaci biyu. Bayan kaddamar da Mujallar A Nasty Boy a shekarar 2017, YNaija ta nada shi daya daga cikin 40 mafiya karfi a Najeriya 'yan kasa da shekaru 40.[2]
Rayuwar farko da ilimi[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
An haifi Richard Akuson a Akwanga, Jihar Nasarawa, Najeriya. Na biyu cikin ’ya’ya uku, ya taso ne a cikin dangin babba-tsakiyar; mahaifinsa, ɗan siyasa, da mahaifiyarsa, malamar jami'a. Ya halarci makarantar Shepherd's International College, makarantar kwana mai zaman kanta, ta Kirista, kafin ya wuce Jami'ar Jihar Nasarawa, Keffi, don yin digirinsa na farko a fannin shari'a. An kira shi zuwa Lauyan Najeriya a matsayin Barista kuma Lauyan Kotun Koli ta Najeriya a shekarar 2017, bayan kammala karatunsa a Makarantar Shari'a ta Najeriya, Legas.
Sana'a[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
Akuson ya fara aikinsa a matsayin mai koyar da sana’o’i tun yana dan shekara 18. A cikin shekarar 2014, ya haɗu da kafar ILLUDED, dandalin raba hotuna akan layi. A cikin shekarar 2016, an ba shi matsayi don jagorantar sassan salon BellaNaija-matsayi wanda ya ƙaddamar da aikinsa ta cikin rufin. Ayyukansa a BellaNaija ya ba shi lambar yabo ta Abryanz Style & Fashion Award don Mawallafin Fashion na Shekara a 2016. Daga baya a wannan shekarar, ya bar BellaNaija don ƙaddamar da The PR Boy, wani kamfani na boutique PR wanda ke kula da farawar Najeriya. A cikin shekarar 2017, yayin da yake Makarantar Shari'a ta Najeriya, ya ƙaddamar da Yaro mai banƙyama, bugun iyaka LGTBQ+ wanda ba da daɗewa ba ya girma cikin girma da yabo na duniya.[3]
Essays[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
A watan Afrilun 2019, Akuson ya rubuta wata maƙala, mai da labari ga CNN dalla-dalla game da yanayin da ya sa shi ya tsere daga Najeriya don tsira a Amurka. A cikin watan Yulin 2019, ya rubuta makala mai ratsa zuciya a The New York Times '' Review Sunday. Maƙalar, "Wannan Qun Gay ne," an buga shi sosai a cikin shafin farko na gidan yanar gizon Times kuma ya bayyana akan wani fitaccen matsayi a cikin bugawa, washegari.[4]
Kunnawa da mafaka[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
Akuson ya nemi mafaka a Amurka a shekara ta 2018 bayan ya tsere daga Najeriya bayan ya tsira daga wani mummunan hari na yan luwadi. A Amurka, yana ci gaba da magana a fili game da harin da kuma munanan al'adar nuna kyama a Najeriya. Ya ba da tambayoyi ga OkayAfrica, Haske mai Kyau sosai, da Aikin Matasa Baƙar fata, inda ya ba da cikakken bayani game da taron. Akuson ya ci gaba da kasancewa mai fafutuka ga LGBTQ+ da al'ummomin mafaka a Amurka.[5]
Manazarta[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
- ↑ Akinwotu, Emmanuel (November 16, 2017). "Nigeria's Nasty Boy: 'People in my law class thought I worked for a porn site'. The Guardian. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ↑ "Richard Akuson, Founder of A Nasty Boy, & Upile Chisala in Forbes Africa's 30 under 30 List for 2019". Brittle Paper. 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ↑ Amaka Osakwe, Richard Akuson, Tokyo James… See the #YNaijaPowerList2017 for Fashion and Beauty » YNaija". YNaija. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ↑ Idowu, Torera (13 June 2017). "Is this Nigeria's most controversial magazine?". CNN. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ↑ Staff (2019-07-15). "Richard Akuson: the 'A Nasty Boy' editor talks the future of his queer fashion magazine and life as an asylum seeker in the U.S." The Black Youth Project. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
Hanyoyin haɗi na waje[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
- richardakuson.com Archived 2021-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Richard Akuson
- Richard Akuson on Twitter