Growing up Masi read a lot of books, mostly children's story books and romantic novels as she got older. She realized what she read was mostly content stemming from the 1st world (US or Europe). Not many of the books were ever really of African origin, this wasn't for a lack of material but rather a lack of exposure. In this talk Masi explains what Afro-futurism is and how it can help propel the African culture and essence across the continent in all forms especially media

Masiyaleti "Masi" Mbewe is a third year Media Studies and English student at the University of Namibia, a freelance writer, amateur photographer and host of her own show on YouTube. She is fiercely passionate about art, film, fashion as well as feminist politics and frequently pursues creative ways to share her ideas.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx