African feminist blogger, independent writer, commentator and consultant. Research in African diaspora society & culture, African feminism, African fashion, Race & Identity. Founder of MsAfropolitan.com, The MsAfropolitan Boutique and HuffPo blogger

Minna Salami was born in Finland to a Nigerian father and a Finnish mother. She spent her first twelve years in Nigeria and has since spent periods living in Sweden, Spain, New York and London, where she currently resides.

A global citizen or an Afropolitan as she calls herself, her writing, whether prose, fiction or poetry reflects a space where identity, race, womanhood and humanity intersect and are accentuated.

Minna’s research interests are related to African diaspora identities, African history and religion, African fashion and culture,  issues of gender & feminism in Africa and the diaspora, and race politics and dialogues in popular culture.

She is the founder of MsAfropolitan.com including the MsAfropolitan Boutique, an online shop featuring design by women of African heritage launched in tribute to the African Women’s Decade 2010 – 2020.

In June 2011, MsAfropolitan presented an inaugural fashion show and panel debate at the V&A Museum Friday Late: Afropolitans, an event which saw over 5000 visitors. Regularly called on for her insight and reach by organisations including The V&A Museum, The Africa Centre, VoxAfrica and TV Continental, Minna’s writing and opinion has also been featured in The Huffington Post, The Guardian, ARISE, WINGS, CLUTCH Magazine to name a few.

Minna is currently completing an MA in Gender studies at SOAS University.

Such attention grabbing headlines as Too afrocentric for you?, Smart women should watch porn and Mixed Race girls have issues have helped attract the attention and devotion of tens of thousands of users per month to Minna’s popular MsAfropolitan.com blog.

email: msafropolitan [at] gmail [dot] com