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Àrokò Cooperative
@aroko.bsky.social
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Àrokò Cooperative is a worker-owned design studio and publishing house. We help organizations build brands, products, and narratives with clarity, depth, and craft.

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Àrokò Cooperative @aroko.bsky.social · Apr 25
Hello bluesky 👋🏽 we're Àrokò Cooperative. We have a lot to share with y'all, but figured we should introduce ourselves first.
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Check out the latest piece by @mclc.bsky.social on industrial harm reduction, design that puts people, planet, and purpose before profit.

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Industrial Harm Reduction*
Industrial harm reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with contemporary production methods.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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Happy New Year to old and new friends and conspirators of the cause. Take a peek 👀 of who we are, what we do, and a taste of what’s to come. www.aroko.coop
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We’re taking clients now for 2026+ so if you ever wanted connect, collab, work with us, reach out contact@aroko.coop 🙏🏽
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January 12, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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Read the latest piece by @nellynkettles.bsky.social exploring queerness as it relates to Frankenstein (2025), monsters, and our access to comfort:
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Queering Del Toro’s Creature Features
Let this movie, or any of [Del Toro’s] other films, remind you of the comfort that comes with self-acceptance and living your truth regardless of societal norms. Let them remind you of how powerful we...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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If you’ve been contemplating writing a story for our Anthology Call, you only have 3 days left to submit! A perfect way to close out your year is with Aroko. Happy Writing🖤.

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📍Deadline Wednesday, December 31, 2025
📨: Submit to contact@aroko.coop
December 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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We kicked off our first monthly roundtable with our hot take on design, talking about the chasm between craft and performance. Tap in to read the full conversation here: www.aroko.world/monthly-roun...
Àrokò Monthly Roundtable #01
This roundtable discussion names a growing unease with societies that reward visibility over substance.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Take a behind-the-scenes look at our design process and the lessons that shaped how we work today. Read our member interview with @mclc.bsky.social and @nellynkettles.bsky.social, introducing you to our Design department.

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December 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Along with making art and designing for clients with @aroko.bsky.social, a huge part of my practice is teaching as a means to serve community. I reflected on my two years building a community and home in Oakland. www.aroko.world/two-years-of...
Two Years of Clay, Community, and Creating Home
At the beginning of October, the two–year anniversary of the first Black Clay Workshop quietly passed. This coming January will also mark two years since I settled in Oakland—and honestly, it has all ...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Read @kristenstain.bsky.social's first piece for us on their journey building a ceramics class for and by Black folks.
Two Years of Clay, Community, and Creating Home
At the beginning of October, the two–year anniversary of the first Black Clay Workshop quietly passed. This coming January will also mark two years since I settled in Oakland—and honestly, it has all ...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Join The Folklore Story Lab Part 2: (r)EVOLUTION (Diaspora & Lineage) with @aishatuado.bsky.social
— an online writing session exploring African and diasporic folklore.
📅 Nov 22, 10 AM EST / 9 AM CST
🔗 Register (Free): bit.ly/wwfotg
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Join The Folklore Story Lab: ROOTS (Africa) with @aishatuado.bsky.social — a generative writing session exploring African and diasporic folklore.
📅 Nov 15, 10 AM EST / 9 AM CST
🔗 Register (Free): us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Celebrating joy, creativity and cultural magic as sisters Mahie & Meron weave Ethiopian heritage into Halloween spellcraft— the creative forces behind Enday, a vibrant fashion brand. #HabeshaMagic

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Pumpkin Angels & Habesha Magic: Stitching Spells and Sewing Culture
Ethiopian-American designers reclaim Halloween as a time of joy, blending culture with creative freedom!
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November 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Halloween nostalgia with a twist, read @aishatuado.bsky.social's flash fiction now live at ÀROKÒ.WORLD
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Ninja Turtle Dreams
Mama zipped me in a Ninja Turtle shell—Michelangelo, the laughing one, 'cause I giggled through gunfire and dreamed in technicolor even when sirens split the night like wishbones. Sweat glued the mas...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Halloween nostalgia with a twist, read @aishatuado.bsky.social's flash fiction now live at ÀROKÒ.WORLD
www.aroko.world/ninja-turtle...
Ninja Turtle Dreams
Mama zipped me in a Ninja Turtle shell—Michelangelo, the laughing one, 'cause I giggled through gunfire and dreamed in technicolor even when sirens split the night like wishbones. Sweat glued the mas...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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very fascinating. i wonder where we go next? does it matter if hip hop isnt on the billboard charts like that?
No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990
No rap songs have ranked in the top 40 on the last two Billboard Hot 100 charts, following Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Luther" dropping off the chart.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Love cinema that haunts and expands what Black stories can be? Read @aishatuado.bsky.social's latest piece on Eve’s Bayou.
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Messy by Design: How Eve’s Bayou Made Chaos an Art Form
Someone will ask you one day if you've seen Eve's Bayou. You need to be able say yes. Because Kasi Lemmons crafted cinema history as one of the first Black women to direct a feature that centers Black...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Love cinema that haunts and expands what Black stories can be? Read @aishatuado.bsky.social's latest piece on Eve’s Bayou.
www.aroko.world/messy-by-des...
Messy by Design: How Eve’s Bayou Made Chaos an Art Form
Someone will ask you one day if you've seen Eve's Bayou. You need to be able say yes. Because Kasi Lemmons crafted cinema history as one of the first Black women to direct a feature that centers Black...
www.aroko.world
October 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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We built intentional culture that has lasting impact. Read our new article on how we work and the work we’ve done.

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We Build Culture
How Àrokò Cooperative designs radical solutions for individuals and organizations.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
aroko.bsky.social
We built intentional culture that has lasting impact. Read our new article on how we work and the work we’ve done.

www.aroko.world/we-build-cul...
We Build Culture
How Àrokò Cooperative designs radical solutions for individuals and organizations.
www.aroko.world
October 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
aroko.bsky.social
An ode to @aishatuado.bsky.social new article “Play is Medicine” what was games kept you up late at night? Drop them in the comments🎮
What Games Were Your Medicine Growing Up
October 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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“We weren’t just playing; we were learning…how to laugh at failure and try again. What I didn’t know then is what researchers would confirm years later: those play sessions were not just fun. They were literally reshaping our brains” —

Read the full article here.

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Play Is Medicine: Designing Care Through Super Mario 64
Forget brain-training apps. In the ‘90s we already had one: Super Mario 64. Turns out Peach’s castle was a cognitive gym all along.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
aroko.bsky.social
“We weren’t just playing; we were learning…how to laugh at failure and try again. What I didn’t know then is what researchers would confirm years later: those play sessions were not just fun. They were literally reshaping our brains” —

Read the full article here.

www.aroko.world/play-is-medi...
Play Is Medicine: Designing Care Through Super Mario 64
Forget brain-training apps. In the ‘90s we already had one: Super Mario 64. Turns out Peach’s castle was a cognitive gym all along.
www.aroko.world
October 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Stay cozy in style this fall with Aroko

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October 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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@zariah-cam.bsky.social takes us through another money saving library experience that’s sure to put some money back in your pockets

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Using a Library Card a Day Keeps Capitalism at Bay: Happy Freedom to Read Week
On this next creative library adventure, I visited the Myers Park Library for an Arts & Crafts Drop-in experience. Normally, I’m used to booking an art event where you have to stay for the full 2 hour...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
aroko.bsky.social
@zariah-cam.bsky.social takes us through another money saving library experience that’s sure to put some money back in your pockets

www.aroko.world/using-a-libr...
Using a Library Card a Day Keeps Capitalism at Bay: Happy Freedom to Read Week
On this next creative library adventure, I visited the Myers Park Library for an Arts & Crafts Drop-in experience. Normally, I’m used to booking an art event where you have to stay for the full 2 hour...
www.aroko.world
October 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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📢 Call for Submissions! Àrokò invites writers from Africa & the diaspora to send us stories that reimagine folklore, myth, and legend. Deadline Dec 31 2025.

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Àrokò Anthology: Call for submissions
ÀROKÒ ANTHOLOGY NO.1: FOLKLORE FROM AFRICA & THE DIASPORA Curated and edited by Aishatu Ado DEADLINE 12.31.25 // Submit to: contact@aroko.coop THEME We invite fiction that breathes new life into ...
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October 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM