In honour of International Women's Day, join us for a richly illuminating talk with bestselling author Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström at the When We See Us exhibition at Liljevalchs. In conversation with renowned community organiser and activitst Nyamusi Nyambok, the event will be dedicated to the intersectionality and nuance of Black women in Sweden. Through her complex characters, Lola will discuss her literary canon covering the Black experience and African diaspora in the Nordics, and what it means to truly thrive versus survive in society. 

One of Condé Nast Traveler’s “Most Powerful Women in Travel,” Nigerian American Swedish Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström is an international bestselling author, sought-after keynote speaker, award-winning travel writer and photographer. Her work has appeared in National Geographic, BBC, CNN, The Guardian, the Sunday Times, the New York Times, and Lonely Planet, among others. She is the author of award-winning non-fiction book Due North, international bestsellers LAGOM: The Swedish Secret of Living Well and In Every Mirror She’s Black, NAACP-nominated Everything Is Not Enough, and critically acclaimed Bitter Honey.