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...

SJP is seeking a Creative Marketing Intern. See the internship description here: bit.ly/48XtgQl - Applications are due 1/12/26.

love to talk shit with my squad - come on down and learn about why you should probably start a co-op too

"Consumerism, is however, too central to the rotten heart of the games industry to excise it without killing the thing. This wretched state of affairs is what Keighley aspires to be the voice of, and what his Game Awards is a shrine to."

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...

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...

Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship. Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!

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 www.aroko.world/habesha-magic/

Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.

to me, zohran represents the mere possibility that things could be better. he is a challenge to the certainty that things will remain static or get worse as it relates to electoral politics. it feels good to have even that small sliver of hope.

Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez

thank you for the outpouring of support! those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

getting a lot of “were so back” vibes from the TL

You have to survive. There are graves to piss on that haven't been dug yet.

man i am so glad that dick cheney is dead

So, today I'm announcing a new book project... and doing a call for papers: crpgbook.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t... It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article. Please share :)

from a black woman editor in chief to no black women on staff in 10 years is nasty work

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

this JUST dropped like WHAT 😭

all the staffers at teen vogue who just got laid off I hope yall feel how appreciated your work has been by so many.

solidarity to all the teen vogue folks who were cut in the layoffs today. we lost one of the last few bastions of proper political reporting in the legacy media landscape today.

happy halloweekend from the aroko crew!

very fascinating. i wonder where we go next? does it matter if hip hop isnt on the billboard charts like that?

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...

"AI gives us too much intimacy with these men."

we got a banger on our hands

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 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...

Congrats to all the people who have postured as intelligent and morally righteous for years but decided that they couldn’t take a stand against genocide or decided to justify and cheer on the massacre of a people for whatever reason. Now they can go back to playing the intellectual in peace.

📢 Call for Submissions! Àrokò invites writers from Africa & the diaspora to send us stories that reimagine folklore, myth, and legend. Deadline Dec 31 2025. www.aroko.world/aroko-anthol...

@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...

Stay cozy in style this fall with Aroko www.aroko.coop/product/supp...

Come write with us!

Free Leqaa Kordia and all of our political prisoners!!! Share and donate to her legal fund: chuffed.org/project/free...

we can do a little shit post as a treat sometimes

So appreciative of the transparency here as someone who is trying to formulate how to pay people in a worker-owned business 🖤

Assata Shakur died free

Ok, @k80way.bsky.social did it. What the hell is going on with Bluestockings???? Only at @hellgatenyc.com hellgatenyc.com/what-is-happ...

“You died. I cried. And kept on getting up. A little slower. And a lot more deadly.” Rest in Power and Thank You

The news is out before the family has had a chance to say anything. Unfortunately it's true. I'll be offline for a few days. Sending everyone who loved her care.

It’s time to wake up — if you aren’t using ChatGPT to optimize your work (and your life!) you’re getting left behind. Watch this for 5 simple, lesser-known ChatGPT prompts that geniuses use! youtu.be/IS65dBNlng8

Our portfolio is up to date with new work from 2025. If you are looking for help with your brand, website, magazine, or more, hit us up! www.aroko.coop/work

Miami Herald: Two-Thirds of Immigrants Held at “Alligator Alcatraz” in July Have Disappeared

145,000 young Nepalis turned Discord into a digital parliament and elected their country's first woman interim prime minister. Design reflects the values of those who wield it, not those who built it. www.aroko.world/discord-deci...

wrote about the memes allegedly left by Kirk’s killer, the desire for a coherent narrative in a world without context, and the widening digital culture gap that’s going to make these very hard times even harder www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

remember to respect women, people of color, the LGBTQ+, and marginalized groups out there ‼️

Oh no, the people who were threatening to deport or murder me yesterday on social media are threatening to deport and murder me today.

Activists Sabotage Equipment in German Weapons Factory That Supplies Arms to Israel https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/9/headlines/activists_sabotage_equipment_in_german_weapons_factory_that_supplies_arms_to_israel

arco is a perfect game everyone should play it