Editor's Notes - About Taxi!
A personal note from the founder of Taxi on the birth of this editorial platform, its mission to tell untold stories, and the magic we hope to create together.
Publications
A personal note from the founder of Taxi on the birth of this editorial platform, its mission to tell untold stories, and the magic we hope to create together.
Author
Tosin Okewole
Date
Read
5 mins
Editorial
There are millions of stories just floating around waiting to be told. Taxi is a home to these stories. Taxi was born out of the desire to make magic. The beginning of Taxi was epiphanic, literally. This editorial was born out of the simple need to tell stories.
At Taxi, we optimize to put out work that engages people of all calibres. We are heavily interested in underrepresented demographics, esoteric communities as well as the average typical individuals. We want our reader's hearts to stretch to accommodate the breadth of the new stories we are telling. We want you to read our work and be filled with the visceral urge to make magic as well or even simply be content with the knowledge that whatever medium is yours, all life is art. The 3 words that most accurately describe our content at the moment are; opinion, thought and conversation. We are putting out essays that provide a fresh perspective on politics and societal issues. We value the voice of our writers and this reflects in the quality of work that is produced. We are also putting out personal essays from writers on subject matters that are peculiar to these individuals like love, grief and personhood.
"All life is art"
We are also putting out interviews with people of interest to us ranging from artists to designers to authors. Our editorial is small and independent. We have big plans and these plans can only come to fruition with support from people. Feel free to support us in any capacity you can; send us kind words, buy us a coffee, check out our socials and most importantly read our work. We are looking forward to traveling this journey with you.
Essay

In this essay, Taxi Editorial explores how skincare goes beyond aesthetics for people of color, becoming a way to reclaim identity and narrative.
Author
Taxi Editorial
Duration
5 mins
Culture

In this essay, Abdulhaqq Omoyele reflects on how japa has come to define the Nigerian dream and the nation’s complex relationship with escape and survival. Abdulhaqq Omoyele is a medical student and occasional Football Manager addict who writes about Nigerian life, culture and governance.
Author
Abdulhaqq Omoyele
Duration
10 mins
Interview

Talking to Uzo Njoku feels like sitting with someone who has already made peace with the fact that art is work and work requires structure. In conversation with Tosin from Taxi Editorial, she speaks about the discipline behind her paintings, working on commissions for Walmart and YSL and the frustration of having her exhibition mistaken for spectacle.
Author
Tosin Okewole
Duration
15 mins