Lost In Translation: Reflections on How Chinese online industry exploits African Children
Premium Times NG, 2022
A personal reflection on the issues of race and exploitation that contributed to Racism For Sale.
What’s it like to be Black in China
The Voice Newspaper, 2019
Reflections on life for people of African descent in China and documenting our stories.
How do you say ‘blackface’ in Mandarin
The Continent, 2020
After yet another incident of Blackface during China’s CCTV Spring Festival Gala, our analysis of what this means for Africa-China relations on the ground.
Published in Black Livity China, 2018
In 2018, we gathered the varying opinions of members of China’s vast African diaspora to address the implications of an infamous racist skit at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala that year.
Published in Black Livity China, 2021
After John Boyega announced his resignation as brand ambassador for Jo Malone following the white-washing of an advert he originally starred in I explore the on-the-ground realities behind the brand’s decision.
Research
Runako is frequently called upon for her expertise on race and Africa-China relations. Most recently for Pan-African consultancy CORAFRIKA Runako researched and wrote a 46-page policy brief on how matters of race and racial discrimination can be incorporated into Africa-China government-level relations. The paper and its associated policy brief will be used as the basis for policy recommendations for African government actors and African CSOs in their negotiations with Chinese actors.
