But is a whitebman getting paid off all of that?
From their about page:
Mizizi was founded in 2014 by two African (One Ghanaian, and the other Kenyan) University of South Florida students, who were sitting in the dining hall discussing the scarce amount of Africans and African pride that was shown in Florida. After spending hours of discussion, they compared & contrasted the ways in which Caribbean’s display their culture throughout the state and what Africans could do to do the same. This unknowingly lead to the birth of Mizizi; meaning “roots” in Swahili, the purpose of the line was to stylishly show off the African culture and revive the pride that lies dormant in many of our hearts. After further discussion, the students were insistent in bringing their idea to life. With the help of the USF Research department they were able to research the amount of African immigrants/2nd generation born in the USA, to find the demographic countries in which the collection would target. Now, Mizizi has created a collective of 7 pieces, of the most populous immigrants in the United States as of 2015. These students, Paakow Essandoh, Chief Executive Officer, and George Kariuki (who later left the company to further pursue other business endeavors) is now the head personnel of Mizizi. He continues to build on ideas, much like the ones for the first collection, and focus on designing more pieces to further serve a greater purpose.