Osayi Endolyn

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STORYTELLER

[SERIES: EPISODE 1] I was invited to make a series about my work through the lens of Black Futures. this 4-part project shares my personal ethos alongside the collective brilliance of dear friends and colleagues, whose passion and creativity inspire me and many of you. In this first episode, a straight-to-camera ‘artists statement’ on my background and approach to food and culture storytelling.

Thank you especially to my big sis, visionary artist and our creative director Noni Limar for affirming me over the years and always seeing ALL of my possibilities beyond genre, title, or time.

Thank you to the outstanding crew members who made this production so fun and purposeful.

Thank you to BLM for their generous investment in artistic endeavors that celebrate our rich cultural heritage.

Credits:
creative director and executive producer: NONI LIMAR
series director: JONATHAN HALL
director of photography: AYANA BARAKA
producer: JONATHAN HALL, ADAM SIMON, JUSTIN MILLER
talent, writer, producer: OSAYI ENDOLYN
hair: ABLAVI LINDA TETTEH Linda's African Hair Braiding
make-up: KENECIA LASHAE
presented by: BLM

HOST

[SERIES] You knew there was gonna be a kitchen table talk! I welcomed sisterfriends Stephanie, Jasmine, and Nicole into my home for an evening of cocktails to discuss what sisterhood and community looks like to us. Thankful to these women and their big, open hearts.

This is part 2 in a 4-part series on my work as a culture storyteller through the lens of Black Futures.

[feat.] STEPHANIE BOARDEN, JASMINE L. PIERCE, NICOLE TAYLOR

Credits:
creative director and executive producer: NONI LIMAR
series director: JONATHAN HALL
director of photography: AYANA BARAKA
producer: JONATHAN HALL, ADAM SIMON, JUSTIN MILLER
talent, writer, producer: OSAYI ENDOLYN
hair: ABLAVI LINDA TETTEH Linda's African Hair Braiding
make-up: KENECIA LASHAE
presented by: BLM

PRODUCER

[SERIES: EPISODE 3] If you know me, you know I could not make a project like this without touching down in New Orleans. It is the United States' richest cultural city and in this episode I visit chef Serigne Mbaye at his beloved restaurant Dakar Nola.

This is part 3 in a 4-part series on my work as a culture storyteller through the lens of Black Futures.

[feat.] SERIGNE MBAYE
And thank you to co-owner EFFIE RICHARDSON and the restaurant team for your kind welcome.

If you know me, you know I could not make a project like this without touching down in New Orleans. It is the United States' richest cultural city and in this episode I visit chef Serigne Mbaye at his beloved restaurant Dakar Nola.

This is part 3 in a 4-part series on my work as a culture storyteller through the lens of Black Futures.

[feat.] SERIGNE MBAYE
And thank you to co-owner EFFIE RICHARDSON and the restaurant team for your kind welcome.

Credits:
creative director and executive producer: NONI LIMAR
series director: JONATHAN HALL
director of photography: AYANA BARAKA
producer: JONATHAN HALL, ADAM SIMON, JUSTIN MILLER
talent, writer, producer: OSAYI ENDOLYN
hair: ABLAVI LINDA TETTEH Linda's African Hair Braiding
make-up: KENECIA LASHAE
presented by: BLM

CURATOR

[SERIES: EPISODE 4] In this last episode of the series, I extend the invite to my Bayou brethren! We talk about New Orleans as the birthplace of modern hospitality (I SAID IT!). This nuanced and necessary convo bridges gaps beyond what most of us think about when it comes to eating, drinking, and service.

[feat.] LAUREN DARNELL (Nola native!), L. KASIMU HARRIS (Nola native!), ASHTIN BERRY, ZELLA PALMER

Credits:
creative director and executive producer: NONI LIMAR
series director: JONATHAN HALL
director of photography: AYANA BARAKA
producer: JONATHAN HALL, ADAM SIMON, JUSTIN MILLER
talent, writer, producer: OSAYI ENDOLYN
hair: ABLAVI LINDA TETTEH Linda's African Hair Braiding
make-up: KENECIA LASHAE
presented by: BLM

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Jan 2026 TEXTURE is a newsletter about pop culture, the arts, food and drink, and media, through a lens of identity and social dynamics. All the things that encapsulate how we view, experience, and describe our world. SUBSCRIBE! · www.texture.news