So… What Exactly Is PFTD?

Postcards From The Diaspora (PFTD) is a new and disruptive youth-led media platform, which holds the core aim of “bringing us (the worldwide African/Caribbean diaspora) closer to Home”.

PFTD’s founder is the critically acclaimed, British-Ugandan, Independent Filmmaker, Broadcaster and Model, Norman Busigu. He has been interviewed and profiled by mainstream global publications/platforms including GQ South Africa, Rolling Stone Africa, Yahoo! Finance, and Soho House. He was also selected to become a member of Forbes BLK.

See below to watch a 1 min short film (2024) to get an insight into Norman the multi-hyphenate creative.

PFTD will do so by modernising the distribution of news/current affairs in real time across Africa and the Caribbean to audiences in the diaspora, showcasing (and preserving) stories and events from across these communities, and serving as a vehicle for social change. At the heart of the PFTD philosophy is to also create a platform where artistic/journalistic integrity is upheld to the highest degree; purity of the output will be a foundational pillar of the platform.

Busigu hopes that in time, PFTD will be a platform that “organically connects the diaspora community with those back home in Africa and the Caribbean, so that we can collectively work towards achieving our common goals.”

Busigu also aims for PFTD delegates from the diaspora and those in Africa/Caribbean to eventually have conversations with agents such as diplomats, governors, presidents, etc, of countries back “Home”, to meaningfully discuss what transgenerational change looks like, how we can be involved in the development of our countries, and how we can help plug knowledge and skills gaps caused by the brain drain, etc.

Prior to its hard launch, PFTD in 2025 impressively had gained recognised as an official media platform, granting Busigu and the team Press accreditation to global events this year, including Afro Nation Portugal, EMY Africa Rising Symposium (at the London School of Economics), and Africa Fashion Week London.

It is a goal for PFTD to be present at events of all forms at the community and global levels as Press, to ensure that their happenings are properly reported and the learnings are distilled back to our communities authentically through the PFTD platform.

The Founding Members of PFTD are:

  • Yasmin Minnis: Emerging Journalist, PFTD Senior Editor (Africa and Caribbean Correspondent)

  • Emmanuel Omotayo: Emerging Journalist, PFTD Social Media and Content Lead

  • Yinka Oloòtọ́: Qualified Solicitor (UK), Emerging Journalist (Opinion Writer & Nigeria Correspondent)

  • Susannah Oluwaseun: Emerging Journalist (General Correspondent)

  • Malik Mikel: Socio-legal scholar, Emerging Journalist (Opinion Writer & Caribbean Correspondent)

  • Reckyy: In-House Content Creator