Malaika Temba is a Tanzanian-American textile artist. Having lived in numerous countries such as South Africa, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia, her work is informed by her global experiences. Textiles recalls for her the labor and attention that women dedicate to the medium. She says, "Textiles function as carrier, metaphor, and marker of time through the care and labor of their production, which is often taken for granted..."  Temba graduated with a BFA in textiles from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2018.