I sit down with Martine Rose in an east London kitchen; it’s cozy, quaint, and noisy. The washing machine spins as chatter drifts in from the front room where someone is getting their hair done. I couldn’t help...
Junglepussy is challenging assumptions about black women in music using 140 characters or less.
Dyo's debut EP reminds us why she's a breath of fresh air.
With a mic in hand in the middle of a party, she begins to bob. She’s bright-eyed with pigtails, swaying side to side and belting every word of Beyonce’s “Baby Boy” with an unadulterated passion. Each confident “ooooh” she...
“I love a tangy ass pineapple,” bbymutha declares set with a fruit cup in hand. It’s an unusually warm March day in Brooklyn and bbymutha arrives on set with bright turquoise hair and a colorful oversized outfit before...
Oyinda has managed to create a discography of emotive tracks, hypnotic in sound and laced with soulful R&B influences.
It’s a month before Theophilio’s SS20 runway show and I’m seated in Edvin Thompson’s bedroom-slash-studio as a crew of his usual friends and collaborators make their way in and out of his space. His energy is chaotic yet...
As a product of the South African diaspora and a mother of two, Hleziphansi Zita denotes many of her stories and cultural experiences into her handmade jewelry brand, Nandi Naya. Growing up in New York City, going to...
For her New York Fashion Week return, Maki Oh designer Amaka Osakwe brought bold beauty, luxe embellishments and her Nigerian heritage to the runway. After taking some much-needed time off, Osakwe has returned with a new vision that...
