KOL Social

With social commentary that pushes the envelope, stunning images, impressive cultural insight, thought-provoking articles, and memorable features of the most influential KOLs from across the world, KOL Social has become the proprietor of modern diverse societies. A voice for diverse groups, the cultural publication is committed to sharing experiences and perspectives.

Editor’s Letter. • “We’re the only people on the planet who have been taught to sing and praise our demeanment. I’m a bitch. I’m a hoe. I’m a gangster. I’m a thug. I’m a dog. If you can train a people to demean and degrade themselves, you can oppress them forever. You can programme them to kill themselves and they won’t even know what happened.”

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SOCIAL ONLINE

Beauty & Wellbeing Online. • For the latest beauty and health news and trends head over to the KOL Social website thekolsocial.com

Own It So You Can ‘Will’ It • ZENA TUITT IS CO-FOUNDER OF NICHE ON DEMAND, A STUDIO THAT EXECUTIVE PRODUCES ORIGINAL CONTENT, THEATRE AND FILM PRODUCTIONS BY BLACK STORYTELLERS. SHE EXPLAINS WHY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HAS AS MUCH VALUE AS PHYSICAL PROPERTY. AND WHY IT MATTERS

CULTURE

Books. • COMMUNITY-DRIVEN LATEST AND GREATEST READS.

The Ties That Bind Us. • BLACK CAKE IS A MULTI-GENERATIONAL, CONTINENT-SPANNING FAMILY SAGA THAT IS BOTH INTIMATE AND EPIC – AND ALL SET TO BE A PUBLISHING SENSATION WHEN IT’S PUBLISHED NEXT YEAR. DEBUT AUTHOR CHARMAINE WILKERSON LETS US IN ON HER RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

Fashion Online. • For the latest fashion news and trends head over to the KOL Social website thekolsocial.com

Poetry in Motion • KAREN CAMERON CATCHES UP WITH DZIFA BENSON, MOST RECENT WINNER OF THE U.K.’S LEADING POETRY PRIZE

Film.

Events.

Life Through a Lens. • AS KOL SOCIAL GEARS UP TO HOST THE LONDON PREMIERE OF AFRICAN REDEMPTION: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MARCUS GARVEY IN FEBRUARY, WE TALK TO FILMMAKER ROY T. ANDERSON ON THE MAKING OF HIS MUCH-ANTICIPATED FILM

Music.

Reclaiming the Beats. • BREAKOUT OLD-TIME-MUSIC STAR AMYTHYST KIAH ISN’T JUST PASSIONATE ABOUT THE MUSICAL TRADITIONS HER U.S. HOME STATE IS FAMOUS FOR, SHE’S BRINGING ITS BLACK HISTORY AND LEGACY TO LIFE

Podcasts. • A CHANNEL DEDICATED TO EDUCATING WHITE PEOPLE ON BLACK HISTORY AND THREE MOTHERS WHO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS YOUR MAMA WON’T HIT OUR RECOMMENDED LIST THIS MONTH

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Arts.

In Living Colour. • BRAZILIAN ARTIST ZÉH PALITO CREATES BOLD MURALS AND COLOURFUL PAINTINGS INSPIRED BY LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTS HE WANTS THE WHOLE WORLD TO SEE. HE TALKS INSPIRATION AND IDEAS WITH LOIS HILL

The Space Between. • PHOTOGRAPHER KALPESH LATHIGRA’S EXPLORATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TURN DOCUMENTARY INTO ART. HE TALKS PEOPLE, PLACES AND PRACTICE WITH LOIS HILL

MADE-TO-MEASURE SUITS FOR FORM, FUNCTION AND STYLE

Raising the Barre. • CHILDREN’S ARTS CHARITY ANNO’S AFRICA DOESN’T JUST TEACH CHILDREN TO DANCE – IT OFFERS THEM A WINDOW ON A WORLD OUTSIDE THEIR OWN AND CREATIVE FREEDOM THROUGH THAT MOST DISCIPLINED OF DANCES, BALLET, AS SARA DARLING REVEALS

Behind the Seams. • BESPOKE TAILOR CHARLIE ALLEN HAS BEEN DESIGNING FOR MANY OF BRITAIN’S LEADING BRANDS – AND MOST FAMOUS FACES – FOR OVER 30 YEARS. HE TELLS VICTORIA GILL WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THE CUT

The Archive. • ORDER YOUR KOL SOCIAL BACK CATALOGUE ONLINE AT THEKOLSOCIAL.COM

FOOD & TRAVEL

Capital of Cool • COPENHAGEN IS A CITY ON THE UP. RIGHTLY SO – BECAUSE THERE’S A WHOLE LOT MORE TO THE DANISH CAPITAL THAN THE WORLD’S BEST RESTAURANT AND THE LITTLE MERMAID. JOIN US ON A TOUR

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