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Editor’s Letter. • WINTER 2022

KOL Social

Featured Contributors.

Business Matters. • ECONOMIC VOLATILITY COMBINED WITH THE COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS IS AFFECTING INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES ACROSS THE UK. PATRICIA HAMZAHEE – PHILANTHROPIST, MENTOR, INVESTOR AND CO-AUTHOR OF REPORT VALUING THE BLACK PHILANTHROPIC POUND – OFFERS HER TAKE ON HOW MULTI-ETHNIC SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES CAN SURVIVE THE CRUNCH

THE GIFT EDIT • FINDING THE PERFECT PRESENT JUST GOT EASIER – FROM BEAUTY SETS AND TABLEWEAR TO AN INSPIRING SPECIAL-EDITION READ, WE HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED RIGHT HERE

The New Black Vanguard

KOL Social Event. • BRINGING KOL SOCIAL BEAUTY SUPPLEMENT TO LIFE WITH OUR LIVING IN COLOUR EVENT

Podcasts.

Books. • COMMUNITY-DRIVEN LATEST AND GREATEST READS

Film/TV.

A Wealth of Talent. • EMMANUEL IMANI DISCUSSES LIFE AND WORK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAMERA AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT FOR HIM TO STAND UP AND BE A VOICE FOR AFRO-QUEERS.

Events.

The Archive.

Music.

Like Father, Like Daughter. • MULTI-AWARD-WINNING SINGER LALAH HATHAWAY’S LATEST SINGLE IS A DUET WITH HER OWN DAD – LATE SOUL LEGEND, DONNY HATHAWAY. SHE REVEALS WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO GROW UP WITH ONE OF THE GREATS AND THE JOYS OF BUILDING A STELLAR CAREER OF HER OWN.

Arts.

Capital Collections. • THE BEST PLACES TO SEE BLACK AND UNDER-REPRESENTED ART IN LONDON

Shifting the gaze. • PHOTOJOURNALISM HAS BEEN DOMINATED BY ONE VERY NARROW BAND OF IMAGE MAKERS FOR TOO LONG, SAYS DANIELLA ZALCMAN. IT’S TIME TO EXPAND OUR VIEW

What Lies Beneath. • JOURNALIST AND EXPLORER TARA ROBERTS IS ON A MISSION TO FIND, DOCUMENT AND IDENTIFY SUNKEN SLAVE SHIPS. SHE TELLS KAREN CAMERON WHY THAT WORK IS SO IMPORTANT TO HER – AND TO BLACK HISTORY

Streetstyle. • WE’RE WILD ABOUT CURLS, PLAYFUL BRAIDS AND MIND-BENDING COLOURS. THIS SEASON’S HOTTEST HAIRSTYLES – RIGHT HERE

Hotlist. • EVERY SEASON MAKES NEW DEMANDS ON YOUR HAIR AND SKIN. FROM CLEVER CREAMS TO SHIMMERING SHADOWS, HERE’S HOW TO TREAT YOURS RIGHT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS WINTER

Get Ahead of Winter Hair. • AS THE COLD WEATHER APPROACHES, HAIR PROTECTION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER FOR AFRO HAIR. HERE’S HOW TO DO IT

The Great Cover-Up • WIGS OFFER VERSATILITY, CONVENIENCE AND FUN. BUT WITH SO MANY STYLES AND POSSIBILITIES TO CHOOSE FROM, WHERE TO START?

Glow Up Your Bath Time. • STEP IN, RELAX, UNWIND. BATHING JUST GOT EXTRA SPECIAL – HERE’S HOW TO TAKE IT THE NEXT LEVEL AGAIN

Body & Soul. • BUILD STRENGTH AND MEET EACH MOMENT MINDFULLY WITH OUR CURATED EDIT FOR HEART AND HEAD

Water of Life. • THE VILLAGE OF GANVIE, IN BENIN, WAS ESTABLISHED AS A REFUGE FOR THOSE FLEEING ENSLAVEMENT. ITS PEOPLE DIDN’T JUST SURVIVE – THEY CONTINUE TO THRIVE. SHERILLE RAYMOND VISITS THE VENICE OF AFRICA

Travel Facts.

Giveaways. • FROM SPECIAL-EDITION BOOKS TO BEAUTY BAG FAVOURITES – FOR A CHANCE TO GET YOUR HANDS ON ONE OF THESE GREAT GIVEAWAYS, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ENTER ONLINE (DETAILS BELOW)

SOCIAL DIRECTORY

Taking back Ctrl. • BRITISH-NIGERIAN COMPUTER SCIENTIST DR ANNE-MARIE IMAFIDON IS ON A MISSION TO GET MORE WOMEN AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE INTERESTED IN TECHNOLOGY AND INTO STEM. HERE’S WHY