Tabla de contenidos para Issue 12 en KOL Social

On Good Friday, 1963, Dr Martin Luther King Jr was arrested in Birmingham, in the US state of Alabama, after violating an anti-protest injunction. King spent eight days in his cell, kept in solitary confinement. As the campaign raged on upon the city streets and more peaceful activists filled the jail, he penned an open letter, known today as the ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’. It was a tactical response to a published statement in a local newspaper by clergymen, who had condemned him as an outside agitator. Within a month, the local protest became international news. A perfect illustration of how outsiders thrive on playing – and succeeding – against the odds. The desegregation campaign included mass meetings, marches, a boycott of downtown shops and lunch counter sit-ins, during which…

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SINGLES/ALBUMS Marvin Sapp: All in Your Hands The gospel luminary provides a new track from his forthcoming album, Substance, via his very own ELEV8 Media & Entertainment multimedia company. Sapp is a versatile musician with an uncanny ability to formulate the most emotive and thought-provoking music – and he does that here, alongside collaborator Stan Jones. A melodious reminder to relinquish worry, anxiety, fear and doubt, from an artist who has had his own share of experiences and stood the test of time. Out now. marvinsapp.com Nova Twins: Supernova Another dose of extremely addictive, hyperactive rock from the London-based duo determined to rip up a genre sorely lacking in diversity and representation. Georgia South and Amy Love continue to break down doors for a new generation of rock artists, tearing…

IMPOVERISHED. THAT’S MY LANGUAGE, THAT’S MY PEOPLE Historically, mainstream media has glamorised the life of cowboys. Typically depicted as rugged, lonesome heroes- out there saving the land and their communities from those pesky Indians – and, of course, typically white. Artist Yowshien Kuo uses their work to strip away one of America’s longstanding myths and then some. Colourful canvases are filled with Asian cowboys against the backdrop of fantastical landscapes and situations. Take for instance, recent works such as The Mourner is Perfectly Content to Kill and Ornamental Oriental, in which characters are entwined in erotically-charged positions in the manner of the Japanese art form of shibari. At surface level, such juxtapositions may initially seem misplaced. However, it becomes clear that the aesthetics draw on the parallels of lusting over…

Fans of pan-African food, it’s time to celebrate. KOL Social has partnered with Stork Mayfair to throw a luxury dinner party to celebrate the restaurant’s two-year anniversary. Join us for an exclusively designed menu that will take you on a sensory journey through the culinary richness of the African continent and the Diaspora and discover why Stork has been called ‘the Pied Piper of London’s Black food movement’. This sumptuous, multi-course dinner, with wine, is your chance to experience great food, good fun and lots and lots of entertainment. Join KOL Social Editor, Marcia Degia, and 100 guests in a night of ultimate indulgence on Thursday 14 July, 5pm until late. For further details and to book your ticket, go to thekolsocial.com/events For more information about Stork Mayfair, visit storkrestaurant.com…

BEAUTY KOL Cosmetics An independent online makeup brand that offers both mineral powders andluxury 3D silk eyelashes. Made from the finest natural ingredients, choose from 20 shades of powders that are paraben-free and suitable for all lifestyles and religions, including vegan and Halal. The nine styles of natural-looking false eyelash strips are handmade and 100% silk. All products are animal-cruelty free. kolcosmetics.com HAIR SALON Vicksen Styles A professional, freelance stylist with 15 years of experience, Vicki is also a barber for both men and women. Winner of the coveted title of “Colourist of The Year” at the Black Beauty & Hair Awards (2011) she is based in London’s Peckham Palms. Vicksen Styles offers a 20% discount for new clients. Instagram: @vicksenstyles First Glance Hair Salon The unisex hair salon offers…

James Fisher Australian-born James is a London- and Singapore-based portrait photographer and film director whose impressive client list includes 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros, alongside publications including Vanity Fair and L’Uomo Vogue. Tasked with encapsulating the excitement of the burgeoning Black food movement, he headed to the London restaurant leading the charge. Stork Mayfair has been quietly establishing a reputation for itself as a celebrity favourite for modern pan-African food for some time. Now the secret is out. Discover how the rise of borderless cuisine is causing a major shift across the food industry on page 54 Lucas Vallecillos An award-winning photojournalist and author, Luca is a photojournalism professor at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and a co-director and founding member of the Barcelona International Photography Festival on Human Rights…

Noir Histoir Studying and celebrating Black history every day of the year, Noire Histoir produces educational, entertaining multimedia content that features historical titbits and motivational stories from across the Black diaspora. This podcast places special focus on lesser-known notable Black figures and historical facts as a way of shining a light on people who have been somewhat forgotten by time and events that are usually overlooked in history books. Episode highlights include shorts of important figures, such as biochemist Marie Maynard Daly, who became the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in chemistry; agricultural scientist George Washington Carver, whose research into peanuts created over 300 products; and Wilma Rudolph who overcame polio and became a world-record-holding Olympic champion. The Great Women Artists Created off the back of its Instagram…

KOL Social Event Fans of pan-African food, it’s time to celebrate. KOL Social has partnered with Stork Mayfair to throw a luxury dinner party to celebrate the restaurant’s two-year anniversary. Join us for an exclusively designed menu that will take you on a sensory journey through the culinary richness of the African continent and the Diaspora and discover why Stork has been called ‘the Pied Piper of London’s Black food movement’. This sumptuous, multi-course dinner, with wine, is your chance to experience great food, good fun and lots and lots of entertainment. Join KOL Social Editor, Marcia Degia, and 100 guests in a night of ultimate indulgence. On 14 July. thekolsocial.com/events…

CULTURE Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz – better known by his stage name, Fantastic Negrito – grew up in poverty. One of 14 children, he’d left home by 12. The years that followed were not easy, marked by gang violence and a history of youthful drug dealing, yet resilience – and music – were his saving grace. We catch up with the 54-year-old artist as his first album since taking home a Grammy for Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? in 2020 is about to be released. A similarly dynamic blend of blues, funk and contemporary country music, White Jesus Black Problems is centred around a love story based on the remarkable tale of two of his ancestors in 1700s colonial Virginia and the illicit (under the laws of the time) love…

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Stylist: Harriet Nicolson; hair & makeup using Dior: Dani Rull; hair assistant: VickiSens Styles; models: Abisola Kareem @ Select, Amadou Fall @ Select, Crystal Noriega @ Select, Leo Jonah @ Profile, McDaniel @ Select, Shanel Ilfil @ Wilhelmina, Talib Williams @ Models1; venue: Stork Mayfair, 13-14 Cork St, London W1S 3NS storkrestaurant.com Clichés are, by definition, overused. And that overuse means such phrases tend to lose the potency behind why they became so popularly adopted in the first place. One rare exception to this, however, is the oft-repeated adage that ‘food brings us closer together’. For migrants in multicultural societies, especially, it is more than symbolic: food and identity are inextricably linked. Culinary practices enable the construct of one’s race and culture; the preserve of one’s identity. It is social,…

BEAUTY KOL Social is pleased to announce the launch of KOL Social Beauty – a brand-new digital magazine that is free to all KOL Social magazine subscribers. The edition is bursting with all the latest beauty and hair news, trends and products, alongside tips and advice from our team of experts. Hitting app stores on 21 July, it will be available to read on both Apple and Android devices, just like KOL Social. Subscribe today and you’ll receive four quarterly issues of KOL Social magazine in print and/or digital, so you can read at your leisure or on the move. To find how to subscribe, head over to thekolsocial.com. Already a subscriber or a member? Watch out for the announcement of when your free issue of KOL Social Beauty is…

Under the Skin By Linda Villarosa. Anchored by unforgettable real-life accounts, this landmark book tells the full story of racial health disparities in America and the toll it takes on individuals. The award-winning writer offers clear evidence of modern medical texts that still carry the assumption that Black bodies are fundamentally different from white bodies, along with multiple studies that show poorer treatment and outcomes for Black patients. This must-read book reveals how Black people live in dirtier, more polluted communities, due to environmental racism and neglect from all levels of government, and outlines new research into how coping with the daily scourge of racism ages Black people prematurely. (Doubleday Books, £22.99, hardback) Release date: 14 June Bright: A Memoir By Kiki Petrosino. ‘Bright’, a slang term used to describe…

The Fellowship Sisters Dawn and Marcia Adams are children of the Windrush generation who grew up in 1980s London fighting on the front line against the injustices of that time. Decades on, they have little in common with each other beyond family. As Dawn struggles to care for their ailing mother, her only surviving son is drifting away from her. Meanwhile, high-flying lawyer Marcia’s affair with a married politician might be about to implode and destroy her career. Can the siblings navigate the challenges that lie ahead and leave the past behind with the bond between them still intact? Runs until 23 July. hampsteadtheatre.com Come From Away Uplifting true story about 7,000 air passengers who were stranded in the tiny Newfoundland town of Gander, after the shut-down of North American…

At a weekend rodeo on the edge of the pampas, a gaucho – Latin America’s counterpart to the Western cowboy – cinches his spurs. He is preparing to ride a criollo – the breed of working horse that has become synonymous with the region for its endurance and adaptability. It kneels in the grass as he mounts. At his command – a quick dig of heels into its sides – the horse’s hooves plough into the ground and kick up, throwing clumps of grass and soil into the air and together the two are majestically in motion. Gauchos are working horsemen, but they also test their skills at informal county fairs such as these (known locally as criolla), where riders throughout el Uruguay profundo – the great interior – gather…

TRAVEL The Moroccan city of Fez can make a claim to fame for all sorts of things. To name just three, this UNESCO World Heritage Site (one) is the world’s largest car-free urban centre (two) and, of course, literal home of the eponymous tasselled hat (three). But it is the city’s reputation as a shopping mecca that draws many thousands of visitors every year – and once you hit its narrow alleyways and lanes, it’s not hard to see why. For a true Moroccan experience, many visitors to Fez head straight to the famous souks. Immersing themselves in the labyrinth of these hectic markets, travellers can mingle with locals, taste exotic dishes and haggle for traditional handicrafts, all while navigating the endless alleyways. The alternative, of course, is a more…