WOC Articles
POC around the block 6: Maïna Cissé
Maïna pioneered ‘anti-casting’ for her lingerie photoshoots to challenge existing discussions of diversity
POC around the block 5: Dominique Crick
Columnist Anna Jin talks to Dominique Crick, whose slogan t-shirt brand is encouraging kindness and positivity
POC around the block 4: Michelle Asare
Columinist Anna talks to Michelle Asare, the London-based designer who is completely revolutionising the idea of nude clothing
POC around the block 3: Abigail Kwakye
Columnist Anna Jin talks to Abigail Kwakye about her elegant jewellery brand, Saint Kojo, and her commitment to educating underprivileged girls
POC around the block 2: Tatiana Ngamba
Columnist Anna Jin speaks to the Manchester-based designer Tatiana Ngamba about her sustainable clothing brand and thoughts on fast fashion
POC around the block 1: Liya Kebede
Anna Jin explores the work of accomplished model, designer, and humanitarian, Liya Kebede for her series POC around the block
The UoM based zine creating a space for discussions about blackness, beauty and community
“The beauty industry when it’s spoken about is spoken about as if it’s one universal experience, but there’s lots of separate ideas and people [within it]. We wanted to shed light on the people who were thinking about it and talking about it and working in it but didn’t have this major clout”