Black History Month - Saluting Our Sisters

Happy Black History Month! We hope everyone’s had a good month. Can you believe we’re almost at the end of the year?

Anyways… with the theme for this Black History Month being ‘Saluting Our Sisters’, we’ve created a bespoke list of 66 creatives, industry professionals, podcasters, artists - you name it - shaking things up in their respective fields.

Industry Professionals:

Lorna Karechu - Freelance Cultural Strategist
Peju Ayanwale - Project Manager at Metallic Inc
Frances Acquah - Brand Marketing Specialist at Nike
Toluwa Atilade - Equity, Diversity and Allyship Consultant
Shola West - Brand Lead at Complex
Andrea Nzeribe - Account Executive at R&CPMK

Podcasters

Writers

Lanaire Aderemi - Poet, Playwright and PhD Researcher
Naz From Newham - Music Journalist
Lateefah Jean Baptiste - Journalist (Culture, Personal Essays, lifestyle etc)
Lola Christina - Freelance Journalist
Habiba Katsha - Freelance Journalist & Writer
Minou Itseli - Music Journalist

Artists

TattoosbyZipporah - Tattoo artist
Stacey Amaka - Artist & Multidisciplinary Creative
Shania - Set Designer and Art Director
Cherise Hewitt - Artist
HoodArtStory - Artist
Jasmine Shanice - Artist

Presenters

Shelen Zamora
Kimberly Possible
Vicky Hope
FeeMak - Radio Broadcaster & Host
Wunmi Bello - Host of The Wunmi Bello Show
Victoria Jane - Host of BBC Radio 1’s ‘R&B/Soul’ show

Content Creators

Raiessalin - Lifestyle, Fashion and Days in the Life of an Aspiring Journalist
Antionette Victoria - Fashion creator
Erica - Content Creator & Co-host of By Invite Only podcast
Maia Gouveia - Lifestyle Creator
Zayanne Bako - The Creative Plug
Abibat - Natural Hair Influencer