Ever since the natural hair movement has picked up, Black magazines have featured more and more women rocking their coily locks. Thanks to the increasing interest in natural Black hair, a publication has launched that’s dedicated to the phenomenon.
CRWN Magazine was founded by Lindsey Day and Nkrumah Farrar. With Day serving as editor-and-chief and Farrar as the creative director, the print publication will be released quarterly, while also posting stunning visuals celebrating Black beauty on its website and social media pages.
“CRWNMAG exists to create a progressive dialogue around what it really means to ‘go natural’ in America,” Day told The Huffington Post in an interview. “Through beautiful content, thoughtful commentary, hair inspiration and resources, we’re telling the world the truth about Black women by showcasing a new standard of beauty — and documenting our story in tangible, print form.”
Day says that the idea for the magazine was birthed from the lack of natural Black features being represented in print. She wanted to build a platform that helped Black women embrace their natural beauty, instead of suppressing it in an attempt to fit into society’s narrow beauty standard.
“There was a void when it came to publications that were really celebrating and edifying Black women, not to mention doing so with high creative and aesthetic quality,” Day said. “So many publications seem to tell us we need to straighten our hair, lighten our skin and contour our noses to make them seem thinner. We are celebrating the diversity, the uniqueness and the beauty that Black women naturally embody. We really want to reclaim the narrative, one that has existed online but hasn’t really been reflected and immortalized in a print publication.”
Not only will the magazine focus on natural hair, but it will feature other subjects important to today’s Black women, including lifestyle tips, entertainment, and more.
“In CRWN, hair is the starting point of the conversation, but we are addressing the whole woman: how she lives, how she hustles, where she travels, what keeps her up at night and what wakes her up in the morning,” Day explained.
The first issue of CRWN Magazine is projected to be released this spring. The Zero Issue was released at AfroPunk last August to rave reviews.
