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Descendants is the fifth issue of KOJO Magazine, a New York–based independent publication dedicated to authenticity, cultural truth, and the future of global Black expression. This issue explores the living legacy of the Caribbean and West African diaspora, tracing how ancestry, memory, and migration continue to shape contemporary art, fashion, music, and storytelling across the world.
Featuring Abigail C. Onwunali on the cover, Descendants centers artists, writers, and visionaries whose work exists at the intersection of heritage and innovation. Through intimate interviews, striking visual narratives, and thoughtful essays, this issue examines what it means to inherit culture—and how that inheritance is reimagined by a new generation.
With contributors spanning the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, and the global African diaspora, Descendantsexpands beyond borders to document the shared and divergent experiences of people rooted in ancestral lineage yet boldly creating forward. From visual artists and filmmakers to writers, designers, and models, each contributor brings a perspective that honors the past while shaping the future.
Descendants is more than an issue—it is a cultural archive and a declaration. A testament to legacy, representation, and the power of telling our own stories.
Be Bold. Be Real. Be Future.
Descendants is the fifth issue of KOJO Magazine, a New York–based independent publication dedicated to authenticity, cultural truth, and the future of global Black expression. This issue explores the living legacy of the Caribbean and West African diaspora, tracing how ancestry, memory, and migration continue to shape contemporary art, fashion, music, and storytelling across the world.
Featuring Abigail C. Onwunali on the cover, Descendants centers artists, writers, and visionaries whose work exists at the intersection of heritage and innovation. Through intimate interviews, striking visual narratives, and thoughtful essays, this issue examines what it means to inherit culture—and how that inheritance is reimagined by a new generation.
With contributors spanning the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, and the global African diaspora, Descendantsexpands beyond borders to document the shared and divergent experiences of people rooted in ancestral lineage yet boldly creating forward. From visual artists and filmmakers to writers, designers, and models, each contributor brings a perspective that honors the past while shaping the future.
Descendants is more than an issue—it is a cultural archive and a declaration. A testament to legacy, representation, and the power of telling our own stories.
Be Bold. Be Real. Be Future.