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        CURLTURE                                                                                                               Black British




                                                                                                                               Millennials believe that



                                                                                                                               black hair is deeply                                                              www.curlture.co.uk





        Curlture is a Black British,             reverse the effects of colourism and texture                                  political not just a

        online empowerment                       discrimination in the natural hair/black
                                                 community.  KINK has been featured in
        platform created by Trina                major publications such as BuzzFeed UK,                                       cultural aesthetic.

        Charles and Jay-Ann Lopez,               The Voice Newspaper, Pride magazine and

        two women from London,                   other prominent platforms.

        which is devoted to                      Jay and Tri pride themselves
        empowering Black women.
                                                 on being ‘Bloggers with                                                                                                                … Curlture is
                                                 substance’ and frequently
        Their platform, which initially focused on
        natural hair care, now covers topics such as  engage in discussion with their

        black beauty, natural hair, supporting black-  followers about controversial                                                                                                    a lifestyle.
        owned businesses and artists, along with   topics particular to the black

        popular culture topics.
                                                 community, encouraging
                                                 self-love, confidence and
        If it’s black owned, Curlture want to know

        about it; interested in everything from   determination. Curlture has
        fashion to travel, food to skincare, home   developed into something
        decor to hair care. Established in 2014, and
                                                 more than hair; it’s about
        known for their candid opinions, the duo
                                                 accepting yourself and
        has amassed over 48,000 supporters online

        from around the globe and have been      having confidence in how you
        featured on BET, Channel 4, BBC Radio    naturally are; empowering
        1Xtra, and more.                         each other and building a


                                                 stronger community; nurturing
        In addition to being empowerment
                                                 the young minds and futures
        bloggers, Jay and Tri speak/host events
        and became self-published authors in 2016  entrepreneurs… Curlture is a
        with the launch of their empowerment     lifestyle.

        book KINK - a book filled with original
        poetry and photography designed to
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