In Interior Design, iconic designer Mikel Welch talks to us about his new book, The Forever Home. In Food, acclaimed food photographer, Jerrelle Guy, shares her delicious Olive Oil Brownie Pudding recipe from her new book, We Fancy: Simple Recipes To Make The Everyday Special. In Artists & Artisans, we take you inside The Histories, Kerry James Marshall’s acclaimed art exhibition which is making its way across Europe through 2026. In City Stories, we take you to London for a walk though the Black history of one of Europe’s oldest cities. And on the other side of the pond, this issue’s Black Family Home feature takes you to New Rochelle, NY — a long-thriving center of African American life for more than three centuries. In this issue we’re also speaking with those who are developing fresh ideas and provoking new thought in the African Diaspora. Zambian-Canadian actor and first-time playwright Natasha Mumba takes a challenging look at the relationships between family and self, homeland and hostland, in her new play Copperbelt. In Los Angeles, award-winning American fashion designer, Willy Chavarria, introduces us to LA’s Black cowboy culture through his latest collaboration with Adidas. And Bad Bunny’s epic Super Bowl LX halftime show strikes up an important conversation on Latinidad — its origins in French Imperialism and Spanish colonialism, development in the U.S. and South America, and recent accusations that the term is anti-Black. As always, this issue of AphroChic Magazine digs into our history. In Icon we take a look at the life of Isabella Baumfree, better known as Sojourner Truth. The iconic orator, pastor, and freedom fighter, who once asked the world Ain’t I a Woman? is the inspiration for a gorgeous line of colorful handwoven rugs depicting her journey to freedom — the latest offerings from our To Be Free campaign. And in Reference, we look at two amazing African American women who helped define the role of labor and unions in America — Dorothy Lee Bolden and Marvel Cooke.