Issue No. 20
Issue No. 20 of AphroChic magazine is a celebration of summer. In Mood you’ll see pieces from our new outdoor collection that celebrates the Black legacy of resort towns in places like Sag Harbor. In Interior Design, we whisk you away to Costa Rica to tour a beautiful retreat built by Brooklynites Francesa and Ahmad DeShae (their daughter, model Kela DeShae, graces the front cover). And for Travel, in a photo essay of Ethiopia, we explore the country’s highlands and volcanic lakes. Beyond the beauty of the outdoors, we have some unique scholarship for you in this issue. Pieces you can dive into by the pool, or out at the park. In Hot Topic, we look at the rise of eugenics in the national dialogue, and how the philosophy is an underpinning of many of the Constitutional crises we are experiencing in America today. And in Black Family Home, we continue the discussion on Tropical Modernism from Issue No. 19, examining how colonization shaped the built environment in Africa. We have plenty of inspiration for you as well, from a delicious Honey Lemon Layer Cake with Raspberry recipe from Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, to colorful entertaining ideas from British-Nigerian artist Yinka Ilori. Finally, we explore culture, and some of the biggest exhibitions taking place this summer, including Amy Sherald: American Sublime that is running at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Superfine: Tailoring Black Style at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And in between, we share with your our list of the best books to read this summer, festivals to attend, and new music from classical composer Shawn E. Okpebholo that you can add to your playlist.
Issue No. 20 of AphroChic magazine is a celebration of summer. In Mood you’ll see pieces from our new outdoor collection that celebrates the Black legacy of resort towns in places like Sag Harbor. In Interior Design, we whisk you away to Costa Rica to tour a beautiful retreat built by Brooklynites Francesa and Ahmad DeShae (their daughter, model Kela DeShae, graces the front cover). And for Travel, in a photo essay of Ethiopia, we explore the country’s highlands and volcanic lakes. Beyond the beauty of the outdoors, we have some unique scholarship for you in this issue. Pieces you can dive into by the pool, or out at the park. In Hot Topic, we look at the rise of eugenics in the national dialogue, and how the philosophy is an underpinning of many of the Constitutional crises we are experiencing in America today. And in Black Family Home, we continue the discussion on Tropical Modernism from Issue No. 19, examining how colonization shaped the built environment in Africa. We have plenty of inspiration for you as well, from a delicious Honey Lemon Layer Cake with Raspberry recipe from Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, to colorful entertaining ideas from British-Nigerian artist Yinka Ilori. Finally, we explore culture, and some of the biggest exhibitions taking place this summer, including Amy Sherald: American Sublime that is running at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Superfine: Tailoring Black Style at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And in between, we share with your our list of the best books to read this summer, festivals to attend, and new music from classical composer Shawn E. Okpebholo that you can add to your playlist.
Issue No. 20 of AphroChic magazine is a celebration of summer. In Mood you’ll see pieces from our new outdoor collection that celebrates the Black legacy of resort towns in places like Sag Harbor. In Interior Design, we whisk you away to Costa Rica to tour a beautiful retreat built by Brooklynites Francesa and Ahmad DeShae (their daughter, model Kela DeShae, graces the front cover). And for Travel, in a photo essay of Ethiopia, we explore the country’s highlands and volcanic lakes. Beyond the beauty of the outdoors, we have some unique scholarship for you in this issue. Pieces you can dive into by the pool, or out at the park. In Hot Topic, we look at the rise of eugenics in the national dialogue, and how the philosophy is an underpinning of many of the Constitutional crises we are experiencing in America today. And in Black Family Home, we continue the discussion on Tropical Modernism from Issue No. 19, examining how colonization shaped the built environment in Africa. We have plenty of inspiration for you as well, from a delicious Honey Lemon Layer Cake with Raspberry recipe from Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, to colorful entertaining ideas from British-Nigerian artist Yinka Ilori. Finally, we explore culture, and some of the biggest exhibitions taking place this summer, including Amy Sherald: American Sublime that is running at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Superfine: Tailoring Black Style at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And in between, we share with your our list of the best books to read this summer, festivals to attend, and new music from classical composer Shawn E. Okpebholo that you can add to your playlist.
Additional Details
US Letter, 8.5” W × 11” H
136 Pages
Issue No. 20 / Summer 2025
