A mother’s love: quotes from our favourite celebrities
Mother’s Day (Sunday 26 March) is that one day a year where mothers and motherhood in all forms…
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Spotlight on scarification: Moniasse, the artist’s muse
When I first met Laurence Sessou, aka Moniasse, the artist’s muse, I was immediately struck by her natural,…
Dionne Reid: the soulful songbird
You may have already heard the melodious tones of Dionne Reid singing back up for songstress of the…
Quintessentially Marverine
We challenge you to find anyone as bubbly and vivacious as the 40-something year old journalist, broadcaster and…
Valentine Special: How I knew she was the one!
The Art of Loving, The five Languages of Love, Gentlewoman, The Love Manual, Act Like a Lady, Think…
Viola Davis: Up close and personal
There’s something about Viola. The versatile and talented actress is unconditionally loved by critics and audiences alike, and…
Laura Mvula: A musical beauty
Laura Mvula is an incredible sight. Angelic yet full of a powerful musicality not seen in black British…
Conversation with: The Melanin Goddess
Beauty does indeed come in all shades. Let’s take a moment to appreciate Khoudia Diop, the stunning 19-year…
In the filmmakers’ studio: meet Segilola Ogidan
A female assassin attempts to kill the Portuguese Prime Minister during a state visit to London in 1973!…
Hanging out with Ballers’ Stacy Rose
HBO’s Ballers is one of our guilty pleasures at Melan Magazine Towers. The testosterone filled hit comedy-drama series…
Queen Lupita takes her throne
Lupita Nyong’o is the ultimate in black girl magic, the Hollywood game changer, whose classically Ugandan look and…
My story: Anjula Mutanda
One of the UK’s favourite celebrity psychologists with appearances on the nation’s top TV programmes including Big Brother…
Scarlette’s dance in the sun
What are the odds that the day before Black History Month 2016 kicks off, I would be interviewing…
Mixed, dual heritage! How about human being?
All her life Melan Magazine contributor, Debbie Best, has been asked, ‘so where are you really from?’, and…
Lounging in Charlotte’s web
Fresh from winning her latest accolade, ‘Best Afro Hair Enhancer’ at the Best Beauty by Stylist Awards, less…