The Winter Issue 2021

winter issue 2021

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8 Editors letter 10 The Photogragher Poet 32 Negros with guns 44 HUBANE

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Cover photo by Tyinghe

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This is a Fashion and Art Magazine Curated By Kyle Mells

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Letter from the editor The Premiere Magazine is still a the next issue.

Black voice for fashion, art, and all things creative. It is a platform Peace and Love to showcase Black beauty and to help maintain that mindset that Black is beautiful and luxury. We shape the world with our minds, hearts, and souls. This past year has been tough on a lot of us and especially me. I, for one, did not want to see Premiere die. This is something that needs to be here for our community. I will be curating this magazine myself and ensure that it maintains its level of artistry and creativity. This issue is the start of a new era for premiere, but still features familiar faces such as Tyinghe who shot the cover, Rashad and his photo series Sanctuary and many other photographers we have covered before.

One of my favorite spreads is by the collective mĀK. mĀK is an art collective created for femme and nonbinary POC by Howard University students. Their photoshoot Negros with Guns highlights the importance of gun ownership and the strength of Black women all in one, which came out beautifuly. So this is the official comeback issue, the “we aren’t quite done with yall yet” issue, the keep creating issue, the keep pushing issue, the keep staying the path issue, the pick me up issue, the try try try again issue, THE PHOENIX ISSUE! Making this issue put a battery in my pack and I hope it did the same for you all. Hope you enjoy and see y’all in 8 Premiere

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THE PHOTOG

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GRAPHY POET

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Negroes With Guns

by Ua Hayes

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obert Williams put his faith suddenly enforce law and order in the hands of the American when previously they had been justice system, and time and time complacent toward lawless, racist again, the rights of Black people violence,” Robert F. Williams, Newere denied. As it became ingroes With Guns. creasingly clear that the American justice system would not hold Williams’ book Negroes With whites accountable for their crimes Guns was the single most importagainst the Black community, guns ant intellectual text on Huey Newbecame their only chance at self ton, founder of the Black Panther defense. Robert F. Williams was Party. In his book, Williams proves eventually forced into exile for his through several documented inuse of armed self defense. Wilteractions with the Ku Klux Klan, liams’ work proved that using guns police, and lynch mobs that the was the only way to guarantee the gun saved his safety of Black life. Armed self “It has always been an accept- defense would Americans ed right of Americans, as the go on to be a and exposed history of our Western states the hypocrisy proves, that where the law is pillar of the of “American BPP. unable, or unwilling, to enforce order, the citizens can, rights.” and must, act in self-defense Guns used to “When an op- against lawless violence. I be- scare me for so lieve this right holds for black pressed people Americans as well as whites,” many reasons. show a willing- Robert F. Williams, Negroes Mass shootings.

With Guns. ness to defend Trigger-happy themselves, the pigs. Lawless enemy, who is a moral weakling vigilantes. Shooting accidents, and coward, is more willing to misfires, tragedies. I was vehegrant concessions and work for a mently against gun ownership and respectable felt strongly that the only way to compromise. Psychologically, end gun violence of all forms was moreover, racists consider themto eradicate gun ownership altoselves superior beings and are not gether. It wasn’t until I learned willing to exchange their superior about Robert F. Williams, presilives for our inferior ones. They are dent of the North Carolina chapter most vicious and violent when they of the NAACP, that I viewed gun can practice violence with impuni- ownership in a different light. ty. This we have shown in Monroe.

Williams believed in the flexibility Moreover, when because of our of the freedom movement, that is, self-defense there is a danger that sometimes it called for nonviolent the blood of whites may be spilled, protests and other the local authorities in the South times it called for armed self-dePremiere 33

fense. mĀK chose to title our shoot after Williams’ book as an homage to his contribution to the Black rights movement. It was very important to me that we depict not only Black people, but Black women in powerful stances with the gun. Simply put, we out here and we will shoot back. The shoot was styled by COWPRINT, a Black-woman-owned vintage clothing brand that specializes in statement pieces and editorial styling

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Credits (Film Photography) : Creative Direction: Ua Hayes Photography: Ryan Thomas Production: mĀK Collective Styling: Cowprint Models: KG, Cole, Kemi

Credits (Digital Photography) : Creative Direction: Ua Hayes Photography: Royal Thomas Editor: Royal Thomas Production: mĀK Collective Styling: Cowprint Models: KG, Cole, Kem

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Last look: BYKD Portraits

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