I came across a BBC article stating ‘ Black male graduates in London are nearly twice as likely to be unemployed as their white counterparts’ and within the article a black male graduate stated he thought one of the reasons for this was because ‘he didn't have many role models which could give him a bit of confidence, that it was doable,’
So I created this book to showcase black males who are successful in a plethora of different roles from diamond specialists, to fashion editors to authors and scientists so that they can become that vote of confidence, proving that the goals of young black males are obtainable.
The images within the book are of a fashion editorial which has been produced by an all-black creative team featuring black males in a landscape that is not commonly presented by the media.
A group in society that I feel is largely tokenised is the black male hence the title of the project.
I hope you enjoy reading and you are able to take away something positive from it. Thank you
