Mekia Cox Instagram – FRONT and CENTER…thank you @upscalemagazinefashion for this feature. I had a creative vision that I wanted to do for a long time and it included ALL BLACK WOMEN everything. All of these beautiful black women said YES and all the beautiful black women behind the camera, MUA, and editing all said YES. For years, I wanted to see black women on the cover of magazines…We did it!
These are the women the mainstream media often overlooks — despite the fact that they are the very heartbeat of so much of the entertainment you consume. They may not all be household names, but they are in your homes every day — through the characters you love, the scripts that move you, and the stories that stay with you.
This is for them.
This is for us.
This is for everyone who believes in the power of Black women creating without permission — only purpose.
Read the full article in my bio. Thank you thank you @thelathatch for seeing this vision and writing such a beautiful article. @melissamelliej for being my right hand producer on this and a talented photographer.
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#magazinecover #blackwomen #actors #directors #strongblacklead | Posted on 07/Nov/2025 23:41:45
