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 Caribbean L 30     ife, January 17-23, 2020 
 ‘Lawd’ & creatives 
 By Natalie Y. Henry 
 Visual  magazine,  “Lawd”  shines  a  
 light  on  Caribbean  creatives  everywhere. 
  The quarterly publication is the  
 brainchild of Trinidadians, 27-year-old  
 Sinead Collymore-Jones and business  
 partner, Sache Alexander–George. They  
 came up with the name after thinking  
 of a phrase recognized in the Caribbean  
 and the diaspora.  
 Born out of the frustration of only  
 seeing  occasional  highlights  of  Caribbean  
 creatives they wanted a space for  
 them  to  be  recognized  regularly,  “It’s  
 frustrating for us as Caribbean people  
 to  once  in  a  blue  moon  have  a  Bob  
 Marley or a Koffee and that’s dictated  
 by global media and what they choose  
 to highlight or share about us,” said  
 Collymore–Jones “So, if no one else is  
 going to represent the fact that there is  
 a whole culture, livelihood, life, breath  
 and color happening 24/7, then why  
 not me?” 
 The first issue of “Lawd” is set to  
 launch  on  Instagram,  Feb.  1.  This  
 month’s theme entitled, “The Folding  
 Chair” inspired by Shirley Chisolm’s  
 quote, “If they don’t give you a seat at  
 the table bring a folding chair” is exactly  
 what  Collymore–Jones  and  Alexander– 
 George set out to do. The issue will  
 feature fellow Trinidadians: musicians  
 Voice the Artiste and Jimmy October,  
 and  beauty  and  wellness  entrepreneur  
 Founders of visual magazine, “Lawd”  
 (left) Sinead Collymore and Sache  
 Alexander-George.  Luigi Creese 
 Kathryn Nurse.  
 Although the first issue showcases  
 talent from her homeland, she hopes to  
 feature people from all over the Caribbean, 
  “It’s not a Trinidad thing …We  
 want  this  to  be  a  collaborative  effort  
 amongst the islands, not just one of us  
 but all of us.” Collymore–Jones names  
 Rihanna, Koffee, and Amanda Seales  
 to be among talents she hopes to collaborate  
 with  along  with  the  diaspora  
 in New York and beyond. Check out @ 
 Lawdthemag for the first issue, “The  
 Folding Chair” and future updates. 
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