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South Ozone Park
resident to launch
magazine showcasing
Caribbean creatives
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
A South Ozone Park resident is launching
a visual magazine on Feb. 1 to help
showcase Caribbean creatives both locally
and abroad.
Sinead Collymore-Jones and her
Trinidad and Tobago-based partner Sache
Alexander-George will launch “LAWD”
on Instagram. Th e quarterly magazine
will have an initial rollout on Instagram
(@lawdthemag) before expanding to
other platforms.
Th ey came up with the name “LAWD”
aft er thinking of a phrase recognized in
the Caribbean and the diaspora.
“Instagram is visual, we thought it was
the perfect platform for the magazine to
build an audience,” said Collymore-Jones.
“Because it’s a visual publication, it’s very
light on copy, so you are not going to see
articles. Whatever information we share
or story we tell, we are going to do so
visually through video, photography or
fi lm.”
Th e founders look to fi x sporadic media
attention by providing a space for creatives
to showcase their talents.
“It’s frustrating for us as Caribbean people
to once in a blue moon have a Bob
Marley or a Koff ee or whoever and that’s
dictated by global media and what they
choose to highlight or share about us,”
said Collymore-Jones. “So, if not one else
is going to represent the fact that there is a
whole culture, livelihood, life, breathe and
color happening 24/7, then why not me?”
Th e fi rst issue entitled, “Th e Folding
Chair” is inspired by Congresswoman
Shirley Chisolm’s quote, “If they don’t
give you a seat at the table, bring a folding
chair.”
Th e issue will feature fellow Trinidadians:
musicians Voice the Artiste and Jimmy
October, and beauty and wellness entrepreneur
Kathryn Nurse. Looking forward,
LAWD is hoping to collaborate with creatives
in New York City.
Founders of visual magazine, “Lawd” (left) Sinead Collymore and Sache Alexander-George.
Photo by Luigi Creese
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