Back in early spring 2020 with the start of BLM, I noticed many music writers and journalists on social media offering support in the form of writing music reviews, press releases, mentoring, all specifically for BIPOC. I replied to a bunch and got mostly zero responses. After that frustrating experience, I thought to myself, I write, so why not start my own publication?
The mission is to produce a digital magazine mainly by and for BIPOC artists. Exclusivity is not the goal because I strongly believe in the importance of engaging in continued discussions involving all races and ethnicities, surrounding inequity. However, Unmute Magazine exists to primarily lift the voices of creatives who have been historically marginalized, although, BIPOC allies are welcomed. Collectively, I feel that we can achieve more through multiple voices and the aim of Unmute Magazine is to highlight the diverse art that underrepresented creatives are making and to serve as a resource for artists to discover and potentially collaborate with one another.
Thank you,
Eki’Shola, Founder and Editor-in-Chief