In 2009,Good Hairlaid bare the $684 million black hair care market, detailing the lengths black women go to achieve beautiful barnets. But with natural looks on the rise – 70% of black women currently wear or have worn their hair natural – are the days of chemical relaxers and $1,000 weaves over?

Around 80% of African American men suffer from painful razor bumps. The most effective solution? Give up shaving altogether. But for those that favour a clean shave, that’s not necessarily a feasible option. Can Bevel disrupt the shaving market and become the Procter & Gamble for black people’?

With three hits in as many singles, Fuse ODG is a leading pioneer of Afrobeats. Growing up in both Ghana and Britain, Fuse felt a disjointed sense of identity. He's now using his success to counter stereotypes and show the world the capable, exuberant Africa he loves.

Influential, artistic and politically engaged, Afropunks embody a bold new approach to identity, music, art and fashion. In the seventh of a series exploring Gen Y and Z tribes, Andrea Graham Richeson looks at a new brand of ‘black cool’ that comes in many different packages.