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.

In the digital age, being part of a minority group no longer has to mean feeling alone; a range of online platforms are letting people connect through their ethnic and cultural identities. Gal-Dem takes key talking points for young women of colour and provides a space in which they can be discussed.

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’?

Wearing your hair in its natural state shouldn’t be much of a surprise. But black hair is so rarely seen on the catwalk without having been blown out or straightened, that when a black model appeared with an afro on the Prada runway, it became one of the most talked about moments of the season.