At a time when cosmetic brands did not cater to Black women, Mr. Wells found a niche working with Black stars and models who had struggled to find makeup options for their skin tones.
The people who hid Curt Bloch, a German Jew, in the crawl space of a Dutch home gave him both food and the materials he needed to make a highly creative magazine now drawing attention.
The magazine’s first issue since its top editor was fired is noticeably slimmer. Contributors pulled articles because of the response to an open letter about the Israel-Hamas war.