When Serlina Boyd first had the idea of publishing a magazine aimed at Black children in the UK, she sought the advice of a colleague in the industry who told her: “No one will be interested.”
Boyd, an acclaimed arts editor for more than 18 years, doubled down. She launched not one but two magazines, Cocoa Girl and Cocoa Boy, the first of their kind in Britain. Within four weeks of its launch in June 2020, Cocoa Girl was being read by more than 10,000 children.
