Oct 2021 Issue

• October 2021 Issue


  • Features an oil painting on the cover
  • Features a non-celebrity on the cover
  • Showcases Olaudah Equiano as someone who made a positive impact on the world
• Olaudah Equiano's autobiography sold so well that it was republished and helped pass the Slave Trade Act which abolished the Slave Trade
• The written code for the October 2021 issue is 'The Faces we Need to know'
• What is significant about the October 2021 Issue?

  Black History Month Edition
• Who is the cover star of the Oct 2021 Issue?

  Olaudah Equiano
• What is significant about Olaudah Equiano?

  • He was a writer who was sold as a slave and bought his own freedom and became a prominent figure in London’s abolitionist movement.
  • His autobiography sold so well that it was republished and helped pass the Slave Trade Act which abolished the Slave Trade
• Features an oil painting on the cover

  • Unconventional since on magazine covers, real images of people are usually shown
  • Showcases that even past figures (throughout history) are still important to put in the spotlight and deserve recognition even if they died.
• Features a non-celebrity on the cover

  • Bringing light to important figures who actually made an impact towards society rather than celebrities.
• Showcases Olaudah Equiano has someone who made a positive impact on the world

  • TBI subverts the negativity surrounding BLM protests and focuses on the good things black people have done which contributes to society
• What was happening when the Oct 2021 issue was published?

  Contrast to the news articles that were bring released at the same time as this issue, where news outlets were painting black people negatively with all the riots for BLM
• Written code: The Faces we Need to know

  • ‘Need’ indicates that it is important for all people to know about these Black Britons and actually take time to learn about how they have contributed to the world