E’myri Crutchfield — you know her as Kizzy from the new Roots miniseries that dropped last Memorial Day weekend (2016) — is our summer 2017 cover star! Like her character, she knows the importance of honoring and preserving our heritage and culture, plus she’s a naturalista, and being that this issue is our second-annual “Natural Hair Love” issue, she was the perfect person to slay the cover.

Take a look behind the scenes of her photo shoot and be sure to grab your copy of the mag now!