GENTLEMEN

This Editorial spread inspired by Fela Kuti’s 14-minute epic “Gentleman” is an outcry to bucking what it means to be a man of color. Our aptly-named film showcases young, beautiful colored men from across the diaspora with Fela’s iconic record serving as the sound bed. They are dressed like gentlemen but they aren’t behaving as a man of color “should.” Fela uses his voice to protest. The gentlemen protest by being.