House of Aama for @essence magazine. Available now in print at a newsstand near you 🕯️🪞 In the Studio: Essence stopped by our DTLA studio to catch up with our Co-founders @rebeccalouise1967 and @shabakaaa about the inspiration, collections and archival practice behind the decade long development of our heritage storytelling brand. “Like jazz itself, Rebecca Henry, Akua Shabaka and House of Aama are children of the same meditation on expansive Black connectivity, pursuing a body of work that can withstand an unknown future. The label’s pieces provide a glimpse into the Shabaka and Henry family tree—and the designers’ countercultural engagement with African-American aesthetic practice and the American heritage brand. As for what is next, Shabaka and Henry are continuing to communicate with each other with intention and vision, in a way that only the mother and daughter can truly understand. As designers, they are each walking in the steps of a profound familial mission, just like the...