Inspired by her daughter, founder Serlina Boyd launched the UK’s first magazine to celebrate Black girls, Cocoa Girl and a few months later launched Cocoa Boy. Cocoa magazine is published by Cocoa Publishing and gives Black children a voice whilst educating the community about the Black culture. Schools have been subscribing to the publication across the UK because it is also used as an educational tool to prevent bullying, by children engaging with other cultures beyond their own they can learn more about each other and work together.
Cocoa magazine is filled with inspiring and empowering content for children aged 7-11 years old, children are at the heart of the magazine, they also write and create the content. Many have said Cocoa magazine was “The most exciting launch in the Children’s sector with a real USP”. As seen from extensive media coverage Cocoa Girl issue 1, sold over 11,000 copies just from online orders, and at one point it was selling over 1,000 copies a day.