magazine covers
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'More Is More': Vogue Italia Raises the Bar on Inclusion With 100 September Covers
This September, the Vogue franchise has organized around a single message: Hope, with each global iteration of the famed fashion magazine publishing its own version of what the theme means to its team. To that end, American Vogue enlisted acclaimed painters Kerry James Marshall and Jordan Casteel to create its September covers, which also featured…
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Vogue Enlists Black Artists Kerry James Marshall and Jordan Casteel to Paint History-Making September Covers
2020 has been the most dizzying year in recent memory, upending much and not enough of our sense of our security, place, and hope in the future. This disorientation is so pervasive that even the September issues of fashion magazines—which typically serve as paper bastions of luxury, privilege and aspiration—have redirected to reflect the shifting…
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#TBT: So, About That Time Spike Lee and Angela Bassett Teamed Up for the Best Black History Month Tribute of 2019 …
Black History Month 2019 has been one for the garbage books, amirite? Amongst our crew here at The Root, we’ve been wondering if we should ask for an exchange or just cancel the remainder of this year’s subscription. Even the always erudite Michael Harriot, who loves spinning gold out of absolute trash asked, “Can we…
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Phenomenal Women: Generations of Black Beauty Grace February and March Magazine Covers
We all know “black don’t crack,” but this season we’re seeing that in action on a variety of pre-spring magazine covers that celebrate the varied and ageless glory of black beauty. From 94-year-old Cicely Tyson on the Ava DuVernay-edited Time “Art of Optimism” issue, to Indya Moore on one of five Teen Vogue Young Hollywood…
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Profile in Courage: Serena Williams Covers Allure’s ‘Body & Mind’ Issue
Will we ever tire of seeing Serena Williams atop magazine covers? Don’t bet on it. We love that Williams—already the most powerful woman in sports—is also having the power of her beauty recognized, again and again. Her latest grand slam? Allure magazine’s “Body & Mind” issue, where she recreates the pose from her iconic nude…
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Grand Slam: Lindsay Peoples Wagner's 1st Cover for Teen Vogue Is Black Girl Majesty
Now, this is how you come through with some #blackgirlmagic. For her premiere cover as Teen Vogue’s new editor-in-chief (and the youngest black editor at any major publication), Lindsay Peoples Wagner recruited one of the world’s most dynamic women, Serena Williams, placed her in conversation with Naomi Wadler, one of the most intelligent and inspiring…
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Black to the Future: Nadine Ijewere Is the 1st Woman of Color to Shoot a Vogue Cover
When 23-year-old Tyler Mitchell captured Beyoncé for the September 2018 issue of American Vogue, it was a historic moment as he became the first black photographer to be granted a cover in the magazine’s 125-year history. Now, history is being made again, this time by 26-year-old Nadine Ijewere who, with the January issue of British…
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We Did It! 2018 Was a Record-Breaking Year for Diversity on Magazine Covers
It’s official: After months of watching magazine covers steadily get more colorful, with December’s round of issues, 2018 has ended up as a record-breaking year for diversity, particularly in the fashion industry. Industry site Fashionista has been keeping track of diversity and inclusion for the past five years now, and on Monday reported that of…
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New and Next: Your Bimonthly Black Magazine Cover Roundup Is Here!
What’s this, you ask? Oh, just another crop of black girl magical magazine covers for fall. In fact, there have been so many since September’s record-breaking number that we’ve decided it’s best to just round them up twice monthly, to keep you up to date on who’s covering us. Our last check-in was a mere…
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Golden Lady: Oprah Is Pure Gold for the September Issue of O Magazine
Good morning, Sunshine! Leave it to the great and powerful Oprah to give us the Monday motivation we are so desperately needing with a “future’s so bright [she’s] gotta wear shades” magazine cover to swing us into September. Reminding us that the color yellow was clearly invented for brown-skinned women, O gives us retro vibes…