Oprah Winfrey American magazine features Breonna Taylor on the cover, its first without Oprah
Winfrey did offer another surprise, though: a new show, "The Oprah Conversation" will debut exclusively on Apple TV+ for free beginning July 30.
Oprah Winfrey's "cry for justice" for Breonna Taylor has taken the form of a historic magazine cover.As demands for justice in Taylor's death continue, Winfrey joined the call in a major way by making Taylor the solo cover star of the September issue of her O, The Oprah Magazine. This marks the first time in its 20-year history that the cover has not featured Winfrey.
For the first time in 20 years, Oprah Winfrey will not be gracing the cover of her monthly magazine, "O, The Oprah Magazine." Instead, Breonna Taylor will take over the cover in an issue focused on anti-racism and white privilege.
The September issue will be available on newsstands on Aug. 11.
In a statement provided by Carrie Carlson, Hearst Magazines public relations director, Winfrey and the O team began discussions about how the brand could raise awareness about police brutality against Black Americans following the death of George Floyd, the 46-year-old Black man who died May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.
And that's why she is dedicating her magazine to Taylor, on March 13, a young black black woman who raided a Louisville home was shot by police.
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The special issue examines systemic racism and includes a list of anti-racist action readers, such as black-owned businesses that they can support, organizations to which they can donate, petitions they sign , The article they can read and more, the status of the release.
In one column, "Hard White Truths," white readers share "when they were most acutely aware of their white privilege—and what, in the wake of thunderous calls for justice, they are doing to dismantle the status quo."
In Winfrey's column "What I Know For Sure," she writes, "We can't be silent."
"We have to use whatever megaphone we have to cry for justice. And that is why Breonna Taylor is on the cover of O magazine.”
He continued: As a great-granddaughter of enslaved people, I know that in a different era my name will be headed by someone. Those leaders came to mind when I saw the names of the black women who were killed by the police. Byron Taylor and many others like him. I see the name, I think of the leaders, I feel connected to generations: the refusal to value the lives of black women. And I feel a personal connection. Because I am these women.
“I am so happy to play a small part in this long-overdue, world-changing narrative on racial injustice and police brutality," she said. "The original photo is one Breonna took herself and has been featured in the news many times. Looking at it, I see an innocence, simple but powerful. It was critical for me to retain that.”
The news follows the magazine's recent decision to move to a more "digitally-focused" platform.
In a statement on Monday, the magazine's publisher said that a representative for the brand's stay said it was re-reading its print editions. There will still be monthly print editions through December 2020, but the future for its print publications is unclear.
