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The late Breonna Taylor fronts the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine’s September issue. This is the first time in the 20-year history of the magazine where founder Oprah Winfrey will not appear on the cover.

The issue features a digital rendering of the 26-year-old EMT officer, who was killed by police officers executing a no-knock search warrant in March. The Black Lives Matter movement continues to demand justice for her death as there hasn’t been any legal action taken against the officers.

Winfrey aims to shed light on Taylor’s unjustified death by putting her on the cover. Winfrey also requested her readers to make a difference by signing petitions and contributing to Louisville bail in her column.

“Only in the wake of George Floyd’s filmed execution was national attention brought to the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, two and a half months after she was killed,” Winfrey wrote in the column.

“Pleas for justice have fallen on deaf ears. As I write this, in early July, just one of the three officers involved has been dismissed from the police force. This officer blindly fired ten rounds from his gun, some of which went into the adjoining apartment. The other two officers still have their jobs,” she added.



O magazine enlisted digital artist Alexis Franklin to create the cover of Taylor based on the portrait she took of herself.

Take a look at the cover below.

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For the first time in 20 years, @oprah has given up her O Magazine cover to honor Breonna Taylor. She says, “Breonna Taylor. She was just like you. And like everyone who dies unexpectedly, she had plans. Plans for a future filled with responsibility and work and friends and laughter. Imagine if three unidentified men burst into your home while you were sleeping. And your partner fired a gun to protect you. And then mayhem. What I know for sure: 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. I cry for justice in her name.” Tap the link in our bio to read more about Oprah’s tribute to Breonna—and her recent conversation with her mother, Tamika Palmer. Breonna: This one’s for you 🙏🏽 The September issue will be available wherever you buy or download your magazines on 8/11. (🎨: @alexis_art)

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Not long ago, @oprah spoke to Breonna’s mother, Tamika Palmer. She was having a particularly bad day dealing with the loss and the grief of knowing that her daughter is gone forever. She told Oprah, “I can’t stop seeing her face. Her smile. It’s what I miss most about her. I still can’t grasp the concept of her being gone. It feels so surreal. I’m still waiting for her to come through the door.” Tap the link in our bio for more. And like always: Justice for Breonna Taylor.

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Tomorrow marks 140 days since Breonna Taylor was killed by police officers Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove, while she was sleeping in her apartment. Here are some ways we can continue fighting for her until justice is served 🙏🏽

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[via The Washington Post, cover image via O The Oprah Magazine]

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