Presenting our December cover star: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez! Two elections in, the congresswoman is still fighting the fight—and she’s as sure as she’s ever been.
For V.F.’s December cover, @AOC opens up about her father’s influence on her political life, the day Ted Yoho lost his shit, and the power she finds in her iconic red lip. Read the cover story now:
.@AOC calls her friendship with Reps. Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib—also known as The Squad—a “gift from God”: vntyfr.com/VbXWvad
.@AOC on the New York Times’s bombshell investigation of Trump’s taxes: vntyfr.com/VbXWvad
.@AOC’s future is a matter of endless speculation: New York Senate, House leadership, a Cabinet post? “I don’t know if I’m really going to be staying in the House forever,” she says. “I don’t see myself really staying where I’m at for the rest of my life.” vntyfr.com/VbXWvad
Bernie Sanders opens up about @AOC, who became the most crucial backer of his 2020 presidential campaign: vntyfr.com/VbXWvad
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The Trump family is allegedly worried that former campaign manager will cooperate with law enforcement about possible campaign finance violations vntyfr.com/AERPRwN
According to a source close to the campaign, the Trump family is worried that Parscale could turn on them. “The family is worried Brad will start talking,” the source said.
And after last night's debate, those close to Trump are exhausted. “Trump thinks he won. He didn’t,” said a Republican with ties to the campaign. “But does anyone have the balls to tell him that? No. They’d be fired.”
For V.F.’s digital cover, scholar and activist Angela Davis speaks with @ava DuVernay about what has—and hasn’t—changed in the fight for racial justice in the #BlackLivesMatter era. Photograph by Deana Lawson. vntyfr.com/KLAcUY7
.@ava: It seems we’re at a critical mass where a majority of people are finally able to hear and to understand the concepts that you’ve been talking about for decades. Is that satisfying or exhausting after all this time? vntyfr.com/KLAcUY7
.@ava: There is a lot of talk about the symbols of slavery, of colonialism. Statues being taken down, bridges being renamed, buildings being renamed. Does it feel like performance, or do you think that there’s substance to these actions? vntyfr.com/KLAcUY7
The #BlackLivesMatter movement has produced a global outcry for social justice—and these 22 activists and visionaries speak with V.F. about their work to honor the past, shape the future, and energize the present. vntyfr.com/5Q6h9aR
.@JohnBoyega: "I’ve gotta say what’s on my mind. Might make some people angry, but whatever, man."
Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez represent a new kind of Democratic Party: “I see this movement on the street... and it’s hitting us right here in the halls of Congress.”
Presenting Breonna Taylor for Vanity Fair’s September issue, “The Great Fire,” guest-edited by Ta-Nehisi Coates. vanityfair.com/thegreatfire
Breonna Taylor’s Mother, Tamika Palmer, and Sister, Juniyah Palmer, Standing at the Banister Where Breonna Once Stood, Near the Front Steps of Her Apartment on Springfield Drive in Louisville, Kentucky.
After Get Out, movies such as @antebellumfilm, the upcoming @CandymanMovie retelling, and other tales of terror and the macabre are part of a cultural exorcism centuries in the making: vntyfr.com/WmRrKG9
In the spirit of reclamation, Antebellum director @gerardbush used actual camera lenses from Gone With the Wind to make his slavery horror story:
“We need to correct the record with the same weapon that was used to misinform and mislead," says Bush. vntyfr.com/WmRrKG9
Presenting our July/August cover star: @violadavis. The Oscar winner—who’s set to star as Michelle Obama and blues legend Ma Rainey—talks to @soniasaraiya about her journey out of poverty and into the deeply troubling Hollywood system. vntyfr.com/deBMYCu
“My entire life has been a protest,” Davis says. “My production company is my protest. Me not wearing a wig at the Oscars in 2012 was my protest. It is a part of my voice, just like introducing myself to you and saying, ‘Hello, my name is Viola Davis.’” vntyfr.com/WU7lGFu
Viola Davis for V.F. July/August 2020. Photographs by Dario Calmese. The cover marks the first V.F. cover shot by a Black photographer. vntyfr.com/WU7lGFu