Contributors

Marjon CARLOS

"A WINNING VISION" P. 54

The journalist and public speaker spoke with CFDA/ Vogue Fashion Fund winner Christopher John Rogers about what it means to be a Black designer.

Nicole CHAPOTEAU

"YOU SAID HOPE"; "THE HERALD" P. 82; P. 114

As Vanity Fair's fashion director, Chapoteau has styled singer Charlotte Lawrence, actor Adrienne Warren, and comedian Sarah Cooper.

K. Austin COLLINS

"KINDRED SPIRIT" P. 138

The Vanity Fair film critic looks at Letitia Wright's latest BBC venture and assesses her talent on both big and small screens.

Kimberly DREW

"A NEW MUSEUM" P. 62

Drew, an art curator and writer, coedited the collection Black Futures, to be published in December.

Josie DUFFR RICE

"ABOLITION'S PROMISE" P. 134

A journalist and lawyer whose work often explores the intersection of policy and justice, Duffy Rice is president of the news and commentary site The Appeal.

Ava DUVERNAY

"THE HERALD" P. 114

The filmmaker's work includes the Oscar-nominated Selma and acclaimed Netflix limited series When They See Us.

Deana LAWSON

"THE HERALD" P. 114

The Los Angelesbased photographer's work explores themes of Black intimacy, sexuality, andfamily.

Kiese Makeba LAYMON

"MISSISSIPPI A POEM, IN DAYS" P. 124

The Jackson, Mississippi, native's 2018 memoir, Heavy, received the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction.

Quil LEMONS

"THE POWER OF TWO" P. 53

The 23-year-old photographer, who has shot covers for GQMiddle East and Out Magazine, creates portraits that often challenge traditional ideas of masculinity.

Franklin LEONARD

"GONE'S TOMORROW" P. 66

As founder of annual Hollywood institution the Black List, Leonard brings unproduced screenplays to light and pushes studios to tell new and needed stories.

Shawn MARTINBROUGH

"BLUE BLOODS"; "ABOLITION'S PROMISE" P. 130; P. 134

Martinbrough, a veteran comic book artist, has worked on titles including Batman, Captain America, and Black Panther, and he is the author of How to Draw Noir Comics.

Ruth OSSAI

"YOU SAID HOPE"; "KINDRED SPIRIT" P. 82; P. 138

The Nigeriaraised, U.K.-based photographer is known for her use ofnontraditional backdrops, an homage to her home country's portrait studio traditions.

John EDMONDS

"THE PYROMANCER'S DREAM" P. 42

Edmonds's photos explore identity and the young Black American man. His work was displayed in the 20ip Whitney Biennial.

Diana EJAITA

"MISSISSIPPI A POEM, IN DAYS" P. 124

Ejaita is an illustrator and textile designer based in Berlin. Her designs draw from West African and European influences.

Eve L. EWING

"BLUE BLOODS" P. 130

A poet and sociologist whose 20ip collection, 1919, inspired this issue's title, Ewing explores the entrenched—and outsized—power police unions hold over American life.

La Toya Ruby FRAZIER

"A BEAUTIFUL LIFE" P. 72

Frazier, who has previously documented the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, broke her own quarantine to photograph Breonna Taylor's family in Louisville, Kentucky.

Chris JACKSON

EDITOR AT LARGE

Jackson, publisher and editor in chief of the Random House imprint One World, has worked with authors including Ta-Nehisi Coates and Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Bomani JONES

"THE GAME" P. 118

An ESPN journalist and commentator, he hosts the podcast The Right Time With Bomani Jones.

Calida RAWLES

"WITNESS AND RESPAIR" P. 102

Rawles's photorealist paintings often focus on Black men and women submerged in water. Her work served as the cover of Coates's 2019 novel, The Water Dancer.

Danez SMITH

"UPTOWN, MINNEAPOLIS, JUNE 2020" P. 68

The poet, a St. Paul native and 201/ National Book Award finalist, reflects on street art in Minneapolis after the killing of George Floyd.

Hank Willis THOMAS

"THE GAME" P. 118

The photographer's work focuses on identity, commodity, and perspective, among other themes.

Jesmyn WARD

"WITNESS AND RESPAIR" P. 102

Ward is a two-time National Book Award winner for Fiction. In 2016, she edited the anthology The Fire This Time.

Jacqueline WOODSON

"YOU SAID HOPE" P. 82

A recipient of the National Book Award and Hans Christian Andersen Award, Woodson is an internationally renowned author of children's and young adult fiction.

Bradford YOUNG

MIDWAY

An Oscar nominee for Arrival (2016), the cinematographer has also collaborated with V.F. September contributor Ava DuVernay.

To see Young's film Midway,visit VF.com/breonna.