Exclusive: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Breonna Taylor; Understanding the Days After George Floyd’s Death; and More From the September Issue

Tune In: Ta-Nehisi Coates Live on Instagram at 2 p.m. ET [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Weekly]( A SPECIAL EDITION OF COCKTAIL HOUR August 24, 2020 [COVER STORY]( [Breonna Taylor: A Beautiful Life]( By Ta-Nehisi Coates [In a series of interviews with guest editor Ta-Nehisi Coates, Breonna Taylor’s mother tells the story of her own life, her daughter’s, and the night she was murdered.]( [Read More]( If someone forwarded you this email, [sign up for “Cocktail Hour” here](. [ORAL HISTORY]( [True Stories About the Great Fire]( [In late May, Americans rallied to the streets in what would become the largest protest movement in decades. The story of those early days, as told by those who rose up, those who bore witness, those who grieved, and those who hoped.]( [Read More]( [PORTRAITS]( [22 Activists and Visionaries. 22 Reasons for Hope.]( Essay by Jacqueline Woodson [A celebration of the activists, creators, performers, and visionaries meeting the moment. Starring John Boyega, Noname, Billy Porter, Yara Shahidi, the Squad, and the founders of Black Lives Matter.]( [Read More]( [IN OUR OWN WORDS]( [“I have not yet watched George Floyd’s murder in its entirety, but I have seen enough of the genre to know the belief in black people as disaster, as calamity, as a Great Fire upon the city, has not yet waned.”]( [Ta-Nehisi Coates]( [—V.F. Guest Editor Ta-Nehisi Coates in his editor’s letter.]( [Read More]( [DIARY]( [Mississippi: A Poem, in Days]( By Kiese Makeba Laymon [The best-selling author of Heavy on the South’s heritage and its present state.]( [Read More]( [POSTCARD FROM MINNEAPOLIS]( [The Power of Protest Art]( [How Black Lives Matter inspired a creative movement.]( By Danez Smith [Read More]( [CULTURE]( [A New Museum]( [As the art world experiences renewed scrutiny, curators, administrators, and artists imagine templates for change.]( By Kimberly Drew [Read More]( [FASHION]( [A Winning Vision]( As told to Marjon Carlos [Christopher John Rogers—the 2019 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winner worn by Michelle Obama and Tracee Ellis Ross—is ready for an industry reckoning.]( [Read More]( [BEHIND THE COVER]( [Living Memory]( Interview by Miles Pope [To create Breonna Taylor’s portrait after her death, artist Amy Sherald conjured details and stories from her subject’s life.]( [Read More]( [Vanity Fair]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( This e-mail was sent to you byVANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address,vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our[Privacy Policy]([Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2020.One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.