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Since we fight hard to see black women cover magazines like Vogue and Cosmo, will we ever see a white woman on the cover of a black publication such as Essence?

Before you rush out and try to buy Essence or Cosmopolitan magazine based on the covers above, they aren’t real. Jada Pinkett-Smith posted these mock magazine issues to make a point about women of all cultures building a community where we see beyond the physical. Taking to her Facebook, Jada asks whether or not it’s fair for us as black women to ask to be considered for the cover of mainstream magazines like Cosmo, Vogue, Elle and Harper’s Bazaar, if we aren’t willing to share our covers with them in return. She says that with the discussion, she hopes to spread love and unity for all women regardless of their background by fusing our media as one.

Will there ever be a day in which women will be able to see each other beyond race, class, and culture?

There is a question I want to ask today. I’m asking this question in the spirit of thinking outside of the box in order to open doors to new possibilities. These possibilities may be realistic or unrealistic. I also want to make it clear that there is no finger pointing here. I pose this question with the hope that it opens a discussion about how we can build a community for women based upon us all taking a deeper interest in one another. An interest where skin color, culture, and social class does not create barriers in sharing the commonality of being… women. With love and respect to all parties involved, my question is this…if we ask our white sisters, who tend to be the guardians of the covers of mainstream magazines, to consider women of color to grace these covers, should we not offer the same consideration to white women to grace our covers? Should women extend their power to other women simply because they are women? To my women of color, I am clear we must have something of our own, but is it possible to share in the spirit in which we ask our white sisters to share with us? I don’t know the answer and would love to hear your thoughts.

Jada Pinkett-Smith isn’t the only one who is attempting to erase color lines. In a message to Rap Radar last month, Jay-z talked about his desire to be a part of more concerts that featured acts of different races while declaring:

There is NO such thing as BLACK music or WHITE music only GOOD or BAD music..It’s stupid cool to like things that are not like you, and that goes for outside of music..

I don't get why this was added. This is a different situation.


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Jada, I love you but you and your husband always give me pause when you talk about race issues.