The Cover of Next Week’s “New Yorker” Contains a Powerful Message About Ferguson

Next week's issue of "The New Yorker" features cover art that powerfully depicts the protestors in Ferguson, Mo.

August 22, 2014

Image via The New Yorker

The cover artwork for next week’s issue of The New Yorker has been released, and the image is quite powerful:

Here's the cover of next week's New Yorker: pic.twitter.com/vvg7q69jSd

— Ali Vingiano (@alivingiano) August 22, 2014

Reflecting the situation in Ferguson, the cover features people holding their hands in the air. The sign of surrender to the police has also become a sign of solidarity for those protesting the death of Michael Brown, who many believe also had his hands up when he was gunned down by police officer Darren Wilson on August 9.

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