Four black women appear on the covers of four major magazines’ September issues.
Singer Beyoncé, “Scandal” star Kerry Washington, tennis player Serena Williams and singer Ciara appear on the covers of Vogue, Self, New York Magazine and Shape respectively.
The September issue is traditionally the biggest and highest-selling issue for American monthly magazines with the largest number of ads heading into the fall season. For example, Vogue’s September issue features 832 pages.
The increased diversity comes on the heels of Maxim magazine putting Idris Elba on the cover of Maxim’s September issue, the first time a man has appeared on the magazine’s cover since it launched in 1995.