Here's The New Yorker's Brilliantly Simple New Ferguson Cover
The New Yorker has released the cover of its next issue online, and it brilliantly encapsulates the tension that has taken over Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis that has been racked by protests recently.
The cover shows St. Louis' major landmark - the Gateway Arch - split at the top with white coloring one side of the city and black coloring the other:
The New Yorker
The illustrator, Bob Staake, told The New Yorker he "wanted to comment on the tragic rift that we're witnessing" in Ferguson and across the country.
"I lived in St. Louis for seventeen years before moving to Massachusetts, so watching the news right now breaks my heart," he said. "At first glance, one might see a representation of the Gateway Arch as split and divided, but my hope is that the events in Ferguson will provide a bridge and an opportunity for the city, and also for the country, to learn and come together."
Ferguson has been ripped apart by protests and riots since the police shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Stores have been looted and buildings and cop cars have been set on fire. The protests have at times turned violent, with riot police firing tear gas into crowds.
"Hands up, don't shoot" became a slogan and symbol of the protests. The New Yorker illustrated this on the cover of its Sept. 1 issue:
The New Yorker
Demonstrations picked up again this week after a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson, the white cop who shot Brown after stopping him and a friend for walking in the middle of the street.
Wilson claims he shot the teenager in self-defense. He told investigators there was an altercation in his police vehicle and Brown grabbed his gun. However, other witnesses have told a different story and said Brown had his hands up in a sign of surrender and was running away when he was shot.
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