Janelle Monae Is a 'Muse on a Mission' for Shape Magazine September 2020
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Janelle Monae Is a 'Muse on a Mission' for Shape Magazine September 2020
American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and producer Janelle Monáe covers the September 2020 issue of Shape Magazine. Alexandra Mandelkorn styles the mega talent in ‘The Muse On A Mission’, lensed by Dana Scruggs. / Hair by Nikki Nelms; makeup by Jessica Smalls; set design by Wooden-Ladder
In an interview focused on Black activism and support for real change in America’s drive for racial justice, AOC notes photographer Dana Scruggs became the first Black female photographer to shoot an athlete for ESPN’s Body Issue in Spring 2018.
In November 2018, the Southside of Chicago native broke another major color barrier as the first Black Person to photograph the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine in its 50-year history. These “it took forever” realities cause as much disgust at AOC as joy. But kudos to Dana Scruggs.
Returning to Shape Magazine, Janelle Monáe talks with Farai Chideya, a writer and broadcaster on pop and politics with an important role at the Ford Foundation, about the star’s role in ‘Antebellum’ and her emerging status as a social activist.
