This Illustrated 'New Yorker' Cover Of MLK Kneeling With Colin Kaepernick And Michael Bennett Has Twitter In Awe
"Very moving."
Yesterday, The New Yorker unveiled a cover for its issue next week ... and it had Twitter in awe.
That's because it has an illustrated Martin Luther King Jr. kneeling and interlocking arms with Colin Kaepernick and Michael Bennett, who are also kneeling. As if that wasn't a powerful enough statement, the issue, dated January 15, 2018 — Martin Luther King Day — took it to another level.
Check out the impactful cover and the outpouring of love for it on social media.
This is 'The New Yorker' cover that had Twitter taken aback
Powerful.
People didn't hesitate saying that it moved them
Very moving, indeed.
It reduced others to tears
Poignant cover.
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People called it 'beautiful' and complimented the artwork
Agreed on both counts.
The fact that the cover is dated for MLK Day took this cover to another level
This issue will definitely be a keeper for a long time to come.
Dan Rather saw the cover and wrote this eloquent post about it
Great words.
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At the end of the day, it's evident that people are going to say ...
This issue seems poised to fly off newsstands.
