This cover art reflects the history of 1968 Olympic winners Tommie “Jet” Smith and John Carlos protesting racial inequality in the U.S. Toni Cervantes was an Olympic swimmer who witnessed the events that took place at the Mexico City Games. Here story is also in this issue, and can be read here: https://medium.com/laney-tower/1968-olympic-protest-still-resonates-tower-staffer-was-an-eyewitness-to-climactic-events-in-d1a1e634a721
Cover designed by Saskia Hatvany, Art by Virginia Nia Jourdan, and photo of art by Toni Cervantes.