A portrait of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old Black emergency medical technician shot dead by police in her own home earlier this year, will appear on the cover of the latest issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. It is the first time in the magazine’s 20-year history that the cover will not feature the magazine’s namesake: Oprah Winfrey. The cover for the September issue was unveiled on Thursday, and will hit newsstands on 11 August. “If you turn a blind eye to racism, you become an accomplice to it,” Winfrey said in a quote that also appears on the cover. Taylor, who lived in Louisville, Kentucky, was fatally shot by police in March after officers stormed her home while executing a search warrant. In the months since her death, protests across the country have called for the officers’ arrest. “We can’t be silent. We have to use whatever megaphone we have to cry for justice. And that is why Breonna Taylor is on the cover of O Magazine,” the television and digital media mogul wrote of her decision on Twitter and Instagram on Thursday. The cover, created by self-trained 24-year-old digital artist Alexis Franklin, features a picture of Taylor that she had taken of herself. It had also been featured in news reports surrounding protests demanding justice for Taylor’s family. “She was just like me. She was just like you,” Oprah said in a statement as part of her What I Know For Sure column. “And I feel a personal connection. Because I am these women. These women are me.” September’s issue tackles institutional and systemic racism, educating white readers on how “to dismantle the status quo” in a section called Hard White Truths. Each page will highlight Black-owned businesses and anti-racism organizations as well as tips and resources for white people who want to be anti-racist allies. The news of the September cover comes after a spokesperson for the publication confirmed to People earlier this week it plans to evolve to become “digitally-centric”, denying reports it would cease its print edition by the end of the year. On 13 March, Taylor was sleeping in when police broke down the door while executing a warrant in a drug investigation. Her boyfriend, mistaking officers for intruders, fired his weapon. Police then returned fire, hitting Taylor at least eight times. So far, only one of the officers has been fired for misconduct, the other two placed on administrative reassignment. None have been arrested or charged for Taylor’s death.