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Rihanna co-curates i-D magazine’s 40th anniversary issue

In celebration of its 40th anniversary, i-D magazine has collaborated with Rihanna on its limited-edition issue featuring 43 inspirational women handpicked by the singer and business mogul.

Rihanna has collaborated with i-D on a special creative project that makes the wait for her upcoming album that little bit easier to bear. Launched last week to celebrate the magazine’s 40th anniversary, the co-curated issue highlights a variety of talented and inspirational female changemakers that have been handpicked by the superstar herself.

Titled Rihannazine, it features 43 women across the fields of music, literature, activism, art, and fashion (such as Zadie Smith and Adutt Akech) who are ‘progressively reshaping their communities’ and striving for a more diverse, inclusive future.

The publication, which has garnered a reputation for being a consistent source of inspo, has done well in tapping the multi-hyphenate singer and business mogul for such a momentous issue. Rihanna – named Harvard’s Humanitarian of the Year in 2017 – has made waves over the course of her career, setting the stage for barrier-breaking growth and showing us all the true power of womanhood with her body-positive Savage X Fenty line.

‘What better person then, to paint a progressive picture of our culture?’ asks Alastair McKimm, editor-in-chief at i-D. ‘A woman who embodies charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent. A woman who is a voice for change, inclusivity, authenticity, diversity, and female empowerment.

Shot entirely by internationally renowned photographer Mario Sorrenti, Rihannazine spotlights a cast of women who, despite representing different things, are united by the fact that they’re all incredibly inspirational. The 144-page zine includes interviews with familiar faces as well as ones we should definitely be paying more attention to, all conducted by Rihanna herself. Model and founder of Gurls Talk Adwoa Aboah, rising actress Alexa Demie, Martin Luther King Junior’s granddaughter Yolanda Renee King, and founder of the #MeToo movement Tarana Burke, are just a few of the women offering their manifestos for the decade ahead.

From eliminating gun violence to raising children ‘in the way you would like the world to look’ (as Burke puts it), there’s no shortage of inspirational stories, so check them out digitally on i-D.com or pick up one of the 5,000 physical printed copies that just released worldwide.

Now we just need that album.

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