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Introducing our new cover star @lavernecox The transgender actor reflects on her deepest traumas and shares her journey in a cathartic interview with Tidal’s exec editor Jaelani Turner-Williams. Photography @matthewtylerpriestley @siblingartists Stylist @tiffanistyles Hair @deetrannybear Makeup @n.colebueno Manicurist @dannyblessedit Styling Assistants @myles.colbert @elliemarief Market Editor @coralreefin
Words Jaelani Turner-Williams Producer @jessicamhodgson Entertainment Director @muzam_agha Creative Director @tidatep  Available for preorder on our new site ✨ tidal-mag.com

At Tidal, we are deeply unsettled by the direction this country is heading. We stand against the hate-driven rhetoric and unjust policies aimed at women, trans individuals, queer people, immigrants, and marginalized communities. We’re also heartbroken by the desensitization surrounding the violence and suffering in Palestine. We believe art, creativity, and storytelling can be forms of protest—and tools of liberation. Through connection and community, we push forward, determined to play a part, however small, in reshaping a world that values justice and empathy. Today, we’re proud to release our new issue: Our cover star, transgender actor and activist Laverne Cox @lavernecox, has dedicated her life to performance, untangling her deepest traumas along the way. Joining her in Issue 19, Palestinian vocalist Bashar Murad @basharmuradofficial explores music as a revolutionary act; actor and comedian Ego Nwodim @eggyboom opens up about her new show, ‘Mr. Throwback,’ and the nuances of Black womanhood in comedy; and Brazilian trans visual artist Tadáskía @tadaskia invites us into her world of connection, wonder, and play. Thank you to all our incredible contributors. Here’s to the voices that challenge, stories that heal, and the courage to imagine a better world.

Here it is! Issue 18 has arrived. Talk show host, satirist, and now, author @ziwef is a pop culture icon and internet phenomenon—making her the perfect fit as our latest cover star. Order now at tidal-mag.com Shot by @myrthegiesbers @silvertooth.co Stylist @tiffanistyles Hair @jadisjolie Makeup @n.colebueno Manicurist @nails_byely Fashion Assistants @myles.colbert , Rugda Baldo Market Editor @coralreefin Words: Jaelani Turner-Williams Producer @jessicamhodgson Entertainment Director @muzam_agha Creative Director @tidatep

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“The beautiful thing about what we as human beings do to survive…the dissociation was a survival mechanism for me,” Cox recalls about her childhood. “I’ve been thinking a lot about where I went when I dissociated, and it was my imagination. I would leave my body. I would imagine living in New York and dancing on Broadway. That was the initial dream: singing, dancing, and acting on Broadway, being on television, being a star.” Cox would follow that impetus ever since hearing actress Sheryl Lee Ralph’s prima donna “murder on my lip gloss” line on season six of iconic CBS sitcom Good Times. Cox admired legendary Black women artistes like soprano Leontyne Price and kept pop culture staples Fame and Solid Gold on her television rotation, fine-tuning her ambition. @lavernecox speaks to our exec editor Jaelani Turner-Williams for our Issue 19 cover story Cover Feature @lavernecox for @tidalmag Photography @matthewtylerpriestley @siblingartists Stylist @tiffanistyles Hair @deetrannybear Makeup @n.colebueno Manicurist @dannyblessedit Styling Assistants @myles.colbert @elliemarief Market Editor @coralreefin
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