Jada Pinkett X Essence Magazine

Jada Pinkett isn’t the first to bare all for a magazine cover, but I will say her reasoning for doing so would be the first. Check out the June/July Cover of Essence Magazine; where Jada discusses why she decided to bare all. She also discusses the power of femininity and freedom of self acceptance.

Here are a few excerpts:

Jada On the statement she wanted to make:
“Lay your eyes on the beauty of black women! That’s the statement. The black woman is very spiritual. She is the ultimate mother, the ultimate of everything. We connect to all things. Lay your eyes on that.”

Jada on her flaws:
“We, as women, have to love ourselves. Whatever you look like, you better be comfortable with it. … All my life black men have told me how flawed I am. People may look at that picture and not necessarily be able to identify my woes about my own body, but I have them. It’s just that I’ve gotten to the point where I’m like, ‘This is me’ and I embrace that. I’m getting older. I’ve got wrinkles in my face that I didn’t before, but it’s my face!”

Jada on posing nude:
“When I walked out there and disrobed, I felt like a queen. I felt like the world was mine. Like there was this power just emanating from my person. Like there was nothing I couldn’t do.”

Pick up your own issue June 11th!