Barnes & Noble in Blackface

Just when the ‘American Dirt’ fiasco was considered the worst display of cultural ignorance and incompetence, Barnes & Noble decided to take the baton and run.

Last week Barnes & Noble received harsh criticism over their decision to launch a Black History Month initiative that featured “diverse” new covers for classic books. Classic books that are written by white authors, classic books that are riddled with racist language, classic books that do not include strong black characters, classic books that actually do not include any black characters, were chosen to put front and center…