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    Why is Barnes & Noble putting 'literary blackface' on its shelves? | Candice Frederick

    If the company really cared about black history it would promote black authors. The book industry still doesn’t get it
    by Candice Frederick Feb 07, 2020 2 minutes
    ‘According to Barnes and Noble, the initiative was intended to ‘create more awareness and discussion during Black History Month’.’ Photograph: TBWA\Chiat\Day\New York

    This week, Barnes & Noble unveiled a new book series – “Diverse Editions” – which reprinted classic titles like Frankenstein, Romeo and Juliet, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but with one crucial difference: the covers had black and brown characters on them. With the exception of Alexandre Dumas, who was partly black, all the books

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