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Author L.L. McKinney Says Barnes & Noble ‘Diverse Editions’ Are ‘Literary Blackface’

By NPR News February 8, 2020

$Barnes & Noble has canceled its Black History Month plans to re-release classic novels with cover art depicting characters as people of color, following online criticism. TBWIA\Chiat\Day$

Barnes & Noble suspended its campaign to reissue classic books with covers depicting protagonists as people of color after many authors, including McKinney, criticized the initiative.Read More

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