Barnes and noble black history books

Twelve classic books are getting diverse editions, featuring covers designed to champion diversity in literature, according to the us bookstore chain. I have a gift card from christmas and i saved it specifically for black history month. Barnes and noble scraps diverse editions after backlash. For example, shakespeares romeo and juliet will feature several different covers of a man and woman. The bookstore had teamed up with penguin random house. The statement said that black authors are also being promoted as part of black history month. I walked into the store with the intent to purchase black history month books for my son and myself. The diverse editions program sparked a social media backlash from critics, who point out that the characters inside the books are still white. And many are calling the move racist and misguided. The project has been criticized for appearing halfbaked and superficial, with people online saying that barnes and noble should have promoted texts written by black authors instead of retooling the covers of past books if they wanted to spark dialogue and awareness of black history month. Barnes and noble has pulled a set of reimagined classic book covers featuring diverse protagonists after the project prompted an online backlash, with critics calling it a superficial stunt. After some social media users called the initiative classics in blackface, the bookseller nixed its plans for the launch. Browse novels from standout voices including tori morrison, michelle obama, tanehisi coates, maya angelou, oprah winfrey and many more.

Barnes and noble has canceled plans to launch a series of classic books with diverse covers for black history month after an online backlash. Barnes and noble celebrates black history month by giving. The story of black chicago is so rich that few know it all. As of march 7, 2019, the company operates 627 retail stores in all 50 u.