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Proud descendant of Hex Throwing Goons. Amazons, Abolitionists and Activists & NYT and Indie Bestseller Hood Feminism. Plays with fire. Rep @jillgrinberglit

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    Mikki Kendall‏Verified account @Karnythia 5 Feb 2020

    Mikki Kendall Retweeted Publishers Weekly

    I keep coming back to this & the decision to erase Black classic lit from a Black history month celebration. In New York. Where the Harlem Renaissance happened. Fun fact they could have rereleased a bunch of those books with new covers & gotten excellent sales & press.https://twitter.com/PublishersWkly/status/1224830023347122178 …

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    Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue to launch sales of classic novels with new covers promoting diversity @amNewYork https://pwne.ws/2GU1jN2  pic.twitter.com/uNPbP3LJcM
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      2. Mikki Kendall‏Verified account @Karnythia 5 Feb 2020

        Mind you there are also Black classics that predate the Harlem Renaissance & all of those books are public domain too. And most of the Chicago Renaissance is public domain. Phillis Wheatley. W.E.B Dubois. Zora Neale Hurston. James Baldwin. Langston Hughes. Gwendolyn Brooks.

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      3. Mikki Kendall‏Verified account @Karnythia 5 Feb 2020

        They could have Googled, chosen a dozen books by actual Black authors that are classics & sent those out with fresh covers & a big event. Add in bringing in contemporary Black authors to discuss these works & the whole thing is a win. They didn't do the easy or logical thing.

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      4. Mikki Kendall‏Verified account @Karnythia 5 Feb 2020

        Again, in New York. In 2020. They chose the path that would put some very racist narratives forward. It cost more to screw this up than to get it right, so it can't be profit as a reason for this logic. So what is it then?

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      2. jd quinitchette outlasts all haters‏ @jdzlindeed2 5 Feb 2020
        Replying to @Karnythia @sarahkendzior

        "Blackwashing"?

        3 replies . 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Openly Black Karen 🖤‏ @KarenDrives 5 Feb 2020
        Replying to @jdzlindeed2 @Karnythia @sarahkendzior

        It's more like putting these books into Blackface, then saying see, we care.

        0 replies . 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Dr. Spaceman‏ @black_masc 5 Feb 2020
        Replying to @Karnythia

        I’m thinking how many of these will reach their intended buyer and then be returned because it’s just the same book pretending it’s not.

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      1. SVW‏ @vanwassenhove 5 Feb 2020
        Replying to @Karnythia @sarahkendzior

        This company and publishers, like Trump, have no regard integrity, justice and truth. Only what is expedient in serving their interests, which in both cases is greed. I'm so sorry for all who continue to be denied justice. And truth.

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      1. Achronal Art‏ @AchronalA 5 Feb 2020
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        I would have bought those, if they had done that instead

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      2. Librarian Mama‏ @hyuumanatees 5 Feb 2020
        Replying to @Karnythia

        I have a bad feeling it is about profit. Almost no sales from Black people or allies, of course, but huge amounts from self-proclaimed "good white people" who want to feel virtuous and showcase their "tolerance" without doing a darn thing about actual racism.

        2 replies . 0 retweets 25 likes
      3. sam‏ @verysimple 5 Feb 2020
        Replying to @hyuumanatees @Karnythia

        doubly so, because these are all public domain books that B&N publishes under its own label, so they don't pay royalties to anyone.

        1 reply . 0 retweets 20 likes
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