Barnes & Noble on Twitter: "The Diverse Editions event at our @BNFifthAvenue location originally scheduled for this evening has been cancelled. Please see our statement: https://t.co/jGquff9MyM" / Twitter

Seems to still miss the point. Shouldn't we aim to drive engagement with titles from Black authors if it was aimed to launch as a project in conjunction with Black History Month? I think acknowledgement that it missed the mark would be more impactful than explaining intent

And, apologies, to further address how problematic this explanation is - BHM came into existence to, for one, counter internalized oppression (that was a result of exploitation) and highlight Black excellence. So to literally exploit Blackness to push White stories is so..obtuse