Nappy Headed Hos Authors.....

Was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the current cover of Publisher's Weekly. The photograph brought on a Don Imus brain freeze.

Maybe a decade ago I might have been able to appreciate the cover for what it is: ART - but these are sensitive times for Af-Am authors; marginalization is claiming an Af-Am author almost as frequently as cancer claims a chain-smoker.

Instead placing a photo on the cover that wages war on SEG-BOOK-GATION, a photo that portrays the brilliance, beauty and ...