Ebony magazine debuted the cover for its November issue, which focused on black families, on Thursday night, and it featured a shattered frame with a picture of the fictional Huxtable family of the once-beloved “Cosby Show.”
The epicenter of the shattered glass was the face of comedian Bill Cosby.
Cosby has come under intense scrutiny as accusations of decades of rape and sexual assault from more than 40 women became public in the last year. The news show “Dateline” aired the first interview where more than 25 of his accusers came together. Universities have revoked the comedian’s honorary degrees and Disney’s Hollywood Studios took down Cosby’s statue.
Now, Ebony is tackling the question if the beloved television family should endure in an issue that addressed larger familial issues.
Here’s the cover:
The November edition EBONY is all about the Black family, and some of our most complicated issues. A sneak peek: pic.twitter.com/ntL4qTrotV— EBONY MAGAZINE (@EBONYMag) October 15, 2015
Editor in Chief Kierna Mayo tweeted she was “fascinated” by the intense debate the cover was sparking about Cosby versus his character, but urged people to read the cover story by Goldie Taylor, which featured a broader discussion about Black family issues as they relate to the fall of the beloved television characters.
Can we talk? #CosbyvsCliff #BlackFamilyIssues pic.twitter.com/qg3AFhVK2E
— Kierna Mayo (@kiernamayo) October 15, 2015
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A lot of people are FURIOUS at Goldie Taylor for trashing Cosby when:
a) the full article has not been released yet,
b) in the excerpt that did get released, she didn’t address Cosby’s guilt or innocence and that was not the point of her article.
It’s pretty obvious most of them are just doing a predictable knee-jerk histrionic reaction, and they have no clue what the article is talking about. I love watching her dismiss people on Twitter when they come at her swinging wildly.
I can’t believe Ebony would trash such a despicable human being.
I adore Goldie Taylor. I don’t always agree with her, but she’s such a bad ass. And yes, the way she dismisses people on Twitter is hilarious.
I love that woman. She’s a little unnecessarily defensive towards me in the replies sometimes but I get why she’s that way. She gets trolled HARD by racists and misogynists.