Since Kyrie Irving shared a link on social media to the documentary adaptation of controversial book “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake up Black America“, the NBA star has faced continuous criticism and backlash.
This has also spilled over to retailers as the likes of Amazon, Ebay and more have been asked to pull the book from their marketplace.
TMZ reports that popular bookseller, Barnes & Noble have now removed the controversial book from their platform. As recently as November 4th, the book series was still available for purchase on the bookseller’s website with the first book in the series found to be number 69 on Barnes & Noble’s top 100 bestselling books. However, by Monday morning all copies had been removed from the list and store.
However, the book is still currently available on Amazon.
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) took to Twitter to commend the bookstore on Tuesday morning, adding that this decision should set a precedent.
On Friday, over 200 actors and artists in an open letter called on Amazon and Barnes & Noble to remove the controversial book from their platforms. The open letter, featuring signatories such as Mila Kunis, Mayim Bialik, and David Draiman, was organized by the NGO Creative Community for Peace.
Kyrie Irving eventually deleted the link he posted, but was eventually suspended by the Brooklyn Nets for an indefinite amount of time. He hasn’t played in the NBA since November 1 and was also condemned by NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
