The Trouble with Publishing: Publisher's Weekly Afro Pick Cover

So I was talking to an author friend today and she recommended I read the current Publisher's Weekly. The issue speaks mostly about African American publishing. However, I couldn't get past the article for looking at the book cover. What the Frank -N- Beans?

Althouth Calvin Reed has apologized for the cover. Here I still can't fathom who thought this cover complimented African American people? Or maybe I can't fathom that this is what publishing think of us? Is this why we have to climb a mountain and cross a hill to get a publishing deal? Will this madness be the reason why more publishers will direct black writers to going the self-pub route through their self-pub entities instead of giving them a decent read thru?

Help a sister out here. What the Frank-N-Beans?