Newsweek tweets out photo of MLK in a casket, then deletes it
Somebody at Newsweek thought this was Ok. Smh.
Newsweek has since deleted the tweet, but the damage has been done...
Newsweek published a story Monday to let everyone know 2018 marks the 50-year-anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.
To make their point, the magazine tweeted out a picture of the civil rights legend in a casket.
TF?
Newsweek has since deleted the tweet, but it can be seen in full below:
(Photo via Twitter, @Newsweek)
No one in the world knows exactly what Newsweek was thinking. To post a picture of a deceased Dr. King instead of a normal picture of him alive, is just mind-boggling.
Dr. King’s daughter Bernice King has weighed in via Twitter:
Why, @Newsweek? Wow. https://t.co/VOSnmZonGc
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 1, 2018
Newsweek later replied to Bernice’s tweet with an apology of sorts:
Earlier this afternoon we published an opinion piece with an insensitive image of Martin Luther King Jr. We sincerely apologize to the King family for this egregious error.
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 1, 2018
TheGrio.com has reached out to Newsweek for additional comment.
Here are some of the reactions making the rounds on Twitter:
in other news, sounds like there's gonna be a job opening at newsweek.
— bomani (@bomani_jones) January 1, 2018
Why did @Newsweek use an image of MLK in his casket to anchor their random compilation piece?
— deray (@deray) January 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/947926654852231168
https://twitter.com/YesYoureRacist/status/947923372381437952
https://twitter.com/yoda/status/947925788258635779
