Should Essence Have Omitted White Male Actors From ‘Think Like A Man Too Cover’?

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Essence Magazine has released their June 2014 issue, featuring cast members of Think Like A Man Too.

Leading men Terrence Jenkins, Kevin Heart, Michael Ealy, Romany Malco and film maker Will Packer are front and center on the cover. So what’s the big deal? Some are criticizing the publication for failing to include two of the film’s white actors, Jerry Ferrara and Gary Owen. @MsSparkleifyounasty wrote on the magazine’s Instagram account:

I’m black and I think it is wrong to have not included the whole cast of men. The mag can still cater to the