'Ebony' magazine addresses Bill Cosby scandal in striking cover

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Yohana Desta
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Ebony's latest cover is a home run.

The magazine's November edition, dubbed "The Family Issue," features a still from the Cosby Show -- overlaid with a broken glass effect that's centered on Cliff Huxtable's face. Bill Cosby played the Huxtable family patriarch on the long-running sitcom.

The image addresses Cosby's complicated legacy in the wake of the 50 plus women who have accused the comedian of sexual abuse. The 78-year-old also admitted in a now-unsealed deposition from 2005 that he gave drugs to women he wanted to have sex with.

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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

The Ebony cover story was written by Goldie Taylor.

"Now, some three decades later, as Cosby stands accused of sexually assaulting at least 40 women, Black America is left to grapple with his once-unimpeachable legacy," she writes. "If Bill Cosby is finished, what does that mean for Cliff, and the rest of the tribe called Huxtable?"

It's a question all fans of the Cosby Show are struggling with. The issue will be available soon.

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