Here are the best books on Black resilience, according to bestselling authors Vashti Harrison and Renee Watson -NBCBLK
in June, only 5.7 percent of the children’s and young adult books released in 2019 came from Black or African American writers or illustrators — and only 11.9 percent of children’s and young adult books featured a Black primary character.Photo Credit: Shawnte Sims
In addition to impacting authors and illustrators of color trying to break into publishing, bestselling children’s book author Renée Watson says the small proportion of books by Black authors also impacts the way children of all backgrounds see the world, especially when it comes to everyday life.
.” Given that, “it is not a surprise that when they become adults, they do not value Black lives — they never had to value Black lives in their curriculum.”
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