Multiculturalism & Diversity: What is the Difference, and Why it’s Important
There continues to be a trend in both the literary and broader world, where the terms “diverse” and “multicultural” are used interchangeably to describe and define titles. When asked why she started the #1000BlackGirlBooks initiative in 2015, Marley Dias shared she was tired of reading books about “white boys and their dogs”- which tends to be the overwhelming representation in children’s literature (you can see an infographic here). Diverse books tell the stories of characters that […]