Following damning reality about the unavailability of books with Black main characters to children in the Chicagoland area, Krenice Roseman and his team rise to the occasion to make the difference.

After becoming frustrated at the lack of Black title characters in children’s literature, Krenice Roseman started Young, Black & Lit.

It is a nonprofit that provides books that feature Black main characters to children.

The organization has distributed more than 5,000 books with Black main characters to children in the Chicagoland area through book fairs, community groups and schools.

“When a child sees themselves reflected in the books that they read, when the books are a mirror to them, they feel valued,” Roseman said.

However, some social media users have criticized the gesture. They branded it with all sorts of name calling.

https://www.ngtimes.net/2020/09/social-media-users-react-young-black-lit-donates-books.html