Are authors “forcing diversity down your throat”, or are they representing everyone in the classroom? Some of you forget that YA is targeted towards 13-18 year olds. The “woke main cast” you’re crying about looks like an regular 9th grade English class but with magic.
Yooo everybody selling books. Getting book deals. Dang. It’s taking me fiftyelevenyears to make my debut. What advice do you have for me besides “sit down and write” & “finish the manuscript” I’m tryna see something 😉
Today’s doodle honours Haitian American model and advocate for people with disabilities, Mama Cax, who challenged the fashion industry’s standard of beauty by wearing her prosthetic leg on the runway.
Learn more about her story here → https://t.co/VqgxFUzS6o
The Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz, will be the first Afro-Latina to appear on a U.S. quarter 🪙💃 The U.S. Mint is honoring Cruz with a quarter of her own in 2024, with designs released in mid-2023.