Tag: diversity

  • “You don’t have a black role. You have an equal role.”

    An amazing anecdote from Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series: Post by Women of Star Trek.

  • My favorite reads of 2014

    I guess it’s become a bit of a holiday tradition to look back on my year in books and pick out favorites. According to GoodReads, I’m “behind” on my reading goal for this year, but it doesn’t feel that way to me. Thanks in part to the YA Diversity Book Club, I was exposed to…

  • Do you really think anyone wants to read that?

    Do you really think anyone wants to read that?

    “How To Sell Diverse Books: A Bookstore Owner’s Advice” via NPR Books Sometimes we’ll be in the store and we’ll see a kid looking at a little stack of books — maybe we’ve recommended those books to them. They might’ve chosen a book with a kid on the cover who has a different race than…

  • #WeNeedDiverseBooks (and diverse everything else too)

    Saw rerun of Bewitched. Recalled childhood kinship w Tabitha bc she was halfie too. Witch, not Asian, but still. <- #WeNeedDiverseEverything — Kristan Hoffman (@kristanhoffman) May 1, 2014 In case you missed it, the YA community is spearheading a charge for increased diversity in contemporary literature. The #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign is amazing, and you can find…