If you’ve not met Erica Richardson, founder of Culture Books, you’re missing out. Not only is she passionate about putting books with culturally diverse characters into the hands of children of color, she’s also a librarian at the Avondale YFD Center who can turn any frown upside down. She’s magic, y’all.
Our $3,000 grant went to purchase books like “The 1619 Project: Born on the Water” and “The Story of Rap” that are based on Black History Month and/or written by Black Authors. Books were distributed to kids at several schools with predominantly black and brown youth like Woodmore Elementary. Kids will have books in their homes that have representation of them, their ancestry and Black History Month in general. The kids were so excited to get books that they could keep forever. This is exactly what books should do for kids, right?