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The road towards valuing diversity

I haven’t been posting lately because I noticed that the views for my blog dropped off sharply in November. I thought that I would post something to see if there is any interest anymore.   In February, Black History Month, we typically see many lists of books about and by blacks, books about black history, and books that support diversity. No doubt you’ve seen many of them already. Here is one that I thought that I would highlight:  https://www.rebekahgienapp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/top_diverse_books.pdf The web page has books recommended for various age ranges as well as a brief synopsis of each.   What is interesting is the very last page.   There you will find a list of books that are not recommended.   Undoubtedly, many readers will find some books that they expect to see on the list.   There may be other childhood favourites that are a surprise.   If you click the links for the books, it will take you to another page or website that contains an explanation of why or how