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Children’s books with Black main characters down 8% in a year, study shows
Source: The Guardian · Published
<p>Only 150 of 2,189 titles published in UK for young children last year focused on minority ethnic, disabled or neurodivergent characters</p><p>The number of children’s books featuring Black main…
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