Eleven-year-old Marley Dias from New Jersey was tired of being instructed to read books about “white boys and their dogs.” With the help of her mother and the grassROOTS Community Foundation, Dias launched a book drive called #1000BlackGirlBooks.

The drive seeks to collect 1,000 books that feature a black female main character, and plans on donating the books to a primary school in St. Mary, Jamaica, in February.

Story and editing by Alana Yzola

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Source : BusinessInsider.Com