‘Why I write stories for my mixed-race sons’
“Tokenism” in books led a father to write and self-publish stories for his mixed-race sons. Suhmayah Banda, from Penarth, Vale
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Author Sharna Jackson: Bringing diversity into children’s books
Author Sharna Jackson is something of a rarity. As a black children’s writer, she’s already in a minority. But her
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World Book Day: Black fairy tale set in mythical Africa
Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Goldilocks and Rapunzel may come to mind when talking of fairy tales. But BBC Newsday colleague Gairey
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Improve wellbeing and reduce social isolation through volunteering in 2019
National reading charity Beanstalk is urging more people to consider becoming a reading helper in 2019 to not only help
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