Black History Month: Why We All Need Iconic Literary Characters of Colour. And Why They Don’t Need to be Role Models.
When London-based activists Legally Black put up bus-stop posters of unknown black ‘actors’ featuring in blockbuster movies such as Harry Potter, jaws dropped at the simple power of the message, and minds were changed even as headlines were made. The activists were telling the world ‘We want to see characters that look like us. We’re here.’ Read More
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