Tanita's essay, Reflected Faces, is eloquent and extremely convincing.
I'm not so sure about mine, Teens Do Judge A Book By The Cover, but our shared goal was to get people talking and thinking about the issue. Weigh in with your comments and responses — some good ones are there already.
And don't miss these two articles:
- Is my Character “Black Enough”? by editor Stacy L. Whitman of Tu Publishing at Lee and Low.
- The Elephant in the Room by bookseller Elizabeth Bluemle at Publisher's Weekly.