W. KAMAU BELL SUPPORTS NEW PROJECT TO HELP CHILDREN OF COLOR BECOME INSPIRED READERS

You have probably seen him on his hit television CNN show, United Shades of America, or even doing stand up comedy. Well, comedian, director, producer, and advocate W. Kamau Bell is on a mission to help children of color become inspired readers and find themselves in the pages of literature through ColorPop Books. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ColorPop Books (@colorpopbooks) ColorPop Books, according to People Magazine, is a new online bookshop that offers curated book bundles aims to fill that gap and help families provide a wider range of books for their children. ColorPop Books is a project that was created by the education non-profit DonorsChoose. “I know that my three Black daughters, mixed-race Black daughters, respond to books that reflect their lives and with characters that look like them or have similar life experiences,” Bell, who is also a DonorsChoose board member told People in a recent interview. “And so if my daughters are doing it, more kids should have access to this because not every kid has the access to a great dad like me.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by ColorPop Books (@colorpopbooks) It is has been proven that...