Being A Visual Representation of Equality Through Books | Mariah C | TEDxEthel Walker School Women
How not seeing yourself represented on book shelves as a child can make you a very powerful activist.
MARIAH C. ‘29 is a 13-year-old author and activist and a
member of Walker’s 8th grade class. She wanted to create a
book that was not the “common” type of book that you see
on the shelves, so she wrote a children’s book with a focus on
Black characters, wanting children like herself to see someone
that looks like them. Selling Black Lives Matter bookmarks and
with additional donations, she was able to raise over $15,000 for her Black
Characters Matter movement. She also donated 100 books to all 11 elementary
schools in New Britain, CT. Mariah is the recipient of the frst Martin Luther King
Award from the New Britain Museum and received acknowledgments from
New Britain Mayor and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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