Marley Dias Taking Action


When adults fail to address the needs of kids, what happens next? Well, if you're Marley Dias, you take matters into your own hands and start a movement entitled #1000BlackGirlBooks, where you aim to get at least 1000 books with non-white characters into schools. Then you smash that goal and make it over 10,000 books and keep on going. Find out more about her and her mission in the video.

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