Parents urged to read diverse books to kids
Sarai Prosser, a midwife from Newport, said: ''Unfortunately the British education system is notoriously lacking in content and representation of black history and therefore I took it upon myself to teach my son."
Donna agreed it was important for children, especially those from white rural areas, to be taught about different backgrounds but was uncomfortable with the idea of telling parents what books they should be reading. "White head teachers would say, 'No, no, we don't need those books here, we haven't got any black children'," she said.Image caption,Writer and screenwriter Em Norry, who grew up in Cardiff, said: "I think it's reasonable that people should be expected to see themselves reflected in the media that they consume and that's especially important for children.
"We don't talk about the excellence of black businesses, and the contributions like the medical advancements, all these wonderful things that black people contribute."When I started school in the south Wales valleys I was the only black child out of about 200 pupils - there were also very few boys like me in the books I would read.My parents tried their best to find books with black characters but I never really found a black literary hero.
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