What is this Article mainly about? Seeing that girls of color were grossly underrepresented as the protagonists of books in her middle school's library, Marley Dias launched an initiative to offer more inclusive title choices in communities that needed them.
Always dreaming of becoming a published author, Marley Dias wrote a book in which she covered everything from her family, her love of sushi, and her trip to Ghana to tips for kids on how to make their dreams come true.
As a way of spreading the word about diverse book offerings to the widest possible audience, Marley Dias has appeared as a guest on Ellen, The View, and CBS This Morning, as well as given lectures at The United State of Women Summit.
In 2015, Marley Dias was assigned five books to read during the school year, and although she enjoyed the books, she felt underrepresented because all of the stories were about white boys with dogs