This has been a terrible week.
Hate marched, its opponents were murdered or injured, and a country realized that the leadership to address racism and bigotry was not there.
Of course, many would rightfully argue that we have lacked true leadership on that issue for hundreds of years. And not just in America.
But we can change that. And one way to do that is through books, especially children’s books. Here’s a short list of books we could all benefit from reading this week and the coming months. I’ve also tossed in a couple of adult books.
We need to learn. We need to do better.