In the last five years, only 10% of children's books published were about people of color despite the fact that 37% of the U.S. population are people of color.
Rush Limbaugh found out that Teaching for Change is trying to challenge this disparity and he is hopping mad.
Limbaugh's listeners barraged Teaching for Change with calls and emails with vicious, hateful messages about how hateful we are and why we should "drop dead." (Continue reading here and at Shelf Awareness.)
Undaunted, we remain committed to providing access to children's literature that reflects the real diversity in this country.
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