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<\/a>Founded in 2007, Tate founded a blog called The Brown Bookshelf<\/a>, a blog dedicated to books for African-American young readers. Each February in conjunction with Black History Month, The Brown Bookshelf hosts a month long initiative called 28 Days Later<\/a> to showcase the best picture books, middle grade, and young adult novels by African-American authors and illustrators. In the past, 28 Days Later has featured artists like Ekua Holmes, Tom Feelings, and Jan Spivey Gilchrist and authors such as Maya Angelou and Eloise Greenfield, who’s works are found in the exhibition!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nIn addition to The Brown Bookshelf, Tate is an active member of the #WeNeedDiverseBooks<\/a> organization which was created to address the lack of minority narratives in children\u2019s literature. Since only about 14% of children\u2019s picture books depict minority races and ethnicities, this initiative is imperative to creating a world where\u00a0all<\/i>\u00a0children see themselves in the books they read.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nCheck out this video to learn more about Don Tate and his books!<\/div>\n