Taye Diggs Writes A Children’s Book About Racial Injustice

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Taye Diggs Writes A Children’s Book About Racial Injustice

'Why?: A Conversation About Race' by actor Taye Diggs with illustrations by Shane W. Evans is an unvarnished look at social activism from the eyes of Black children as they struggle to understand demands for change.

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