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    The Never-Ending Task of Shielding Black Kids From Negative Stereotypes

    Many black parents vigilantly curate the books, movies, and toys their children are exposed to—with mixed success.
    by Dawn M. Dow Apr 09, 2018 3 minutes
    Source: Fancy / Veer / Corbis / Getty

    A few years ago, when the former pro football player Martellus Bennett was looking for books to read to his young daughter, he was disappointed by his options. He had trouble finding titles with protagonists who looked like her and who had parents who looked like him.

    So, unable to find the sort of book he wanted, he wrote his own—his whimsical series follows the adventures of a little girl with voluminous curly hair,

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