WNDB FUNDED eight author visits in Title 1 schools and gave away HUNDREDS of books to Washington DC area schools. WNDB FUNDED five grants for five amazing new author and illustrator voices, giving them exposure they might not have otherwise had. One was hired as a full-time editorial assistant at the end of her internship. WNDB FUNDED five internship grants for five great college students. Here are some of the ways we have made strides towards our mission in 2015: Our focus is solely on works for children, with a commitment to continue to highlight and honor children’s books that celebrate the lives of all young readers, their families, and communities. Our policy is to highlight those that are excellent and thoughtful representations of young readers’ lives.
As mandated by our Advisory Board, it is not WNDB’s policy to condemn problematic books. We do want to let you know that some actions are not part of our mission. When we do err, particularly if our mistakes hurt others, we will acknowledge our error and apologize for it. The volunteers that make up WNDB are human, and they take missteps and commit errors as people do. While it’s beyond logistical possibility to reflect every identity and intersection in every forum and opportunity, we are dedicated to becoming ever more inclusive. That awareness and education-for all of us-is an ongoing journey.įor those uncertain of their place in the conversation, please rest assured that all voices are welcome. We Need Diverse Books (WNDB)TM is dedicated to highlighting the best of diverse literature for children and teens and to heightening awareness through continued education. As long as you refuse to deal with the container, the actual substance tends to stay permanently out of reach. But, in my experience, trying to parse Hillary Clinton without also parsing Hillary-Hate is like trying to drink water without touching the glass. She might even be very easy to dislike, if you weren’t looking at those narratives, or if you underestimated their severity.
I also realized that, unless you really take a look at those pressures, the narrative around Hillary Clinton’s “likability” is doomed to be inaccurate, in some way. I got a better sense of the pressures that she has to live with, and how they’ve informed her decisions. It wasn’t pretty – the worst stuff for Hillary was way worse than I’d expected, and there was way more of it than I expected to find – but it was also illuminating, in some key ways. Hillary Clinton was a fairly large part of that story – she had to be if you want to talk “women that people hate,” she’s kind of unavoidable – and I spent a while sorting through Clintoniana, dating back to the early ‘90s, to find nasty things people had said about her, or common narratives about her personality. I spent much of this year working on a long project on how women are demonized in the media. I’ve come to believe that, in some ways, saying nice things about Hillary Clinton is a subversive act. But some part of me also hopes that Hillary Clinton is having a nice day. I can and do disagree with Hillary Clinton, regularly and strongly. It doesn’t signify universal approval of her decisions. My finding Hillary intensely “likable” is weird, and I admit it. It wins no fights and earns you no friends to admit it: Actual warmth, even protectiveness, toward this impossible, frustrating, contradictory, polarizing, disappointing woman. My affection for Hillary Clinton is hard to explain.
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