Free Books by Black Authors for Every Primary School in England

England is taking a step to increase the Black voices in its school system. An anthology of books featuring Black authors will be given to each primary school. The books are for children age 7 and up and will be handed out to thousands of students beginning in August.

This is on the heels of last year’s report that the publishing industry is still about 80% white. There have also been initiatives like #PublishersPaidMe that showed the disparity between the advances of Black authors and their non-Black counterparts.

The collection of children’s books each child will receive is called Happy Here.