That's why she started Ainara's Bookshelf — an Instagram account that highlights books whose main characters are Black and people of colour. "I would never be able to see a Black girl doing something really cool, being an astronaut or something like that. "I thought that she could be a beacon for young, Black kids in Hamilton," she said. "That's so crazy because she's a Black girl and she's my age...she's like me. 'For them, from me'"It's hard getting into reading if you're reading the wrong books or only get leftover or general books," she said.

Source: CBC News November 19, 2020 16:40 UTC