‘People need to be seen’: How this teenager is spreading the love of reading

TVO Today speaks with Ainara Alleyne about imagination, inspiration, and why it’s important to see Black characters ‘doing great things’

📚🔖Ainara Alleyne is a 13-year-old from #HamOnt who manages @AinarasBooks, an Instagram page on which she interviews authors, reviews titles, and reads aloud, with a focus on BIPOC stories. Now, Alleyne is working with @Turtlebox on a TV show. https://t.co/wJ0w7xhXbB [1/7] pic.twitter.com/XLryYrTkXm

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