Barbershop Books Organization Distributes Books To Black Barbershops Across The Country To Promote Reading - Blavity

Black barbershops are doing their part to help children develop a love for reading. Alvin Irby, a former educator, is leading the effort to bring more children’s books to Black barbershops. Irby has launched a nonprofit organization known as Barbershop Books. The organization, which has distributed books to 250 shops in over 50 cities across the country, specifically aims to introduce Black boys to stories that are fun and relatable. β€œBlack boys are more than just their skin color,” Irby said in an interview with USA Today . β€œThey want to read about trucks. They want to laugh. So many of the books that feature Black boys don’t give them a chance to be boys: silly or gross or funny.”

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