Much has been said about the importance of literature with diverse characters, especially for younger readers.
Those powerful reactions demonstrate what can be unlocked when a show has diverse characters and storylines and for that, you need to have diverse people behind the scenes.
Rather than criticizing the Postal Service for supporting Lance Armstrong (although perhaps he needs far less money than when he joined the team years ago, before he was a superstar) we should demand that sponsorships reflect the diverse character of postal customers.
However, due to diverse character of waterbodies in different regions of Bangladesh and the communities that depend on them is difficult to make define separate categories of stakeholder for fisheries management.
But why is it assumed that interest in racially diverse characters or their potential for storylines can only be maintained for a finite amount of time?
On May 1, 2, and 3, a groups of activists, using the Twitter hashtag #weneeddiversebooks and a Tumblr, raised awareness about the need for diverse characters and story lines in children's and young adult books.
July 18 , 1911London, Canada June 15 , 2003Fairfield, Connecticut Hume Cronyn, in full Hume Blake Cronyn (born July 18 , 1911 London, Ont., Can. died June 15 , 2003 Fairfield, Conn., U.S ., Canadian-born actor who earned acclaim for his convincing portrayals of diverse characters and was especially noted for his acting partnership with Jessica Tandy, his wife.
In recent years, the increasing public scrutiny on the whiteness, straightness and heteronormativity of the publishing world has both demonstrated to many writers that there's a thirst for more diverse characters among readers and also heightened backlash toward authors who stumble in their portrayals of underrepresented groups.
For too long diverse characters have been taking up supporting roles rather than playing the lead in novels.
