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Stanley and Orta are part of a trend on DonorsChoose, where more and more teachers are requesting books that tell stories of people of color in response to the national conversation on racism and white privilege sparked by Floyd's death.
Last week, the number of requests for DonorChoose's top five most requested books by black authors quintupled, even while the total number of book requests on the site dipped lower than previous weeks. All of the site's most requested books were about diversity in some form, according to Christopher Pearsall, vice president of brand and communications for DonorsChoose.
\"We've heard from so many teachers who want to create a learning environment where their students can see themselves and feel like they belong,\" he said. \"Often, that starts with building a classroom library that features diverse lead characters and authors.\"
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