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| (l.-r.) Christopher Myers, Jacqueline Woodson, Nikole Hannah-Jones. | |
We Need Diverse Books' "Stories Save Lives" celebration, honoring 10 years of the Walter Awards and of WNDB, took place at the Whittemore House in Washington, D.C., yesterday evening. Featured speakers included Representative Ayanna Pressley, journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, and authors Jason Reynolds, Jacqueline Woodson, and Christopher Myers. Artwork from illustrators such as Mo Willems, Cece Bell, Vashti Harrison, and LeUyen Pham was auctioned off to help WNDB prepare for the next 10 years of celebrating and promoting diverse and representative books for children and teens.