Did you know: At birth, the average baby's brain is about a quarter of the size of the average adult brain. Incredibly, it doubles in size in the first year. It keeps growing to about 80% of adult size by age 3 and 90% – nearly full-grown – by age 5.

Did you know: The first black girl to be front and center in a preschool animated series didn't premiere until 2012?

What message do you think is being sent to black & brown children, subconsciously, when they hardly see kids and families that look like them portrayed in the cartoons they watch? And how do you think other kids feel about them when they don’t see them in the cartoons, during the most important time of their lives when their little brains are developing so rapidly?

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