This episode is the third addition to this weeks mini series “Sahara’s Hot Takes”. This whole week in honor of mental health awareness month, Sahara will be discussing social issues and there connection to mental health. I just realized that I didn’t mention LGBTQ+ representation and people with disabilities I do believe that the media unfortunately represents these groups in stereotypes as well. Here are some children’s books based on the following: Ramadan- https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMepheVS6/ Women Empowerment- https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeprc2jr/ Asian Representation- https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMephJp8p/ Protest- https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMephNfCw/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMepr7LMc/ Representation in general- https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMepr3xNr/ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeprwdj9/ Here is a link showing the impact of lack of representation- https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/onemind/2020/07/14/the-essential-role-of-mental-health-for-a-diverse-inclusive-workplace/amp/ Photograph- Chris Buck