PPGJLI - Minneapolis, MN
Programming Specialist
Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute (PPGJLI) is a nonprofit organization that seeks to promote reading and diversity in books. Reading is fundamental to education. Only 18 percent of Black fourth graders are reading at grade level, making them four times more likely to not graduate. Children are more likely to read books when they can identify with the characters. Black youth are more likely to see a black dog on a book cover than a Black child. Our nationally recognized “Leaders are Readers” program fosters literacy through multicultural books.