The Attorney That Is Bringing Racial Diversity To Children's Entertainment
You know that saying that variety is the spice of life? Well one attorney is really taking the meaning to the next level. Meet Kya Johnson, an attorney, who became an entrepreneur, that is bringing diversity to children's programming.
She launched her online entertainment channel RainbowMe in 2014 to tackle the lack of programs that had children of ethnic minorities who were the lead characters.
Here is an excerpt from a feature in The Business Journal:
Racially diverse children from African-American, Latino and Asian backgrounds now make up nearly half the population of 60 million U.S. children under age 12. Yet fewer than 10 percent of entertainment programs directed at children feature protagonists of color, Johnson said.
The more Johnson researched the impact of homogenous programming on children, the more she felt that something needed to be done.
“Kids of color who watch lots of TV develop lower self-esteem because they’re not seeing positive reflections of themselves,” Johnson told the Triad Business Journal. “We want kids to learn about each other, and themselves.”
RainbowMe’s site features cartoons, books and games with boys and girls of color as lead characters. Johnson hopes to include content featuring disabled children in the future.
You can read the full article here and get to know more about the channel at their website.
