Marley Dias

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior Marley Dias joined with other young women who are working to impact their communities in the area of mental health to participate in a roundtable discussion at the White House on March 30. Dias discussed the Green Ribbon Week initiatives held at West Orange High School and Roosevelt Middle School.

In recognition of her amazing work in promoting diversity in children’s books, Marley Dias, 16, received the Souls of Justice award at the 2021 Soul Train Awards during the ceremony, televised on Sunday (Nov. 28). At age 11, Marley was fed up with reading books about white boys and their...

Nearly five years ago, entrepreneur, activist, and writer Marley Dias saw a problem—a lack of representation in books—and decided to do something about it. She would later launch a campaign titled #1000 Black Girl Books where she collects reading books for children who look like her. Since then, she’s made...

The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service. MS. PASSARIELLO: Hello and welcome to Washington Post Live. I’m Christina Passariello, the technology editor at The Washington Post. I’m delighted to be hosting this two-part series today that dives into Generation Z, education, technology, and activism. My first guest today is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, Sal Khan. Sal, welcome to Washington Post Live.