I think the things that drives me the most is the "need" to see more diversity represented in books and media. Growing up in a very multicultural background(I'm a black latina from miami, Fl)i often found myself surrounded by a collage of different people. I wondered why my world didn't match what i saw on tv.
As an American, I think we're conditioned to accept media's opinion on what's beautiful, what's standard and what we should find as acceptable behavior. But as i started getting older I realized that there's a whole 'nother world out there that i would like to see and explore, more...