Nursery World - Black History Month

This Black History Month, an eight-year-old girl who wrote a book about her afro hair hopes it will inspire others to love themselves.

My Afro: Twin Best Friends was published by Tiana Akoh-Arrey last year when she was just seven

October is Black History Month, which honours the history, traditions, arts and culture of Black people both in the UK and across the globe.

Tiana Akoh-Arrey from south-east London, wrote her first book at the age of seven, called My Afro: Twin Best Friends.

Speaking during Black History Month Tiana told the PA news agency, ‘I wanted to show that people who have my type of hair have challenges and sometimes find it hard to love their hair texture plus all the struggle of making it look beautiful.’

With help from the publishing company, the book sold more than 700 copies, which Tiana said, ‘meant a lot to me’, and she has plans to publish more.

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