Meet Bellen. She's an extraordinary young lady that I have the honor of teaching. This week, she announced that she is launching her very own brand of multi-cultural crayons. Soon after, Crayola announced their relaunch their multi-cultural crayons (available since the 90s). 1/ https://twitter.com/BellenTheBee/status/1250098059360579589

While I am happy that Bellen's message has been celebrated and that more children around the world will have crayons that represent their skin tone, I'm also sad and disappointed that her time in the spotlight has been overshadowed. 2/

I would love for people to give her a shout out and learn more about http://morethanpeach.com  3/ #morethanpeach #manybeautifulshades #representationmatters

Thank you so much for sharing Bellen’s message! Her mom said that they’ve been overwhelmed with the love they’re getting with pre-orders, donations, and likes/comments!