In a small Michigan town called Ypsilanti, there is a barber shop by the name of Fuller cut. So far everything normal and with nothing to do with literature, right? Let's keep going! This barber shop has been run for 20 years by a man named Ryan griffin, who in addition to being and practicing as a hairdresser has a diploma in African American Studies. Normally, the hairdressers and hairdressers that we usually know all make special discounts for seasons, for cutting plus combing, for highlights plus special treatments, etc. Ryan Griffin does them too, but for another cause, indeed, for a better and good cause.
Ryan Griffin discounts 2 dollars to those children who read aloud while he cuts their hair or combs their hair. So far a detail that honors him and makes him share in his generosity for literature in general and for the education of minors in particular. But the story does not end here, it has one more good detail ... And the fact is that books are not simple stories. They are books that they try to project a positive and good image of the African American community. As Griffin himself says: «They are books written by and for African Americans. I want the little ones to get in touch with their peers. Have them read about characters who are athletes or astronauts and who started from the same point as them. My goal is that when the client opens the novel they think: 'Wow! This guy has skin and hair like me, and he's great.
Such is the impact that this news has caused that it has gone around the world, not only through social networks and the internet but also newscasts from various geographical parts have echoed it. Therefore, and in summary, what good points do we get from the initiative of this great hairdresser?
- Power the taste for books and literature in general, by boys and girls.
- Improve your education, your language, ...
- Help improve the world by inciting change especially necessary in the American context towards African Americans.
And it is that all, to a lesser or greater extent, can change the world for the better, and this is a great example of this. Good for Ryan Griffin!