A black Jewish woman who served as inclusion officer at the world’s leading children’s book writer’s group, April Powers was forced out after she didn’t mention Islamophobia in an article she wrote about rising cases of criminal antisemitism. Powers had been Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer at the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).
Bari Weiss’ publication reported: “April Powers naively believed that American Jews should get the same full-throated defense of as any other minority group in the wake of a vicious attack, without any ambivalence, caveats or whataboutism. That belief cost her the security of her job.”
