Drive gathers books featuring minority characters for East Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A holiday book drive is gathering books that feature African-Americans, Latinos, Muslims and LGBT characters.
The drive is a push from CounterBalance ATX, an Austin group of community advocates who say they want children to be exposed to different types of people and religions.
“I think its really important for a child to see themselves, like I said, in the book, but also recognize that there are different types of people in this world, I think that&rsq