School district pays 11-year-old $6,500 for keynote speech

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York school district paid an 11-year-old child advocate $6,500 plus expenses for serving as keynote speaker for staff and hosting a student workshop last week.

Dias created the popular #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign to draw attention to the lack of racial diversity in children's literature.