By early Friday morning Handler expanded that to a bigger admission: “My remarks on Wednesday night at #NBAwards were monstrously inappropriate and yes, racist.” He added, “It would be heartbreaking for the #NBAwards conversation to focus on my behavior instead of great books. So can we do this?” Handler pledged a minimum gift of $10,000 to the Indie GoGo Campaign for #WeNeedDiverseBooks, and said he will match contributions over the next 24 hours up to $100,000. (“I’m in for $10,000, and matching your money for 24 hours up to $100,000.”) Within the first couple of hours, that pledge drew over $10,000 in individual donations towards the matching goal. —(source) In response to his racist remarks at the National Book Awards, Handler will match all pledges made to #WeNeedDiverseBooks. Go, Go, Go

We Need Diverse Books on IndieGoGo