Agatha Christie fans have no doubt read her book “And Then There Were None.” The same book was previously titled “Ten Little Indians,” and, before that, “Ten Little (N-words).”

This so affected 16-year-old twins Kyra and Phallon Pierce that they began their own diversity-based organization and wrote a bill requiring school children in Illinois be exposed to a diverse array of authors and characters when assigning reading material.

Joining the Internet-famous twins at a news conference Wednesday were State Reps. Dagmara Avelar (D-Bolingbrook) and La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago).

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