Now you may expect that as an African American, I am a champion of inclusion. To a degree, I am. But I have a slightly different take on it. Their inclusion would be only representative of my tastes, my experiences, my world view. No individual or group has the definitive answer about what makes someone well-read.
People read for different reasons.
Some seek poetry, some seek meaning, some seek entertainment. It has nothing to do with race. There are many black people in this country who do not share my experience. They may be recent immigrants from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Barbados, Haiti, Belize, Mexico, England or France. They are black, but they are not African American, not yet.