Books
In honor of National Black Poetry Day, here are 20 contemporary Black poets we think you should be reading all…
Lifestyle
Achut Deng is telling her whole story through a memoir that she hopes will bring awareness of both the hardships…
Lifestyle
Author Kiese Laymon, celebrated cellist Tomeka Reid, reproductive activist Loretta J. Ross and more have been named MacArthur Fellows.
Lifestyle
A literary honor will now carry the name of a uniquely successful author: the Michelle Obama Award for Memoir.
Books
Al Copeland Jr. said he and authors tried to capture the “real life and times of Al Copeland,” his father,…
Opinion
I had the pleasure of being a mystery reader in my first grader’s class. A mystery reader is a reader…
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Jada Pinkett Smith is telling it all. The Emmy-Award winning actress, producer and talk show host is releasing a memoir…
Books
Oprah Winfrey, David Letterman and Ellen DeGeneres are among the celebrity moderators joining former first lady Michelle Obama on tour…
Lifestyle
The author discusses her latest release, representation in the fantasy genre, and why Black girls should see themselves as mermaids,…
Entertainment
Following a record-breaking book tour for 'Becoming,' Michelle Obama announced U.S. dates in promotion of her highly anticipated new release.
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The days of hiding the harsh realities of the world from children's books appear to be in the past for…
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At the U.N., the 23-year-old poet recited “An Ode We Owe” in hopes of bringing all nations together to tackle…