Books

In "Harlem Shuffle," Whitehead "brilliantly weaves crime fiction, family drama and political history," opines Carole V. Bell.
/ December 20, 2021
books thegrio.com
The list of Best Books of 2021 drew a backlash in the comments section from readers who declared the choices…
/ December 6, 2021
Janelle Monáe thegrio.com
Janelle Monáe has announced the 2022 release of a sci-fi anthology book, 'The Memory Librarian,' based off her album, 'Dirty…
/ December 3, 2021
Stacey Johnson-Batiste thegrio.com
Stacey Johnson-Batiste, a lifelong friend of Vice President Kamala Harris, spoke with theGrio about her new book reflecting on their…
/ December 3, 2021
Serena Williams thegrio.com
Serena Williams is releasing her first children's book as the tennis star announced 'The Adventures of Qai Qai' this week.
/ December 2, 2021
Broadwater's 1982 conviction was overturned last week after authorities determined there were serious flaws in his prosecution.
/ December 1, 2021
Raekwon thegrio.com
Raekwon is releasing his life story via the memoir, 'From Staircase to Stage: The Story of Raekwon and the Wu-Tang…
/ November 30, 2021
George M. Johnson All Boys Aren't Blue
George M. Johnson says push to remove "All Boys Aren't Blue" from libraries is erasure driven by anti-queerness and anti-Blackness.
/ November 15, 2021
'The Real Santa,' a book by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Redd, was released on Oct 26 from Penguin…
/ November 12, 2021
Frugal Bookstore is the only Black-owned and operated bookstore in the city of Boston and its owner's mission is literacy…
/ November 11, 2021
"Gemini Man" Global Press Conference  /// Will Smith collaborates with YouTube in support of "Gemini Man"
Will Smith reveals in his new memoir that he fell in love while filming 'Six Degrees of Separation.' Smith was…
/ November 3, 2021
Safiya Noble thegrio.com
Noble, the director of UCLA's Center for Critical Internet Inquiry, googled "Black girls," and pornography turned up first in her…
/ October 22, 2021