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Florida school halts use of book about a Black boy’s killing

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African American Children’s Book Fair to be held virtually this year

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‘Dear Little Black Girl’ author wants to empower Black children

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Netflix releases trailer for star-studded series ‘Bookmarks: Celebrating Voices’

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Barnes & Noble accused of performing ‘literary blackface’

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Ed Gordon’s new book includes conversations with Jemele Hill, Killer Mike, Maxine Waters and other powerful voices

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New novel from Ayesha Harruna Attah explores pre-colonial Ghana, slavery on the continent, and the human sexuality spectrum

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20 Black women authors with 2019 book releases you need on your shelves

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Must Reads: 10 books by Black authors we loved in 2018

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OPINION: I wanted to love ‘The Hate U Give’ movie like I did the novel

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7 Books by Black authors that you should read right now

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The 9 best books of 2015

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theGrio’s 100: Tananarive Due, writer brings black fantasy heroes to the screen

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Hill Harper discusses new book, 'Letters to an Incarcerated Brother'

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Terry McMillan talks new book, ‘Who Asked You?’

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James McBride’s ‘The Good Lord Bird’ renders comical, human portraits of famous fighters against slavery

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Zane: The hardest working woman in adult fiction

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And still sci-fi’s Octavia E. Butler rises: A graphic adaptation. A literary society. Is a ‘Kindred’ movie next?

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This week’s book list: ‘Black Like Me,’ ‘White Like Me,’ and more

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Watch your words! Life lessons in holding your tongue

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