THE CHAMPION NEWSPAPER — After more than 35 years as a pediatric surgeon, Dr. Deborah Burton has transitioned from the...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — A new photography book offers a rare look inside the former Johnson Publishing Company headquarters at 820 S. Michigan Ave., the longtime home...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Music mogul Percy Miller, known as Master P, visited Norwood Elementary School on Friday alongside his mascot sidekick, Captain Ace. Teachers and students,...
Author Kristen Amundson’s new book, "The Grandparent Effect," explores the evolving role of grandparents in children's lives. Amundson, former president and CEO of the National Association...
JACKSON ADVOCATE — A national literacy crisis is emerging as reading achievement continues to decline across the United States. Nearly 40% of fourth graders read below...
The monsters that came to him early in his sleep were the easy ones. It was the later demons that stole Solomon Nangobi’s sleep, the spirits...
Booths lined the street with arts and crafts, and children participated in hands-on art projects. A large display of books was on display and each child...
OAKLAND POST — Over decades, researchers worked haphazardly. Papers were written, treatments were tried, used, or discarded. Doctors discovered that genetic testing could prevent new cases,...
OAKLAND POST — In “Bonita The Bumble Bee and the Quarantine,” Jordan helped young readers process the uncertainty and isolation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. In a...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The article highlights the rich tradition and significance of Black women’s literary circles. It features several prominent book clubs, such as the Oracle...
GARY CRUSADER — Pastor Dr. Darius Brooks released his debut inspirational book, SAY, “SELF,” Volume I, on August 30, 2026, at Grace Central Church in Westchester,...
“Born, bred, toasted, buttered, jellied, and honeyed in Harlem” in 1937, Audrey Smaltz was a force to be reckoned with almost from the time she could...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — James Weldon Johnson, known for writing "Lift Every Voice and Sing," married Grace Nail Johnson in 1910. Johnson was an educator, journalist, diplomat,...
THE CAROLINIAN — Bree Carroll, a structural engineer, entrepreneur, and military spouse, has released "All Things EPIC: The CARE Blueprint for Designing a Life with Purpose,...
POST NEWS GROUP — Beginning in 1979 in San Quentin State Prison, the Black Guerrilla Family called for the remembrance of political prisoner George Jackson and...
By Tamara Shiloh George Cook was a Black American inventor from Louisville, Kentucky. He was born in 1863, during a time when Black Americans faced unfair...
Growing up in North Carolina, she Black Girled her hair her entire life. Her grandma made her sit for box braids when she was small, telling...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN REPORTER — Dr. Artika R. Tyner, a columnist and advocate for literacy, emphasizes the importance of culturally relevant children's books.
AFRO-AMERICAN – WASHINGTON — As America approaches its 250th anniversary of independence, a federal reading initiative designed to honor this milestone has omitted Black women authors...
AFRO-AMERICAN – WASHINGTON — As America approaches its 250th anniversary of independence, a federal reading initiative designed to honor this milestone has omitted Black women authors...
WAVE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS — LOS ANGELES WAVE — Despite its unflinching truths, “Roots” was an instant success — both the book and the miniseries that aired...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN RECORDER — Many Black boys enter schools already carrying labels: “too loud,” “too difficult,” “too far behind,” or “unmotivated.” Educators who take the time...
LOS ANGELES WAVE — At a Black Women for Wellness Black History Month presentation Feb. 13, author Alison Rose Jefferson chronicled the history of several recreational...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN RECORDER — Before he freed a nation, Kwame Nkrumah was a young reader who discovered that ideas could be as powerful as armies and...
LOS ANGELES WAVE — At a Black Women for Wellness Black History Month presentation Feb. 13, author Alison Rose Jefferson chronicled the history of several recreational...
