Throughout history, Black authors have played a pivotal role in shaping literature, activism, and social change. From challenging racial injustices to celebrating Black culture, their works have ...

The Booker Prize Foundation has announced the creation of the Children's Booker Prize. This new award will join the existing prizes for English-language and translated fiction.

It was a quote from Fannie Lou Hamer that comment made Keisha N. Blain, a professor of history and Africana studies at Brown ...

This 11‑book list gathers stories of survival and resilience, delivers practical knowledge, and critiques inequities while ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

Black Friday will be here faster than you think, and this should be your sign to prepare early. This year, Black Friday will be on Friday, November 28 (10/28/25) and you have more than enough time to ...

Abigail Hing Wen’s Loveboat, Taipei trilogy is now the movie Love in Taipei on Netflix, which she executive produced. Her new novel, The Vale, which she wrote 10 years ago, is an illustrated middle ...

“No. 1 New York Times bestseller” is one of the most prestigious accomplishments a book or author can boast. Kansas City author Britney S. Lewis recently joined that elite club with “Blood Moon,” ...

Black Rabbit, the limited series starring Jason Bateman and Jude Law, had a very solid run on Netflix’s top 10 list, staying at #1 for well over a week. But its time is over, replaced by a different ...

As the news spread of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination two weeks ago, a student in Professor A.D. Carson’s “Black Voice” class made sure the room door was locked. The University of ...

(RNS) — Voddie Baucham Jr., a conservative Black pastor, author and seminary leader known for advocating for restricting women’s roles in the church and critiquing what he saw as “woke” influence on ...

Solange Knowles launches part 1 of The Saint Heron digital archive library, with part 2 rolling out in the coming weeks. If you’re on the hunt for a rare, out-of-print title by a Black author, Solange ...