Idris Elba has added author to his CV after he signed a global multi-book deal with HarperCollins for a series of children’s books. The 48-year-old
In 2019, Ibram X. Kendi released the book How to be an Antiracist. In the book, Kendi argues that antiracism is, in layman’s terms, an action
Hannah Sawyerr is a Sierra Leonean-American author and an MFA candidate at the New School for creative writing. In 2016, Sawyerr was named the Youth
Talking about racism with children is hard. For many teachers, parents and mentors, finding a good way to tell a child of color that the
Chinua Achebe, the great Nigerian novelist, once said; “Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”
In the opening to her groundbreaking essay collection, Thick: And Other Essays, Tressie McMillan Cottom writes, “I was pregnant at thirty. Divorced at thirty-one. Lost at thirty-two.”
We have lots of stories and lots of reasons why they need to be told.
It is easy to write a story coming from one’s own experience. It takes a truly skilled writer to accurately record the experiences of a
You are invited to The Black Book Brunch with Bevy Smith. Join us as we celebrate her new memoir, Bevelations, with a conversation lead by
Maryam Azeeza Muhammad is a 19-year-old journalism student and poet attending Temple University in Philadelphia. She is the author of the book Bantu Knots and
Vanessa Baden Kelly is an acclaimed actor, screenwriter, and author. Her career began as a child actress on the beloved TeenNick show “Kenan & Kel”
Get lit with the rolling out book club! Sign up today to join this month’s book club discussion of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett To
In June 2015, the world discovered Rachel Dolezal, a White woman who pretended to be a Black activist for years. Dolezal’s extended performance as a
Leah Johnson’s 2019 novel You Should See Me in a Crown took the world by storm. Named to multiple bestseller lists, critics praised Johnson’s debut work
Atlanta entrepreneur Michelle Taylor Willis admits she is not a parenting expert. However, she has learned several tips and tricks that have worked well for
The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart is a phenomenal book for those who’ve found themselves caught in the pandemic
Okey Ndibe is an award-winning author and essayist. He published his first novel, Arrows of Rain, in 2000. The New York Times listed Ndibe’s second
Brian Thompson is a teacher, journalist and prolific writer in the literary genres of urban fantasy and science fiction. He has written several novels including
Candelaria Silva-Collins is the embodiment of a writer’s writer. She listens to the universe, digests interesting and applicable ideas, then transfers them from her head
Black women are criminally unrepresented in the publishing world. Despite this, Black women have written some of the most influential works of literature in American
