They say of the most commonly banned books in the 2023-2024 school year, 44% featured people and characters of color and 39% featured LGBTQ+ people and characters.

Every African American should read—or reread—this list of 20 books that amplify the voices that shaped our collective consciousness.

In the past decade, more than 750 boys from the U.S. and Canada have participated Books N Bros, the only youth-led book club where Black boys ages 7-13 can explore African American stories and ...

'Explicit' Sex Claims ‘Exaggerated,’ Black and LGBTQ+ Characters Overwhelmingly Targeted, New Book Ban Analysis Finds. A new PEN America analysis examines the more than 10,000 instances of ...

At the Austin African American Book Festival, tables are lined up with vendors and authors looking to sell their novels. With the opportunity to see Black authors, attendees wander around the event ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will publish a dynamic new book Sept. 17 tracing the history of sports through photographs from the turn of the 20th ...

A new book will focus on South Carolina's first African American female physician. Authors Dr. Walter B. Curry, Beverly Aiken-Muhammad and Anusha Ghosh present the narrative of Dr. Matilda Evans ...

Since its creation, the African American Read-In has reached more than 6 million participants worldwide, engaging communities to read together and celebrate African American books and authors.