L ike many mothers, my mom drilled the importance of being nice into my young psyche.  She used expressions like the direct and simple... Read More.

A m I my brother's keeper?  It’s the question Cain sardonically put to God in the book of Genesis, when God confronts Cain... Read More.

F or the past several years, censorship has swept through schools and public libraries across the United States. According to PEN America’s ‘Banned in... Read More.

R ay Bradbury’s iconic dystopian work Fahrenheit 451 offers compelling insights into today’s epidemic of book banning. The progression of events within the text... Read More.

T his year’s theme is Freed Between the Lines. Our freedom to explore different perspectives and new ideas is under threat to be sure.... Read More.

A ccess to diverse books is not only essential to a strong education and a free mind, it’s critical to a healthy democracy. Reading... Read More.

I magine if you will, living in a world where you never see yourself represented in books or media. (Insert Twilight Zone theme song... Read More.

I n response to the nationwide rise in book banning, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) has introduced the Books Save Lives Act -- a bill... Read More.

L angston Hughes is best known as a defining figure of the Harlem Renaissance. And, he remains a significant literary figure today. Jason Reynolds'... Read More.

T his Juneteenth, we celebrate Ida B. Wells-Barnett, whose lifelong crusade to make lynching a federal crime finally came to fruition on March 29,... Read More.

I n this edition, we talk with Federico Erebia about how young readers being able to see themselves in books like Pedro & Daniel... Read More.

M alcolm X, needless to say, was a legendary civil rights activist and advocate for Black empowerment, one who continues to be widely celebrated... Read More.