F rederick Douglass. A towering figure in American history. His name is inextricably linked with the abolition of slavery. He was also one of... Read More.
W hat, pray tell, is an African American Read-in? Well… it’s the nation’s oldest event dedicated solely to promoting diversity in literature, and encouraging... Read More.
Y es, they're hampering holidays now. And, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was among the first to be meddled with. Needless to say, the... Read More.
I da B. Wells-Barnett. Her lifelong crusade to make lynching a federal crime finally came to fruition on March 29, 2022 – 124 years... Read More.
I n this edition of our Power of Books Author Series, we talk with Dr. Michael Datcher, author of Harlem at Four about why... Read More.
J oy Reid has a new book out… Medgar & Myrlie! And that’s gladsome news. Because Joy’s new work about the overlooked legacy of... Read More.
W e're celebrating Black History Month by shining a spotlight on Phillis Wheatley and William Wells Brown. Wheatley was the first African-American to publish... Read More.
R osa Parks. You know, the woman who is sometimes referred to as the "mother of the civil rights movement." Who refused to move... Read More.
T he phrase "It's a cakewalk" is typically used to mean something so easy success is certain. But the origins of this folk... Read More.
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