It’s New Year’s Eve, but we couldn’t close the books on 2025 without showing love to some of the amazing titles Black authors blessed us with. After reading just about everything we could get our ...

Each solidifies itself as a must-read. Books have a way of revisiting the beautiful and ugly parts of history. They can capture the culture, society, and politics of a certain period. As literary time ...

Literature serves as both mirror and window, reflecting lived experiences while offering glimpses into worlds beyond our own. The written word has a unique capacity to preserve cultural memory, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." We all know the old saying: Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Our past is a part of us, ...

Word on the street is that folks believe that romance and yearning are dead. But those of us who read Black romance novels know that both are alive and well in the pages of our favorite books. As more ...

2024 sure had somewhere to go, didn’t it? And with so little time left in the year, it’s time to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished, and all we’re looking to accomplish in the next year. For many, ...

Throughout history, Black women have faced immense challenges and systemic oppression, yet they consistently rise above adversity. As we reflect on the recent 2024 presidential election, where ...

Black literature is far too expansive to cover in just a month, especially if you look back through history at the works of luminaries like Langston Hughes, Toni Morrison, James Baldwin and Nikki ...

As November comes to an end, it’s time to look forward to all of the buzz-worthy books set for release in December. The last month of the year promises to be exciting for book lovers, with a new book ...

Though Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, has seen an exodus of Black residents over the past 15 years, one woman hopes to create a beacon for her community. By Dodai Stewart Photographs and Video by Nicky ...

World-renowned American poet, author, and educator Nikki Giovanni has died at the age of 81. According to AP, Giovanni died with her lifelong partner, Virginia (Ginney) Fowler, by her side, which was ...

The temperatures are dropping and the days are getting shorter, but even though your best beach days may be behind you this summer, there is no shortage of amazing books by Black authors to read, ...