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The No. 1 Young Adult Novel in the U.S. Is Inspired by #BlackLivesMatter
Over the past few years, it’s been hard to ignore the #BlackLivesMatter movement and the protests that have swept across the country in the wake of extrajudicial killings of Black folks by police....
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Kerry Washington to Bring Brit Bennett’s Best Selling Book, ‘The Mothers’ to...
With the success of films like Hidden Figures and Fences, it’s no surprise Hollywood is looking for more books by Black authors to bring to the big screen. Thankfully, Black writers have been producing...
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One-on-One with ‘The Hate U Give’ Novelist Angie Thomas
“Oh. My. Jesus!!!!” was Angie Thomas’ response when she found out that her debut novel, The Hate U Give had landed at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list for Young Adult (YA) hardcover books....
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Nobel Prize Winning Poet Derek Walcott Has Died
The literary world has lost one of its lions. Sir Derek Walcott, the Nobel Prize winning poet and playwright has passed away. He was 87. Born in St. Lucia and known as the Poet Laureate of the...
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Tomi Adeyemi’s Debut Novel Heading to the Big Screen in Blockbuster Deal
Tomi Adeyemi’s novel, Children of Blood and Bone, hasn’t even been released yet and it’s already headed to the big screen, thanks to a blockbuster deal with Fox 2000. Publishers clamored to snap up the...
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The New Yorker’s ‘Broken Windows’ Cover Perfectly Sums Up Trump’s Presidency
Donald Trump hasn’t even been in office for three months, but it feels much longer. So far, during his tenure in the White House, the real estate magnate has failed to repeal Obamacare, started a war...
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Photographer Devin Allen Captures ‘A Beautiful Ghetto’ in New Book
Photographer Devin Allen caught attention when he documented the protests in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray. Shot in black and white, the startling image captured a Black man running as...
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This Year’s List of Pulitzer Prize Winners Is Full of Melanin
Pulitzer Prize Administrator Mike Pride announced this year’s crop of winners and the list is full of Black excellence. The coveted award honors outstanding achievements in Journalism and the Arts, and...
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Gabrielle Union Writes About ‘the Good, the Bad and the WTF’ in New Book
Gabrielle Union is a renaissance woman. She’s not only an accomplished actress, but the Being Mary Jane star is also a producer, entrepreneur (peep her hair care line), wife, step-mom, activist, and...
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This Is the Last Rachel Dolezal Interview You’ll Ever Need to Read–Promise!
To paraphrase Solange Knowles, when it comes to Rachel Dolezal–the disgraced president of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP who lied about being Black–I’ve tried to wish her away, tweet her away, pray...
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Tiffany Haddish Details Foster Care Molestation in New Book
Tiffany Haddish is riding high on success, but like all of us, she has had her share of troubles, heartaches and sorrows on the road to greatness. In her new memoir, The Last Black Unicorn, Haddish...
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Tiffany Haddish Reportedly to Be Sued by Ex-Husband Over Abuse Accusations in...
UPDATE: 12/21/2017 Tiffany Haddish’s memoir, The Last Black Unicorn, has raised several eyebrows since its release, with the star sharing that ex-husband William Stewart was physically abusive, a claim...
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EXCLUSIVE: Mathew Knowles Says Internalized Colorism Led Him to Tina Knowles...
Mathew Knowles’ latest book, Racism: From the Eyes of a Child, discusses race relations from the perspective of a young man growing up in the deep South, with the Texas Southern professor having borne...
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Author Explores Cultural Impact of ‘In Living Color’ in New Book
In Living Color is in the spotlight more than it has been in years, thanks in large part to Bruno Mars’ Cardi B-assisted video, “Finesse,” which pays homage to the early 1990s sketch comedy show....
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Black Lives Matter Activist DeRay Mckesson Lands Book Deal
Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson just landed a book deal. On Wednesday, it was announced that Mckesson will be releasing a book called On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case For Hope through...
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Women’s History Month: New Children’s Book Author Seeks to Inspire Girls
In honor of Women’s History Month, Author, Ruth Parrish Watson, has released an inspiring new children’s book that seeks to convey the message that girls can be anything they want–even president of the...
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Viola Davis Writes Sequel to Classic Children Book ‘Corduroy’
What can’t Viola Davis do? The Academy, Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress will soon add author to her ranks as she has announced she’s writing a sequel to the children’s book called Corduroy Takes a...
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‘Hamilton’s’ Leslie Odom Jr. Talks ‘Failing Up’ and Inspiring Young People
Fans of the multitalented Leslie Odom Jr. did not have to look far when the actor left the megasuccessful Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton in 2016. He released a 2016 holiday album called Simply...
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U-God Belives RZA Mismanaged The Wu-Tang Clan, Leading to Group’s Demise
U-God is sharing his truth in his newly released memoir, RAW: My Journey Into the Wu-Tang, where he details the demise of the legendary hip-hop collective and why he feels RZA is responsible. The...
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Kendrick Lamar Biography Soon to Hit Bookshelves
At 30 years old, Kendrick Lamar has already had enough impact to warrant his own biography. The Compton, California MC’s life will soon be documented by Bandcamp Senior Editor Marcus J. Moore, who...
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