While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...

Our favorite books by Black authors Growing up as a young Black girl in the South, I saw positive representations of Black ...

Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, ...

Rumi said, “Love is not a game of chess, where you plan your ... for life’s lessons. These 64 squares are a world itself in microcosm. Life, however, is not in black and white but in shades ...

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While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators (and their students) are eager to learn more about underrepresented ...

A new biography of Charles W. Chesnutt, by Tess Chakkalakal, explains the friendships and tensions he had with his white ...

Initially nicknamed Monster, he changed his life ... Black in Canada. You can read more stories here. Add some “good” to your morning and evening. Sign up for our newsletter. We’ll send you ...

Sharai Bohannon is here in defense of 'Abby' and asking you to put some respect on the film's name and legacy.

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and redefine success on your own terms. Ultimately, this book is an invitation to heal. Her work challenges the pervasive narrative that Black women must constantly perform strength without pause.

In her new book, Black in ... precocious white woman plantation owner, and realizing that she struggled with the cultivation of indigo until an unnamed Black person was brought to teach her ...