In “The People Remember,” a picture book written by Ibi Zoboi, a 2017 National Book Award finalist for her young adult novel “American Street,” and illustrated by Loveis Wise, African ...

Nikole Hannah-Jones Reviews Two Picture Books About American History In separate works, Tami Charles and Kwame Alexander tell a story not of Black America but of America, of a history we all must own.

Octavia Butler's 1979 novel Kindred is being made into a TV series. So we asked authors and critics what other not-yet-filmed books by Black authors they'd most like to see adapted for screen.

Each American Girl character had a series of books, and corresponding dolls, that explored her story in a particular time throughout history. The company started in 1986, and by the early 1990s ...

Every African American should read—or reread—this list of 20 books that amplify the voices that shaped our collective consciousness.

Pleasant Company/American Girl, Addy Walker doll and Ida Bean, ca. 1933 New-York Historical Society, Gift of Nicole Wagner & Wagner family, 2019.32 / Photo by Glenn Castellano ...

Build empathy by reading personal narrative examples in children's books, including picture books and middle grade books. In ...

Waterloo Schools pulls out of African American Read-In, distributing picture books. Maria Kuiper Feb 24, 2025 Feb 24, 2025 ... The African American Read-In, ...

American Girl introduces Chinese-American doll as its "Girl of the Year" 07:43 For more than 35 years, American Girl has been creating dolls that reflect the lives of real girls and this year, the ...

Addy’s mother, Ruth Walker, is a remarkable seamstress. She makes Addy a few dresses for books that came later, and those dresses symbolize the exquisite skills of African American dressmakers ...