Despite decades of debate on reading methods, many US students, especially Black children, struggle to read at grade level.

"Literacy is the root of education," said Kevin Watkins, president of the Port Huron Branch of the NAACP. "You have to learn ...

Bad hair” indeed. Four kids’ books teach us how to love whatever our hair is. Among them: Virginia Beach author Monica ...

Black History Month gives us another opportunity to invest in our young people, writes Lit Louisiana columnist Fatima Shaik.

On March 1, 2025, Malik Books at Westfield Culver City will come alive with the spirit of literature and creativity as it ...

Years later, The Black Lives Matter movement inspired Lee to write the children's book she wanted so badly growing up. She recruited her best friend Megan Barr to hand paint the illustrations, and ...

We highlight more than just the crowdpleasers: Family movies may be intended for kids, but that doesn’t mean their artistry or ideas don’t have the potential to be just as interesting.

Since the Grammy Awards celebrated its inaugural show in 1959, only 12 Black artists have won album of the year. Most recently, Beyoncé won for "Cowboy Carter" after four unsuccessful bids for ...

He is the reason the U.S. celebrates Black History Month each February. The son of formerly enslaved parents who could not read, Woodson had struggled to obtain an education. Born in Virginia ...

Critics slammed New York Magazine for cropping black people out of a photo of a ... The magazine’s cover story this week, titled “The Cruel Kids’ Table” and penned by Brock Colyar, claims ...

Josh said: ‘When I read the script ... with school kids now”. In season one, there were many polarising plot points like Jaheim’s beating and Leah being a full-on Black Lives Matter activist ...