The youngest pilot to fly solo around the world. The first known Black female tattoo artist. And more, chosen by columnist.

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

Volunteers with the Tucson Festival of Books share their favorite books by Black authors … many of whom will be at the ...

Perry took on misconceptions about the South (and won the National Book Award) with “South to America.” In “Black in Blues” ...

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

There was African-American, Southern, Jewish, and sometimes Italian. Irish was rare. The House on Mango Street helped cement Chicano-American; The Woman Warrior ... to the books to make them ...

Opened in 2016, the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., tells America’s story through the lens of Black experience. That story, and the NMAAHC itself, is for ...

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

These eight books by Black women speak to the healing and resilience needed to survive another Trump presidency.

Unerased," the Dallas, Texas-based artist explores her Louisiana Creole heritage and the African diaspora. About 50 to 55 ...

The owner of Socialight Society, a Lansing-based store specializing in books written by Black women, shares some ...

When educator Jane Dabney Shackelford wrote and published The Child’s Story of the Negro and Helen Adele Whiting wrote Negro Folk Tales for Pupils in the Primary Grades and Negro Art, Music and Rhyme ...