February is Black History Month. Recognized nationally by President Gerald Ford in 1976, the holiday commemorates the accomplishments and contributions of the Black community in the United States.

Piedmont Arts will host a talk by poet TJ Anderson III and an African American Read-in and Family Day in celebration of Black ...

After winning just about every major science fiction and fantasy award, Nnedi Okorafor explores a traumatic event in her own ...

A new year has begun, and you know what that means: new books! 2024 was an epic year in fantasy and science fiction, with ...

Catch the opening of two powerful plays, 'The Laramie Project' and 'Fences,' or groove to Firewater Tent Revival at the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Today marks the 133rd anniversary of novelist Zora Neale Hurston's birth. Zora Neale Hurston was an author, ...

Clark University professor Daniel Black’s latest novel is a tender coming-of-age story about growing up Black and queer and ultimately wringing some grace from a harsh upbringing. “Isaac’s Song” will ...

Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms. A May-December friendship, a gripping marital mystery and self-improvement for ...

From angry spirits and parallel universes to alien abductions and epic folklore, African writers are offering fresh new horizons for the world’s science fiction landscape. Jedza, the protagonist ...

Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles — fiction and nonfiction — to consider for your January reading list. Each of us approaches a new year with a combination of worry and hope. What ...

Nevertheless, interviews with over a dozen current and former African and American officials, along with security analysts and business experts, reveal that, far from dreading Mr. Trump’s return ...