Clyde W. Ford, author of "A High Price for Freedom," spoke with The Seattle Times about the book’s inspirations, his thoughts ...

A July, 1946 photo of Thurgood Marshall and Vivian Burey from The AFRO American Newspaper Archives, will be on view at the Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis, Maryland, for the REVISIT/REIMAGINE ...

These children's books provide important lessons in Black History.

Books have long been a cornerstone of cultural preservation and empowerment; this is especially true within the African-American community, where books created for us and by us have a history of being ...

In recent years, allies have searched for ways to help and better understand the ongoing causes and effects of racism and ...

In 1761, a young girl crossed the Atlantic on a slave ship. Captured in West Africa and transported to Boston, where she was enslaved by John and Susanna Wheatley. They named her Phillis, after the ...

William Sanders Scarborough was an African-American ex-slave who authored a Greek textbook. His First Lessons in Greek ...

From bestsellers to cultural classics, Larry Miles has stocked the shelves inside his bookstore full of history. "I feel there's a need for our people to know who they are," Miles said. In 1991, the U ...

If you want an opportunity to learn more about African-American culture, the African-American read-in is a chance to do that. It's a gathering to read and discuss books centered on Black authors and ...

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte African American Book Festival turned the page on its first chapter. The organization hosted its first annual festival in Uptown this weekend. It happened Saturday at the ...

Now in its 18th year, the Austin African American Book Festival has been a paragon of the eloquence of Black culture. From arts-focused programming to captivating conversations with some of the most ...