May 20, 2025

6 Books about Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz

“For a long time, many people had been miseducated about who my father was, and I think it may have been intentional.” – Ilyasah Shabazz Ilyasah […]
May 2, 2025

Mother’s Day: 16 Picture Books by Black Authors

Mother’s Day is a day to honor, reflect, and celebrate. In Mama’s Library Summers (Cameron Kids, 2024) Melvina Noel and Daria Peoples recall fond memories of […]
April 27, 2025

Our Stories Matter Interview: Nikki Grimes

It has been a fantastic book month for award-winning author and poet Nikki Grimes. With over 100 published books for young and teen readers, Grimes has […]
April 25, 2025

May 2025 Children’s & YA New Releases

May is the month to celebrate a mother’s love, mourn military men and women, and remember the birth of Black civil rights icons Malcolm X and […]