Jan 26
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Last year may not have brought an abundance of pleasures, but one of its standouts was George M. Johnson’s literary…
Jan 25
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When The 1619 Project debuted in 2019, it shed much-needed perspective on the history of African descendants in…
Jan 22
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To say that Michelle Buteau keeps it real would be an understatement. The comedian, actress and now author of Surviva…
Jan 21
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On Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C., the world watched as a Black and South Asian woman took a well-earned…
Jan 20
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Today has been really emotional. My own moods swung from pure delight to pure anxiety as I woke up this morning and…
Jan 15
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Remember that time a huge swath of Americans convinced themselves the country was “post-racial” following the…
Jan 13
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One of my New Year’s resolutions is to find joy in reading again. I had this same goal last year–and let’s face it,…
Jan 11
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One of the most fun facts about Stacey Abrams, the attorney, political powerhouse, voting rights activist and former…
Jan 8
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“I always say, writing a first novel, you feel like you’re writing in the dark, unsure of whether or not your book…
Jan 1
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If you weren’t one of the millions resigned to spend New Year’s Eve alone this year (thanks again, COVID), you may…
Dec 25
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Merry Christmas or whatever you’re celebrating this holiday weekend, Bibliophiles! Understandably, you may not be…
Dec 18
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Of all the adjectives we’d use to describe 2020, “good” wouldn’t exactly top the list. But as this most eventful…
Dec 17
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“Say what, now?” has been the typical (if not most explicit) response to an announcement made this week that Jenna…
Dec 15
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If the ongoing pandemic has reignited your passion for reading (or simply deepened it), say no more, Fam. Shawn…
Dec 11
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Walter Mosley may be best known for writing mysteries—though his bestselling Easy Rawlins series are among the…
Dec 10
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Deadline announced today that Moonlight and All Day and a Night star Ashton Sanders has secured both TV and film…
Dec 4
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Toni Morrison would be proud. The Center for Fiction’s Annual Awards Benefit was dedicated to the memory of the…
Dec 4
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Fun fact: we highly considered naming this week’s episode of The Root Presents: It’s Lit! “All I Want for Christmas…
Dec 4
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“Adults struggle to discuss race and racism. But what if we were discussing race since we were kids? What if we were…
Dec 3
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If you’ve been trying to decipher the mystery behind writing great fiction, let acclaimed mystery writer Walter…