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Entertainment, It’s Lit

My Favorite Books by Black Authors for 2023

A rock legend’s memoir, a beautiful book of poems about fatherhood and a history book that’s real AF were some of my favorite books by Black authors this year

By

Angela Johnson

Published

November 30, 2023
Entertainment, It’s Lit, The Root Interview

Denene Millner’s New Novel is a Beautiful Love Letter to Black Women

I spoke with the bestselling author behind Steve Harvey’s “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man” about why her latest work holds a special place in her heart.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

October 14, 2023
Entertainment, It’s Lit

The Best Books for Black Parents

From moving memoirs to positive affirmations and practical advice, these books help make Black parents’ jobs (a little) easier.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

September 22, 2023
Events, The Root Institute

You’re Invited to The Root Institute 2023

Speaker details are now live for The Root’s annual gathering of America’s greatest Black minds. Join us for full day of conversations in our nation’s capital.

By

Tatsha Robertson

Published

September 15, 2023
Entertainment, It’s Lit

September 2023 Books By Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read

A New Zadie Smith novel, a picture book from Amanda Gorman and a book of Black AF history are on our list of September must reads.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

August 27, 2023
For the Love of Black Boys: Derrick Barnes and His Ode to the Fresh Cut

Derrick Barnes is the author of nine books for children, the most recent being Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. The book, which has been voted one of the best books of the year by NPR, is among the first wave of titles published by acclaimed writer Denene Millner’s new children’s book imprint, housed…

By

Hope Wabuke

Published

December 15, 2017