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Beloved Black Banned Books You Must Read Now
In honor of Banned Books Week, check out one of these amazing reads that stays in conservative crosshairs
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EXCLUSIVE: We’ve Got the Dynamic Cover Reveal for Miles Morales’ New YA Novel
Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel finds the hero once again dealing with the consequences when his secret identity interferes with being a teenager.
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The Schomburg Center Literary Festival Makes Its Return to Harlem
What’s better than celebrating Black culture and writers on Juneteenth weekend?
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10 Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read This May
Book lovers rejoice! There are lots of great Black books hitting the shelves this May
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‘It Speaks to Your Inner Child’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Explores the Literary Frontier of Fantasy With Ayana Gray
The author’s bestselling debut, Beast of Prey, puts a promising and Pan-Africanist spin on the fantasy genre.
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‘They’re Looking Down Upon Children’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Talks Teaching Antiracism With Jason Reynolds
Last year, the YA author achieved an artful remix of Ibram X. Kendi’s seminal work; this year, it has new relevance.
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Exclusive: The Smithsonian Channel Recruits Storytellers to Explore the Meaning of Juneteenth
The collection of original video essays is part of the network’s multi-day commemoration of Juneteenth and an exploration of the Black experience in America.
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'Shame Stifles You': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Rejects Shame With Tarana Burke and Tanya Fields
Shame is a universal condition—no one is immune. In fact, it might be argued that shame is also one of the strongest drivers of human behavior, often causing our worlds to revolve around it. We have it inflicted upon us—especially those of us in already marginalized groups—and in turn, inflict it upon others. We live…