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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

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

By

Angela Johnson

Published

October 3, 2023
Entertainment, It's Lit

July 2023 Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read

A new novel from Colson Whitehead and a collection of bell hooks' interviews are on our list of "must-read" books this month.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

June 24, 2023
Education, News

No Surprise Here: The Most Recent Wave of Book Bans Includes More Black Authors Than Ever

The war on critical race theory includes a new crop of Black authored books being mislabeled as such.

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

January 9, 2022
Entertainment, It's Lit

PageTurners: The Literary Journey of Black Voices

Black history has been passed down from generation to generation through storytelling. Stories of religion, trauma, love and family have been the backbone of our communities, and the most recent releases from Black authors continue that tradition. In a time where meeting and being together in person is near impossible, using literature to have deep…

By

Bella Morais

Published

February 26, 2021
Entertainment

Mikki Kendall and L.L. McKinney on Writing Marvel's Black Widow: Bad Blood

While the release of Black Widow’s first standalone film has been delayed, fear not. There is still a way for you to get your fix of the Marvel Universe’s premier spy. Marvel’s Black Widow: Bad Blood is an episodic series that you can read or listen to on Serial Box. The series takes place across…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

May 8, 2020
Beauty + Style

What We’re Reading Now: Mikki Kendall’s Hood Feminism

This book isn’t just for white women. While other publications praise Mikki Kendall’s Hood Feminism: Notes From the Women That a Movement Forgot for being “a much-needed addition to feminist discourse” (Kirkus) or “a searing indictment of mainstream feminism” (NPR), they focus on what Kendall’s essay collection tells so-called mainstream (read: white) feminists about marginalized…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

May 4, 2020