Books
A New Program Restricts The Selection Of Books NY State Prisoners Can Receive
A new program has drastically cut the kinds of books inmates inside New York State prisons can read. According to Directive 4911A, the new order currently applies to…
Interview: Luvvie Ajayi And More To Uplift And Inspire On ‘Together Live’ Tour
The Together Live tour aims to bring together women from all over the country in an effort to help them realize their full potential through the inspiring stories of…
Ava DuVernay To Adapt Octavia Butler’s “Dawn” Into TV Series
Academy Award–nominated director Ava DuVernay will be bringing Octavia Butler’s 1987 sci-fi novel Dawn to a television near you. Deadline reports that DuVernay…
Junot Díaz’s First Children’s Book Is About A Dominican Girl Living In Washington Heights
Rejoice. Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz, has written a picture book called Islandborn and it’s debuting in March…
Knowledge Is Power: Ralo Is Atlanta’s Trap Book Worm (Interview)
Hip-hop saves lives, and the testimony of Atlanta rapper, Ralo, is just one of many auspicious examples of reform rooted in rap music. Born to a crack-addicted mother…
Angie Martinez Visits Female Rikers Inmates For Mother’s Day Book Read
Legendary media personality Angie Martinez visited the Rose M. Singer Center on Rikers Island for a book signing and donation on Wednesday (May 10). Martinez read…
Black Boy Fly: St. Louis Pre-Teen Starts Club To Promote Literacy Among His Peers
After growing tired of selecting books out of his school’s library that featured characters and authors that didn’t look like him, 11-year-old Sidney Keys III decided it…
Iris Morales Gives Voice To Women Of The Young Lords ‘Through The Eyes Of Rebel Women’
When interviewed for a New York Times article in 1970, Iris Morales had this to say about women of the Young Lords: “We do everything that the brothers do.” In her new…
9 Books That Bring The Afro-Latino Experience To The Forefront
Afro-Latino scribes like bestselling authors Junot Díaz and Veronica Chambers have captured the voices of their community on paper, ushering Afro-Latino literature out…