There’s a notion that diverse children’s toys or diverse children’s books are only important for children from diverse backgrounds ... and with the start of Black History Month—we ...

background characters, like in most books,” he said. As for the opposition to books about Black characters, Kharia said it’s unfortunate that some parents want to hide racism from their ...

The book “Bad and Boujee” centers on Black women’s experience ... or the author’s background. Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, the senior director of Literary Programs for PEN America, called ...

The Free Library of Philadelphia’s One Book, One Philadelphia celebration drew to a close this past week and it held one ...

Background singers added an element of Blackness ... That the history of Black women in music is told in these books by three Black women means that there is a sense of recognition in the texts ...

"A lot of times when you did see books about Black individuals ... We want every race, culture, background to feel seen. There are no little shelves. Everyone is mixed in everywhere," she said.