"Literacy is the root of education," said Kevin Watkins, president of the Port Huron Branch of the NAACP. "You have to learn to read before you can be educated." ...

From Maya Angelou to Zadie Smith, five books by Black authors to read this February, as recommended by the Michigan Daily ...

There’s no magic solution, but there are hacks to help you up your reading time in 2025. Between trying new formats, knowing when to put down the book and the best time to pick a new one up ...

including one in December 2020 in which four Proud Boys members were stabbed. Tarrio’s arrest for burning a Black Lives Matter flag stolen from a historic African American church at that rally ...

In 2023, Florida’s decisions regarding school curriculum came under fire when its Department of Education claimed the new AP ...

Author Preston Lauterbach's new book "Before Elvis" explores the Black artists who influenced Elvis Presley's music. The book highlights R&B performers like Little Junior Parker, Willie Mae “Big Mama” ...

Waynesboro Public Schools will host an African-American read-in event on Sunday, Feb. 9. The event will feature musical and keynote speakers, as well as student presentations. The event celebrates ...

One is called Whatcha Reading?, a low-key periodic occurrence during the school day that students sign up for in advance, Melcher said. On the designated day, the boys bring whatever book they ...

The reading skills of American students are deteriorating further, according to new national test scores that show no improvement in a yearslong slide. The 67% of eighth-graders who scored at a ...

Michigan State redshirt freshman Jeremy Fears Jr. (Joliet West) in 2023 was the last player from Illinois to be named a McDonald's All-American. Peoria basketball: 12 unsung high school boys and ...

The awards were announced Monday morning at the American Library ... The Stonewall Book Awards, which are given to enduring LGBTQIA+ books, were awarded to Lunar Boy by Jes and Cin Wibowo for ...