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The birth of the sanctuary movement some 45 years ago can teach us a lot about how to respond to today’s attacks on ...
Aimee Semple McPherson took to the radio to spread the Gospel, but her mysterious disappearance cast a shadow on her ...
Naomi Arnold on the Te Araroa trail. Reading room is supported by Creative New Zealand, encouraging, promoting and supporting the arts in New Zealand. Down at the local hall a 50-strong community ...
First published in 1983 and edited by Toni Morrison, this lost classic chronicles the exploits of a black party girl making ... up their complicated past. The author of the No. 1 New York Times ...
In 2015, she launched Well-Read Black Girl as a simple Instagram page to highlight Black women authors. What started as curated book recommendations grew into a national book club, a sold-out festival ...
A book fair aimed at showcasing Black authors and improving Black literacy took place in Charlotte over the weekend. More than a dozen people gathered at the Methodist Home Recreation Center in ...
Chicago has cancelled its Cinco de Mayo Parade, held annually in the sanctuary city, over fears of ICE raids. Organizers announced on Thursday that the parade, which was set to be held on the ...
The latest children’s book by Milwaukee author Ebony Haynes encourages Black girls, of all ages, to embrace their uniqueness ...
A bookstore in Boston is the only Black-owned bookstore in the city and it's been a hotspot for almost 20 years.
"Prose to the People," edited by Katie Mitchell, chronicles the legacy of past and present Black bookstore's throughout the ...