Colin Kaepernick has inked a publishing deal with Scholastic.
Prairie View A&M University launched a writing program inspired by literary giant Toni Morrison’s legacy.
Idris Elba has inked a publishing deal with HarperCollins to create children’s books.
Blue Ivy Carter has been tapped to narrate the ‘Hair Love’ audiobook.
Following Kamala Harris’ historic win, books penned by the Vice President-elect are flying off the shelves.
Renowned author Walter Mosley will receive the National Book Foundation’s 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Actress Gabrielle Union will release her first children’s book inspired by her daughter Kaavia James.
Award-winning author Jason Reynolds has been appointed National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress.
17-year-old New Jersey native Essynce Moore is the first Black teen author to have three of her books incorporated into school curriculums.
A 10-year-old author from Washington, D.C. launched his own book series.
An entrepreneur is working towards opening Orlando’s only Black-owned bookstore.
Jaki Shelton Green was named North Carolina’s ninth poet laureate; making her the first African American woman to receive the honor.
