The author, who lives in Edinburgh with his wife Elizabeth Parry, is best known for his No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, ...

Every African American should read—or reread—this list of 20 books that amplify the voices that shaped our collective consciousness.

Capital Area District Libraries’ expert selectors have curated a dynamic Black History Month reading list for all ages, ...

The youngest pilot to fly solo around the world. The first known Black female tattoo artist. And more, chosen by columnist.

At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...

When I retired at the time, I was the highest-ranking Black woman in the Navy as a captain. A few years later Admiral Michelle Howard, an African American female, became the first woman to have ...

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...

There is no one story that encapsulates Black History Month, and that is part of the beauty of African American lives and ... These four inspiring books tug on a few of those threads and invite ...

It's never too early to teach youngsters about the rich history and cultural legacy honored during Black History Month and all year long. This February and beyond, you can spark your child's curiosity ...

When educator Jane Dabney Shackelford wrote and published The Child’s Story of the Negro and Helen Adele Whiting wrote Negro Folk Tales for Pupils in the Primary Grades and Negro Art, Music and Rhyme ...