This 'Sound Off' explores how healthy friendship between Black women is a form of activism in uncertain times. The article uses examples from friendships in media.

At the center of all the televised festivities for the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live is Lorne Michaels, the ...

Just 25 years into the 21st century, the folks at The New York Times Book Review are recognizing some of their favorite titles.

Valentine's Day is approaching quickly, and if you’re looking for something sweet or melancholic to celebrate the holiday, look no further. Here is the ultimate guide to books featuring love.

District officials returned 19 books at the center of a lawsuit to school libraries, but didn’t say how students allowed to access the books could find them.

The proposal would make it so only parents or guardians of children at a school could challenge a book’s inclusion in the school library.

In “Talk to Me,” Rich Benjamin investigates his family’s harrowing past to better understand the troubles that continued to plague them.

From the triumphs of Jesse Owens to the early days of hip-hop, there's a lot to learn and celebrate in February.

Since 1976, every February has marked the start of Black History Month. The month is celebrated throughout the United States, and it recognizes Black Americans’ vital role in the country. Literature ...

Morrison’s “Beloved” and Douglass’s “My Bondage and My Freedom” have been added back to the HUM syllabus this spring, as ...

The owner of Socialight Society, a Lansing-based store specializing in books written by Black women, shares some ...