It’s Lit
-
Stop Making Black Kids Read These Old-Timey Books. Consider These Black Books Instead
Give your kids' reading list an upgrade with these titles instead
-
June 2024 Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read
A new Walter Mosley mystery, the secrets of African holistic healing and a collection of poems about Black womanhood are on our list of best beach reads.
-
New Book Answers the Question, “What if Harry Potter went to an HBCU in the South?”
"Blood at the Root" brings diversity to the fantasy genre
-
Whoopi Goldberg, Willow Smith and Tiffany Haddish Bring Us the Black Books We Can’t Wait to Read This Month
From moving memoirs to historical fiction, May 2024 has something for everyone.
-
New Book Reveals Miss USA’s Final Text Before Suicide, Mother’s Heartbreaking Response
Cheslie Kryst's mother, April Simpkins, hopes the book will help others who are suffering.
-
15 Inspirational Toni Morrison Quotes You Need to Hear Right Now
Morrison may be gone from this Earth, but her words will continue to live on and inspire year after year.
-
April 2024 Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read
A murder mystery from Al Roker and a memoir from President Obama's White House social secretary are on our must-read list this month.
-
We Asked ‘Star Wars’ Star Billy Dee Williams If He’d Recast The Film With All Black Actors
The title of Williams' new memoir "What Have We Here" is both an homage to his famous Star Wars line and what he says is "the absurdity" of his life.
-
Remember?!? Classic Children’s Books That Defined Black Childhood
You may be too big for bedtime stories, but these books will make you want to get into your coziest pajamas.
-
Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read in March 2024
March is coming in hot with great new reads from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Tamron Hall, Linsey Davis and more.