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Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 08 December 2022

Her work helped propel the antislavery movement and served as a model for abolitionists looking to prove that Black people were both intellectual and artistic.

Details: Written by Emily Midkiff, University of North Dakota; Published: 02 December 2022

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Diverse representation in science fiction is important because authors are imagining futures, and the sorts of people who create those futures, such as, NASA scientists and mechanical engineers

Details: Written by By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press; Published: 17 November 2022

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Michelle Obama says it helps to focus on what you can control when you feel out of control.

Details: Written by By Paul Maresh, Portland, Oregon; Published: 13 October 2022

Reading these first-hand accounts we see how Rustin's socialist outlook, Quaker faith and formidable work ethic gave us a man with phenomenal organizing abilities to create inclusion and diversity.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 22 September 2022

Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson continues her charming young middle grade series with "Ways to Share Joy".

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Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 21 September 2022

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Back in 2020 BOTWC gave you a list of 29 Black authors you should know. Now, we’ve compiled a list of reasons why you should support them.

Details: Written by By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press; Published: 06 September 2022

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The Golden State Warriors megastar who broke the NBA’s all-time 3-point record last season is now aiming at a different target: children's books.

Details: Written by By JAY REEVES Associated Press; Published: 06 September 2022

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Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader when she walked past jeering crowds of white people to become one of the first Black students at racially segregated schools in New Orleans

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 28 July 2022

Photo Courtesy of Michelle Obama Books

Four years ago, The Forever First Lady released her memoir, “Becoming,” which has since sold more than 17 million copies. Now Obama has taken to social media to announce her plans for a new book entitled “The Light We Carry.”

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 18 July 2022

Lisa Robertson’s Boat works against the certainties much poetry strives to achieve. (Image/Poetry Foundation)

The foundation granted thefund $343,750 to study poetry book distribution in Africa.

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