Dec 1, 2025 | Books, Leadership
Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina has spent more than three decades in Congress, and he’s adamant about one point: he is not the first Black congressman to serve from his state. Eight others, largely erased from public discourse, served...
Aug 25, 2025 | Books, Events
On Saturday, September 27, Cleveland’s Great Lakes African American Writers Conference (GLAAWC – pronounced “glossy”) will once again bring together best-selling authors, panelists, and the Northeast Ohio community for a literary event focused on Black writers. This...
Aug 18, 2025 | Age, Books, Civil Rights
In his new book, “Aging While Black: A Radical Reimagining of Aging and Race in America,” Raymond Jetson, a former state lawmaker and health department official from Louisiana, says the United States can’t afford to ignore the problems of older Black Americans. “It’s...
Jul 21, 2025 | Arts + Culture, Books
It all started with an estate sale in 2014, explain Kiyanna Stewart and Jannah Handy in “Blk Mkt Vintage,” their first book (Black Dog and Leventhal; $40). Owners of a beloved Brooklyn store by the same name, the pair attended a sale in Staten Island, where they were...
