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The actress, producer, bestselling author and our first-ever repeat guest speaks candidly about her second memoir, Yo…
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The second memoir from the activist and bestselling author of All Boys Aren't Blue debuted on Sept. 7.
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Amazon presents Black Stars, an original fiction anthology; Broadway gets a racial critique; Black vampires…
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Nothing Compares 2 U: An Oral History of Prince posits that the icon's pill addiction began with an accident while…
The NYT bestselling author, educator and activist was prescient about our nation's vice president. What else did Dr.…
Young adult titles that look at adult themes, fantasy and magic, while Nichole Perkins gives us an anthology of…
Nearly 40 years after Alice Walker's seminal work sparked controversy, we revisit our conversation about the pivotal…
New fiction and nonfiction titles sure to educate the hell out of you.
The revered, occasionally reclusive and controversial author grants a rare interview to the Banished podcast.
The bestselling author of Seven Days in June explains why romance novels deserve a renaissance—with Black love at…
The first release date in August gives us a 6888th Battalion, a Yoruban deity traveling the Underground Railroad and…
Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah author Kathy Iandoli told the Daily Beast she believes the late songstress did…
The previously unpublished collection of essays was edited by The Root's co-founder Henry Louis Gates Jr., along…