Tina Knowles Reflects on Motherhood, Legacy, and Finding Herself in New Memoir ‘Matriarch’

May 20, 2025

By: Marshelle Sanders

Jawanza Kunjufu’s Revolutionary Voice for Black Education

May 18, 2025

By: Word In Black

What is apartheid? New book for young readers explains South Africa’s racist system

March 29, 2025

By: Courier Newsroom

Semicolon Books, Black Woman-Owned Literary Haven, to Close Its Doors

January 3, 2025

By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor

Veronica Appleton: Trailblazer, Author Uplifts With New Comic Book, ‘Mama Why’

September 9, 2024

By: Nicole Joseph

75 Years of ‘Annie Allen’: Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks’ Pulitzer-Winning Legacy

September 8, 2024

By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor

Kim Coleman Foote’s Literary Journey: From Chicago State to Printers Row

September 5, 2024

By: Marshelle Sanders

‘The Great Black Hope’: New Book Unpacks Legacy of Black NFL Quarterbacks

August 27, 2024

By: Evan Moore

New Book by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. and Stacy M. Brown Explores 500-Year Legacy of Transatlantic Slave Trade

August 8, 2024

By: Site Editor

PALS Town and Dewey: Revolutionizing Early Literacy at the Words of Wonder Literary Festival

July 26, 2024

By: Staff Report