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For the early part of Lotus Hale Hill’s life, she worked hard to be the obedient, acquiescing daughter, the giving sister, the ambitious yet...

In "A Promised Land", The Presidential Memoirs, Volume One, Barack Obama delivers his very personal and candid reflections of his time in the White...

  Calling all book lovers, literary types and anyone who just wants to have a fun day out: Asadah Kirkland, founder of Soulful Chicago Book...

When James McGrath Morris set out to write his latest book, he didn’t know how timely it would be. When Eye on the Struggle:...

For seven years, Chicago-based photographer Carlos Javier Ortiz has dutifully documented the faces of youth violence in Chicago and other U.S. cities as part...

(AP Photo) JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Nelson Mandela's family is no stranger to the public eye -its successes and trials have been aired for...

Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" has come under fire yet again. This time, the board of education president in Morrison's home state is...

Dr. Shawn Council, a Connecticut-based attorney and professor, encourages character building and social resilience in her new Bookee & La La children's book series. Through her publishing company, Council Publishing, she has released several new books that were particularly written for children of color. Some of the ...