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Burst into Books Founder, Jurema Gorham offers Increased Access to Literacy

Jurema Gorham founded Burst into Books in 2018 to offer families increased access to literacy, academic enrichment, and meaningful relationships As families prepare to...

Black-Owned Bookstores See Book Sales Skyrocket

In response to the Black Lives Matter Movement, many black-owned bookstores have seen sales skyrocket. Semi-Colon Bookstore, a black woman-owned business, has been overwhelmed...

Defenders of the Week: Kenyatta Scott and Tammera Holmes – The Power of Local, Collaborative Black Girl Magic

2020 has undoubtedly been a gut-wrenching year packed with blows that have affected us all in some form or fashion, and that includes our...

Real Estate Investor Writes Eight Books in 6 Months to Educate Children About Entrepreneurship

Pongee Barnes is a real estate investor and author of Real Estate and Chill: Tips and Tricks for New Investors. She recently founded Little...

“In Their Own Words,” Tells the Story of Chicago House Music from The Ones who lived it.

One of the founding fathers of House Music, Jesse Saunders, new book, "In Their Own Words," tells the story of Disco and house music...

Fine Arts photographer creates ‘BLACK’ Book celebrating urban vernacular

Hailing from the Austin area of the West Side of Chicago, Tye had no idea that her senior thesis project as a student at the Illinois Institute of Art would turn into a full-blown series complete with a visual book three years later. Prior to the publication, Moores premiered this project at over ten art galleries. “The culture of Chicago is so beautiful to me,” says Moores. “Even small things such as our pride in what side of town we’re from and things we say -- that’s what I love most about our culture.”

Receive a Free Book When Donating a Non-Perishable to Fox Ford Lincoln

Fox Ford Lincoln Chicago employees are helping The Greater Chicago Food Bank and the The Bud Billiken Scholarship Fund through a charity drive. "Fox Motors...

Comcast Cares Through Reading, Volunteering

CHICAGO- Energetic students from Benjamin E. Mays Elementary Academy on Chicago’s Southside received a break from their normal class schedule Friday, April 25. About...

Chicago Woman Aims For Engagement, Empowerment With South Side Book Exchange

If Baltimore native and Chicago transplant Savannah Wood has one regret, it's that she didn't take enough time to read all the books she...

New Book Series For Children of Color

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 ...

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