Children's Books

Every child deserves to see themselves as the hero. When children see characters who look like them, sound like them, and share their cultural experiences, they feel confident, valued, and included. Representation isn’t just about images — it shapes identity, strengthens pride, and reminds kids that their stories deserve to be told. Books...

Many people ask me what they should read for enlightenment. I love African American literature because it helps us find knowledge of self — but it’s also important to explore other powerful works that broaden our perspectives. Below are five amazing books — some old and some new — that speak to our...

A gwanna man — a combination of “gonna” and “wanna” — according to Joan Morgan, is “a regla brother — cute, nice, relatively well intentioned but altogether lacking in drive and gumption.” Ladies, y’all should cop her book When Chickenheads Come to Roost by the way. Great read. I ran across this term...