With a degree in Social Work, she has a deep interest in African and African-American history, which inspired her to write stories for children. Her books include Princess Nana Afia: The Majestic ...

From Black Panther to Cyborg, dive into the world of iconic Black superheroes in comics and movies. Read about their unique powers, compelling stories, and the talented actors who portrayed them.

Theo Von grew up in the stray animal belt of southern Louisiana. He was a child there and became anadult slowly there. He can ...

David Elmo Cooper, hailing from Brooklyn, New York, discovered his love of art, specifically comic books and graffiti, at a ...

McIlwain spent five years writing the book. Now a top seller for History Press, it can be found in the African American Museum in Washington, D.C., and is available for purchase at CVS ...

With Donald Trump in the White House and Republicans controlling the Senate, an increase in book bans is a serious threat.

Relax With Mini Therapy Horses (*RR) Monday, November 4, 3pm. Does the Election have you stressed out? Visit the library's back lawn and spend ...

For example, the plantation gothic of late-19th-century African American author Charles W. Chesnutt anticipates Zora Neale Hurston’s interest in how folk stories transmit the terrors of Black ...

A Virginia museum has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, where hundreds of mostly enslaved students learned to read through a ...

What is Kwanzaa? Here's what every American needs to know, including Kwanzaa's meaning, principles and who celebrates it.

They include Janice Canaday, 67, who also is the museum’s African American community engagement manager ... whose ages ranged ...