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His crayon is purple – but is Harold a Black boy?

Prior to 1998, Harold of ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ was depicted as racially ambiguous. Harper & Brothers, 1955 by Philip Nel, Kansas State University Is...

‘Twas the night before Christmas’ helped make the modern Santa

– and led to a literary whodunit   by Melissa Chim, General Theological Seminary The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” better known by its opening line “‘Twas...

Little Professor Skye children's book series returns with next installment from author Munson Steed [WATCH]

The Little Professor Skye children’s book series has returned to book stores with its newest release, Sleep Sleep Dream Dream, a children’s story that...

Holy Bible, 'I Am Jazz' on list of 'challenged' books at libraries

NEW YORK (AP) — On the latest list of books most objected to at public schools and libraries, one title has been targeted nationwide,...

Mockingbird sequel and real-life racist Jefferson

The recent news that Harper Lee’s Go Set A Watchman novel reveals her To Kill A Mockingbird hero Atticus Finch to be a racist shocked the literary world. Actually,...

Harlem Book Fair presents 17th year of award-winning authors

Harlem, NY (BlackNews.com) -- The Harlem Book Fair (www.harlembookfair.com) has selected ‘Reading the World’ (#readingtheworld) as the theme for its 17th year celebration of...

Black college football coach prepares to launch children's book

Greenville, NC (BlackNews.com) -- From playbooks to children’s books, he’s the Coach we all love and adore and now in true Ruffin McNeill fashion...

Morrison's 'The Bluest Eye' doesn't sit well with some

NEW YORK (AP) — The potty humor of "Captain Underpants" children's books and the mature exploration of race and family violence by Nobel laureate...

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