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TheGrio teams up with the African American Literature Book Club to shine a brighter light on Black authors and the
Black poets have powerfully shaped literature, using poetry to document history, celebrate culture, and challenge injustice.
This week was a good one for Black authors, and for readers who know there’s nothing like a story told
Between 1910 to 1970, millions of African Americans left the South in search of greater opportunities for freedom, rights, and economic mobility. Due to sheer scale, this human mov...
Writers have problems. Writers win prizes. Writers play ping-pong, think other writers are their friends. Writers write baseball novels. Writers write war novels. Writers write abo...
This month, read BIPOC poetry that is experimental, looks at the magic of nature at night, and explores how community should look.
Davis writes early in her book, “America has a long and sordid history of mining the value of the art and inventions of Black people for its own benefit and erasing evidence of Bla...
Wilson told theGrio the moment highlighted what she calls the “haves and have-nots” of publishing. What started as a situation
Two prominent African writers engaged Korea University students in Seoul in a discussion on Afropolitanism and Black consciousness, offering global perspectives through a “glocal”...
Representation in publishing does not begin when a book lands on a shelf. It begins far earlier, in the inbox of an agent who reads your query letter and immediately understands th...
Solange Knowles, Angela Bassett, Edwidge Danticat, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Nikole Hannah-Jones were honored for continuing the expansive legacy of Black historian Arturo Schomb...
As Black creators generate unprecedented income, many are confronting a harder truth: visibility doesn’t guarantee stability, and wealth requires a different playbook.
Discover how Black-owned bookstores like Roots in Miami are creating vibrant community spaces and redefining the reading experience for the next generation.
BookCon highlights growing demand for diversity in Black romance stories and calls for stronger support of Black authors in the genre.
The Symptoms: Pop Culture Wars Last year, I followed the back-and-forth debate around a 2020 video of South Africa’s Tyla, where she described herself as both “coloured” and Blac...
DURING the 1960s, in a country divided by racial strife, the music of Berry Gordy, Jr.’s Motown Records helped bring people together.
The results are in! British-Nigerian author Tade Thompson and Tanzanian-Australian writer Eugen Bacon are among the winners of the 2026 British Science Fiction Association Awards,...
Black actors have redefined superhero heroism, from groundbreaking firsts to box office dominance, shaping culture in major ways.
Book bans threaten access to diverse narratives, underscoring libraries' vital role in uplifting marginalized voices through collective action.
The most powerful person, let alone woman; in any room isn’t always the one on screen. For decades, Black women have been the architects of Hollywood. Deciding the stories, which s...
Wrtiers are redefining what Dominican storytelling can look like altogether.
Black talent leads on stage and behind the scenes, but recognition gaps remain
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