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Best-selling author Luvvie Ajayi talks about her new book 'I'm Judging You,' microwave fame, and the Trump disaster.

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Brooklyn’s Anaya Lee Willabus is the youngest published author in U.S. history to write a chapter book. Her work, titled The Day Mohan Found His Confidence, is about a boy’s struggle to balance his life at home and at school – something to which we can all relate.

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In a season chock-full of "Top 2015" lists, from hottest celebrities to best political moments, we must not forget the literature that moved us

In order to "stay woke" as they say, it is important to read the books that tell stories about your history and your experiences.

In August of 1974, Beverly Johnson became the first African-American model to grace the cover of Vogue. She went on from there to have a…

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Renaming the Charleston library she served for 30 years is a fitting tribute to Cynthia Hurd, one of the nine churchgoers killed during the AME Shooting last…

A few years ago I did these Literary Cafe events where I’d bring in authors to sign their books and engage in a question/answer segment with their fans. One of the authors I brought in is Omar Tyree. He is a NY Times best selling author with 18 books       in urban fiction […]

Hey, remember books? In case not, you should know that literacy is still celebrated in today’s very digital world. This week marks National Children’s Book…

One young lady has inspired girls to love themselves and their hair with her award-winning comic book, BuzzFeed reports. Troubled by her natural tresses and skin tone,…

Do you know what makes me happy? The feeling of the sun on the back of my neck, lazy Sunday afternoon barbeques and the laughter…

      Omar Tyree is a New York Times bestselling author, an NAACP Image Award recipient for Outstanding Literature in Fiction and my friend of many years.  He authored the book Mayor for Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry Jr. Today he called into my radio show to share his experiences and memories […]