America’s youth is becoming illiterate. Earlier this year, the National Center for Education Statistics released another year’s edition of the Nation’s Report Card. This report evaluates the performance...

In 1926, scholar Carter G. Woodson, the father of Black History, and his fraternity brothers established the first Negro History Week in February. They chose February because Black communities had already...

Anytime someone asks me, “When’s the last time you read a book?” I answer, “Pretty soon!” I’m not a reader. I always make an excuse. Either I’m too tired, I have too much homework or...

“Firekeeper's Daughter” by Angeline Boulley “Firekeeper’s Daughter,” the debut work of Chippewa author Angeline Boulley, tells the story of Daunis Fontaine, a half-white, half-native 18-year-old...

The first time I remember crying over a book was when I read E.B White’s “Charlotte’s Web.” After connecting with these characters, I could not help but weep with Wilbur, the main character, when...

Johannesburg, South Africa --  After years of informal conversations and meetings with friends to discuss books, Lorraine Sithole decided to make things official.  In April 2011, while picnicking under...