Books

Center for Black Literature & Culture debuts Interactive…

INDIANAPOLIS — The Central Library in Downtown Indianapolis is home to the Center for Black Literature & Culture (CBLC), but…
03.23.22
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Ujamaa Community Bookstore creates place to learn about…

INDIANAPOLIS — Ujamaa Community Bookstore is doing more than selling books and promoting reading. It’s bringing US history to life, working to…
10.04.21
Young girl looking at books on shelves in a bookstore

Indy library’s Summer Reading Program helps kids avoid…

INDIANAPOLIS — Summer slide is a real thing and now that kids are out of the classroom for several weeks,…
10.03.21
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Black Indiana Bookstore Owner Watches Sales Soar Over…

The intersection of community in Kokomo can be found right on Main Street, where all three of DeAndra Beard's businesses…
07.07.20

A 9-Year-Old Girl From Brooklyn Just Wrote Her…

What does a nine-year-old girl who loves to read and write do? Write her own book, of course.
02.26.16

First Lady Launches Open E-Books Initiative

Michelle Obama launched a project that will allow students and educators around the nation to access scores of e-books.
02.25.16

#BlackGirlMagic: Eleven-Year Old From New Jersey Creates An…

Marley Dias started #1000BlackGirlBooks because she was frustrated with the racially monolithic books being assigned in class.
02.02.21

BEAUTIFUL NEWS: Iowa Barber Gives Children Free Haircuts…

Courtney Holmes is part of a growing trend of barbers that are getting creative and helping their local children get…
02.02.21

A Little Positivity: Barber Rewards Children Who Read…

A Barber took part in Dubuque's Back to School Bash in Comiskey Park on Saturday to give free haircuts to…
02.02.21

Nikki Woods Chats with Author Deborah Johnson About…

Do you know what makes me happy? The feeling of the sun on the back of my neck, lazy Sunday…
02.13.15

Nikki Woods Chats with Author Deborah Johnson About…

Do you know what makes me happy? The feeling of the sun on the back of my neck, lazy Sunday…
02.13.15

50 Cent Challenges Floyd Mayweather To Reading Because…

Everyone is doing the ice bucket challenge for ALS and capturing it for Instagram and Facebook. Whoever does it must…
07.03.19
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50 Books Every Black Teen Should Read

At NewsOne, we believe that the child who reads is the child who leads. In keeping with that idea, we…
07.18.14

NewsOne Minute: Barbershop Promotes Literacy by Giving Young…

Your local barbershop probably consists of TVs broadcasting ESPN, animated banter on almost any subject and music to match the…
07.17.14