The National Endowment for the Arts’ Big Read 2026-2027 Honoring America250 library is being criticized for its omission of Black women authors, highlighting the need to include diverse voices and perspectives in the national narrative.
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5 Spaces for Writing the Story That Won’t Leave You Alone
Writing your story requires claiming space for yourself, whether it’s a room in your own home, a one-day retreat in your city, near water, a mountain hideaway, or a forest or woodland retreat, so that you can give yourself time to reflect and allow your story to take form.
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Deconstruction Zone: “Womanist” Writers Prompt Racial Healing
Rutgers University-Newark is embracing “womanist” literature, which centers the experiences and thoughts of women of color, to provide students with a more intersectional and inclusive perspective.
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7 Ways Black Women Can De-Stress This Spring
Black women are encouraged to prioritize self-care and de-stress this spring by engaging in activities such as touch grass, unplug to replenish, breathe and stretch, curate spring reading, share a meal at home, tend to their temple, and practice mini moments of mindfulness.
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Why Libraries Are Still a Lifeline for Black K-12 Students
The American Library Association has released a report revealing a rise in efforts to censor books in libraries, often targeting books that focus on race, history, and identity.
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Bringing Black Studies to Black People
Stanford University professor Adam Banks regularly flies from California to Cleveland to teach a free college-level African American studies class to the Black community, aiming to create a safe space for Black people to connect and learn from one another.
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20 Inspirational Quotes to Start Black Students Strong in 2025
20 Inspirational Quotes to Start Black Students Strong in 2025 provide words of encouragement and wisdom to uplift and foster a sense of identity and pride in Black students.
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The Beauty Inside All of Us
Alishia McCullough’s book “Reclaiming the Black Body” explores the ways in which colorism, featurism, and texturism have been internalized by Black women and femmes, and how they can work to unpack and heal from these damaging constructs.
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Give the Gift of Black Art
For Black artists, art is more than a pursuit of beauty or a means of expression. As Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison put it in her essay collection “The Source […]
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Kamala Harris Trounces Trump in Debate
Instead of Trump and his circus of chaos, America can choose a president who will lead and behave with dignity, respect, and maturity.
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