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While 'What Happened, Miss Simone?' fills us in on Simone after fame, 'Amy' suggests what might have been.

The 1960’s. . . where was I? In Brooklyn, married for a few years, with a baby and toddler. Around us swirled the movements and politics of the time – in the South: bus rides, sit-ins, peaceful [...]

THE NEW DOCUMENTARY, The Loving Generation, tells the story of a generation of Americans born to one black parent and one white parent. It’s directed by Lacey Schwartz (1977), a filmmaker who [...]

SISTERS OF COMEDY, produced by Agunda Okeyo at Carolines on Broadway, showcases a Who’s Who of Black women in standup. Agunda has partnered with Black Lives Matter NYC as a co-sponsor of [...]

CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR Zetta Elliott continues her City Kids Series with The Ghosts in the Castle. “In the era of Harry Potter,” says Zetta, “The Ghosts in the Castle offers children important [...]

ROSETTA PRESS IS publishing a pair of picture books. Get your copy of Milo’s Museum here and Melena’s Jubilee here. Click here to listen to our conversation with the author, Zetta Elliott here.

ELAINE WELTEROTH has been named the new Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue, the youngest person to be appointed to that title in Conde Nast history. Elaine previously served as the magazine’s [...]

HAVING OUR SAY: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years is an adaptation of the book by Sarah L. Delany and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth, which tells the story of Sadie Delany and [...]