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On that day and in that place... Following the 2015 mass shooting that took nine lives in a historic Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, Pr...

If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs Home who gave ...

Growing up with a speech impediment and an auditory processing disorder, Amanda had hills to climb. Through poetry, she found her voice, and became...

There are Black scientists and Black inventors such as George Washington Carver and Madam C.J. Walker we all know, and there are also dozens of Bla...

Meet History's trailblazers and get inspired by the true stories of people who changed the world. In August, 2016, American gymnast Simone Biles wo...

A young boy comes to recognize his own power and ability to change the future. When a friend at school creates a hurtful drawing, the boy turns to ...

Born a humble girl in what is now Albania, Agnes Bojaxhiu lived a charitable life. She pledged herself to a religious order at the age of 18 and ch...

Although Jane Austen's works were first published anonymously and brought her little personal recognition, today they are rarely out of print and h...

On November 7, 2020, Kamala Harris, a senator from California, became the first woman and the first African-American and South Asian-American perso...

Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an ...

Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unst...

In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights prote...

As the world now knows, Barack Obama has made history as our first African-American president. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country ...

Big Pear and Little Pear love playing together, but when Orange joins in, their games don't work and Big Pear feels left out. A relatable, hilariou...

The story of how a girl born into slavery became an early leader in the civil rights movement and the most famous black female journalist in ninete...

 A pivotal fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington was the bandleader of the historic Cotton Club and a master composer -- writing close ...

Dumpling party today in town! Let's all cook and hurry down. Join 10 families cooking delicious treats to share, from Indian samosas to Italian rav...

Lin Yi wants nothing more than a red rabbit lantern for the Moon Festival. But he knows that first he must buy the things his mother needs. Will he...

As a young person, little Ruth recognized  injustice in the world. She decided to work to make her country a fairer place- for everyone. From her c...

Little Michelle grew up on the South-Side of Chicago in a loving, connected family. After her father was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Michell...

Who can defeat the demon king of Lanka and return light to the world? Only Rama, the Prince of Fire, and his friends can save the day in this gripp...

Kamala Harris' life has been full of firsts, including becoming the first woman, African American, and South Asian American to be elected vice pres...

What good is poetry? Poetry awakens your inner world and makes al or feeling come alive. Poetry lights up your imagination and brings you home to y...