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Boston University professor and self-proclaimed “anti-racist scholar” Ibram X. Kendi is slated to release a new children’s book titled “Goodnight Racism.”

The United Way of Central Oklahoma is making plans for its 21st annual Snowflake Gala to be held Feb. 4 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

The Republican candidate for governor of Virginia’s closing message gives the “critical race theory” game away.

NEW YORK (AP) — James W. Loewen, whose million-selling “Lies My Teacher Told Me” books challenged traditional ideas and knowledge on everything from Thanksgiving to the Iraq War, has died.

James W. Loewen, whose “Lies My Teacher Told Me” books challenged traditional ideas on topics from Thanksgiving to the Iraq War, has died. He was 79.

Rachel is 14!! Today was mostly a regular school day for us, which is really fine because Rachels pretty used to having school on her birthday (from her year-round years at Easley), but we had some fun today as well. Weve been watching a lot of interviews with authors lately. Today we watched a talk Minh Lê gave at BYUs Book for Young Readers Conference and we also got to tune in to a Zoom lecture he gave with Dan Santat (who has illustrated a few of his books) at some public library in Milw...

Patricia Paladines Carl Safinas work has been recognized with MacArthur, Pew, and Guggenheim Fellowships, and his writing has won Orion, Lannan, and National Academies literary awards and the John Burroughs, James Beard, and George Rabb medals. He has a PhD in ecology from Rutgers University. Safina is the inaugural holder of the endowed chair for nature and humanity at Stony Brook University, where he co-chairs the steering committee of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science and is fo...

May 7, 2021 NAACP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former first lady Michelle Obama is encouraging young girls to reflect on their own personal stories as they work on “becoming” their best selves. Obama is partnering with the Girl Scouts of the USA on the “Becoming Me” program that is based on the Young Reader edition of her best-selling memoir, Becoming. The “Becoming Me” program series is designed to let young female scouts “explore your story and the power of your voice,�...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Michelle Obama shares advice for Girl Scouts as they launch program based on her bestselling memoir Becoming Girl Scouts has launched the "Becoming Me" program with the former first lady. • 8 min read Michelle Obama delivers a powerful message to Girl Scouts The former first lady spoke to five girl scouts who are part of the Becoming Me program and explained how to "go high" when others go low. ABCNews.com For...

Barnes & Noble announces shortlist for Childrens and YA Book Awards Mary Cadden, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT Barnes & Noble announced the nominees for their Childrens and YA Book Awards Monday. The awards honor titles that have been published during the past year (March 2020 to March 2021). This is the first year for the awards, in which Barnes & Noble book buyers and sellers single out titles by new authors, and authors early in their careers, that they consider except...