Stay updated with breaking news from Mildredd Taylor. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
According to the group PEN America, more than 30 states have banned books by Black authors, including classics such as The Color Purple and The Autobiography of Malcolm X. The same group reports that “books about race, racism or that feature characters of color” make up 30% of the titles that are being banned. Banning a book does not make it illegal to own, but it creates
Black History Month presents the best opportunity to get more familiar with Black literature. Everything from post-apocalyptic fiction to autobiographies to
The program aims to distribute 1,500 fiction and nonfiction books in the face of continued book bans across the country.
The books included works by Black authors and stories of Black history like “Beloved”
The nonprofit Visit Philadelphia, “the region’s official leisure tourism marketing agency,” has joined forces with Little Free Library to bring locals and tourists to the Little Free(dom) Library to celebrate Black History Month.