After a month of celebrating and exploring the lives, contributions and struggles of black people, it is only appropriate that we highlight the literary gifts of black people from around the globe.

Her beautiful work has brought Black history to life for many young readers (and their parents too). And now she’s back with a new picture book that teaches a very important lesson. The Root caught up ...

Some books are both easy and hard to read. “Blood at the Root” by Patrick Phillips, the most recent selection of the FYI Book Club, is one of those, according to readers who gathered at the American ...