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6 YA Books That Address The Black Lives Matter Movement

Jamie Rotante March 23, 2017 African American, Book Lists, Human Interest, New Releases, Young Adult

The Hate U Give is the debut young-adult novel from author Angie Thomas. It explores race politics in America in a bold, shocking and—unfortunately—highly relatable way. When Ms. Thomas …

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John Lewis Wins 4 Literary Awards For ‘March: Book Three’

Caitlin Stiles February 12, 2017 African American, Autobiography, Book News, Comics and Graphic Novels, History, Human Interest, Libraries, Literary Fiction, Memoir, News, Non-Fiction, Politics, Young Adult

U.S. Representative John Lewis has made his rounds in the news lately. His feud with Trump, as well as Trump’s ill-timed and placed remarks, have exploded on Twitter and …

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