When she visited Spartanburg, a local librarian had pulled materials in advance, with books and computer ... in the way that author Alex Haley’s 1976 novel “Roots” sparked an interest ...

Karen Grant and fellow school librarians throughout New Jersey have heard an increasingly loud chorus of parents and ...

As the nation pauses to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr., I felt the need to commemorate some of our own ...

Alex Haley, the author of "Roots," wrote the foreword. A 25th anniversary edition was printed in 2009. Haley, in his introduction of Moutoussamy-Ashe's photography book, noted how the ...

Although “I Am Nobody’s Slave” takes the form of a memoir, Minnesota native Lee Hawkins’ book becomes something bigger: an examination of where violence in Black homes originates and a plea to end ...

Several Iowa school districts have removed books on the Holocaust ... and two more got rid of "Roots: The Saga of an American ...

BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Lee roy Reams and more.

Featuring nine regional to international bands, the brand-new RiverCity Bluegrass Festival kicks off Friday at Edmonton Inn, including workshops, lobby jams and of course full-on concerts through ...

After leaving the news business in 2011, Haley took a short sabbatical from news to follow her husband's military career and focus on her family. Now they are back in Alabama to retire and put down ...