Tariq Trotter’s 2023 memoir about growing up in Philadelphia will be the focus of the Free Library’s all-city reading program.

The “Negro Motorist Green Book,” a guide for African Americans first published in 1936, was a valued resource at a time when travel held the promise of adventure but was also perilous. It is now the ...

'The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are,' by The Roots cofounder Tariq Trotter, aka Black Thought, is ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker joined the Free Library of Philadelphia and Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation on Friday to ...

ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks with Regis and Kahran Bethencourt, authors of the book "Greatness," about educating children on ...

If an entity is going to try to restrict access to a title or a book, we are going to try to figure out how to make sure ...

Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...

With the dawn of Black History Month comes deep reflection, reverence and appreciation — regardless if your roots pay homage to the national month or not. While it’s important to honor and amplify ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Ricky Mcgowens, 46, for allegedly delivering fentanyl to a hospital patient.

As Frieze Los Angeles shines a spotlight on art in the city, one community, long facing institutional apathy, calls for ...

Frances Thompson’s testimony in 1866 came at a critical time, as the nation weighed whether to expand equal constitutional ...