11-year-old activist, Marley Dias, will be honored with the “Dream Big Award” on Saturday, Feb. 27, at the fifth annual 2016 International Pretty Brown Girl Day celebration at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Frustrated with the lack of diversity in the books that she was assigned to read at school, 11-year-old Marley Dias conceptualized the […]
Award-winning contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Natalie Grant has been in the spotlight for almost 17 years, and with numerous awards, hit records and even a biography of her own under her belt, she now turns the spotlight in a different direction. Her daughters. In the first two books of the four-part series “Glimmer Girls,” Grant, with […]
If you’ve been praying for a faith-based book series your children will actually like, this just may be your answer These days, our children are bombarded with all sorts of filth online and even in books. But no worrieous, mom. Trusted Christian Bible teacher Priscilla Shirer is introducing a wholesome and entertaining new series. Based […]
Our picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture. Friends who know my book-besotted line of work sometimes ask whether I actually read, cover-to-cover, all the volumes that come streaming into my office. I have to suppress a snicker, because that’s a bit like asking whether Alex Trebek knows […]
The Holiday season is quickly approaching and you know what that means. Lists, get-togethers, and tubes of wrapping paper cluttering up the hall closet until it’s time for that “all in” wrapping session. Fun times! This Christmas season will be a different one for me…the first in a long time that I have a new generation […]
Young entrepreneur Essynce Moore began her career at just 6 years old. As a teenager, she is currently the owner of Essynce Couture, LLC, Essynce Couture University (ECU), Essynce Couture Publishing. As if that isn’t enough jobs for the busy teen, she’s also the author of 6th Grade Middle School Chronicles. BlackNews.com reports: Essynce has proven that […]
A local teacher is partnering with barbers in a unique venture to get young boys in his New York City neighborhood reading more books, one haircut at a time. Alvin Irby is a former school teacher and he’s changing how young black boys read with Barbershop Books, a non-profit that aims to close the reading […]
Bestselling authors, Tina Campbell (I Need A Day to Pray — Nonfiction) and Kimberla Lawson Roby (The Ultimate Betrayal — Fiction) lead the bestsellers list of Black Christian authors on the June 2015 edition of the Black Christian News/Black Christian Book Company National Bestsellers List. BCNN1.com has also released the June 2015 edition of the […]
Christian Small Publishers Association (CSPA) is pleased to announce the winning titles for the 2015 Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award. Christian Small…
One young lady has inspired girls to love themselves and their hair with her award-winning comic book, BuzzFeed reports. Troubled by her natural tresses and skin tone,…
On Monday, journalist and author Peter Slevin joined Roland Martin on the set of NewsOne Now to talk about his new book, Michelle Obama: A…
Michelle Obama Class of 1981 Where: Whitney Young High School This shouldn’t come as a surprise to many people, but the first lady definitely doesn’t play second fiddle to her husband. Michelle Obama has excelled as a lawyer, in college (Princeton and Harvard Law) and at Whitney Young High School in Chicago, where she […]
