The African American Children’s Book Project, the organization behind the event, was founded by Director Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati 33 years ago, who says she “saw a void which still exists in ...

From left, 8-year-old Mason Lowe, joins 8-year-old Morgan Reed, center, and his twin sister, 8-year-old Nyla Lowe, right, during the 28th annual African American Children’s Book fair.

Charlene Abramson Joseph, author of “The Vienna Cake Mystery,” will participate in the 7th annual African American Children’s Book Fair on Saturday at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore, ...

He asked the owners of the EyeSeeMe African American Children’s Bookstore if there was a boy’s book club he could join. No. Only clubs for girls. “Ten-year-old Sidney at the time said, ‘I ...

In 1946, an award-winning author wrote one of the first children’s books about racism. The main character was a young African American girl, a Girl Scout Brownie with pigtails.

Eye See Me African American Children’s Bookstore co-owners Jeffrey and Pamela Blair, pictured with their daughter Naomi and Brenda Wilson, a teacher at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital ...

It is Black History Month, and while this is a time when history is meant to be taught and remembered, there has been a recent effort to hinder the knowledge of certain events, people and movements.

A new course in the Graduate School of Education is bringing an innovative approach to teaching Black history to educators by combining children’s literature with social studies to create a rich, ...

This Saturday's African American Book Festival is free and open to all ages from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To see the full lineup of events with times visit the book festival's website.