Plus, an 11-year-old starts a book club for young Black boys in St. Louis and a Hawaii and Maryland judge strikes down recent Muslim travel ban.
Michelle Obama launched a project that will allow students and educators around the nation to access scores of e-books.
Courtney Holmes is part of a growing trend of barbers that are getting creative and helping their local children get an education.
A Barber took part in Dubuque's Back to School Bash in Comiskey Park on Saturday to give free haircuts to children who read books to him
A New York barbershop has an outreach program for their young customers called Barbershop Books. Instead of playing games or watching TV, they read. Listen…
Do you know what makes me happy? The feeling of the sun on the back of my neck, lazy Sunday afternoon barbeques and the laughter…
Do you know what makes me happy? The feeling of the sun on the back of my neck, lazy Sunday afternoon barbeques and the laughter of my children. And a really good book. All of that and more is achieved in Deborah Johnson’s The Secret of Magic. Her phrasing is impeccable and her characters are […]
Your local barbershop probably consists of TVs broadcasting ESPN, animated banter on almost any subject and music to match the vibe of the shop. The…
At NewsOne, we believe that the child who reads is the child who leads. In keeping with that idea, we decided this summer to take…
Author Kwame Alexander knows the importance of reading comprehension, but he also knows how important it is to relate to children. Alexander founded Book in a…
A press junket is when actors and other relevant personnel are required to sit in a room and have a couple dozen or more interviewers…
Terry McMillan is in a good place. The 61-year-old best-selling author just moved from Northern to Southern California and her son, Solomon, is now a…
