The Library of Africa and the African Diaspora is a place where literature becomes both archive and altar, and where the past ...

As you walk down the steps into the Reif family basement in Upper Uwchlan, you wouldn’t imagine anything momentous was happening there. But when you round the corner, and see the pool table covered in ...

On a recent fall day at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, Dexter Nelson II was considering how to update the technology in one museum, how to spread the word he’s looking for ...

Twelve African librarians joined 28 of their US counterparts as part of the Spring 2019 Public Library Association (PLA) Leadership Academy. The weeklong event, held March 25–29 in Chicago, served as ...

ALLENDALE, Mich. — On Wednesday afternoon, a handful of people were hard at work inside the Allendale Public Schools district office, sorting hundreds of books donated by the community. For years, the ...

The world last week celebrated the World Book Day with fanfare, lectures and exhibitions, but most Nigerians do not know that right here in Nigeria and somewhere in a village near Ibadan, Oyo State, ...

Ghanaian photojournalist Paul Ninson was thrilled — and surprised. When he came to New York to study photography five years ago, he found a trove of images of life in Africa, past and present, in the ...

The African American Library at the Gregory School isn’t your typical library. In place of books available to borrow, the Fourth Ward library offers a view into Houston’s past through archives. The ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Dr. Jesse Esparza periodically visits the African American Library at the Gregory School, which falls under the Houston Public Library's system. Growing up, he hardly ...

In honor of Black History Month and the contributions made by African Americans to the horse racing industry, Keeneland is unveiling Feb. 23 at Keeneland Library the impressive exhibit The Heart of ...