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BookTV visits Black Classic Press and talks to its founder and director Paul Coates.

The 2018 National Black Writers Conference’s awards program features David Levering Lewis, Kwame Dawes, Colson Whitehead, and more.

From the 2018 National Black Writers Conference, authors discussed the state of publishing for black writers.

Professor Randal Jelks talked about the role of African American ministers in politics. He described church boards and programs as ways community members gained experience running for…

Harvard Law professor Randall Kennedy talked about the origins of first amendment rights for African American student protesters. He is author of the forthcoming book, From Protest to Law:…

Valerie Wilson of the Economic Policy Institute discussed EPI’s new report on the economic inequality gap for African Americans, 50 years after the Kerner Commission.

President Trump named Johnny Taylor Jr. the chair of the President’s Board of Advisers on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Mr. Taylor is the President and CEO of the…

Several African-American women journalists, including April Ryan, Yamiche Alcindor, Nia-Malika Henderson and Darlene Superville, talked about their experiences covering the Trump…

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz provided a critical history of the 2nd Amendment and argues that people of color have been the victims of America’s gun culture.

The Manhattan Institute hosted a symposium on education, economic stratification, discrimination and other disparities facing African American communities in the United States. Housing and…

Georgetown University hosted a panel discussion with religious leaders, civil rights activists, and academic scholars on racism in America. Speakers included Representative John Lewis…

Attorney Tiffany Wright talked about growing up in Washington, D.C., and the obstacles she overcame to become a lawyer and clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

Steve Bannon was a keynote speaker at a fundraiser for minority business development. He talked about the need for access to capital for minority entrepreneurs and eliminating unfair competition.…

Michael Hurd talked about his book, Thursday Night Lights: The Story of Black High School Football in Texas. He spoke at the 2017 Texas Book Festival in Austin.

Derrick Johnson, the new NAACP president, talked about the direction he wants the organization to take. He has said he wants the NAACP to become more politicalls involved. Other topics included…

Professor Peniel Joseph talked aobut the impact and message of the protests by NFL players during the national anthem to raise awareness about police brutality and racial injustice.

Fred Kaplan outlined how the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, and the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, confronted the political dilemmas of slavery from colonization…

Spirit Trickey, a National Park Service ranger, gave a tour of Little Rock Central High School, a national historic site. Her mother, Minnijean Brown, was one of “The Little Rock Nine,” the…

Betsy Jacoway talked about her book, Turn Away Thy Son: Little Rock, the Crisis that Shocked a Nation, published by Free Press. Ms. Jacoway, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, recounted the integration…

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation hosted a civil rights town hall as part of its 47th annual legislative conference. Several Congressional Black Caucus members spoke, including…