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.

Meet 4-year old, Daliyah Marie Arana, a gifted child who can read at a college-level and has been reading way before she turned 3-years old. “Literature is the most immortal part of history,” Daliyah says in there a YouTube vid where she’s reading a famous speech called, “The Pleasure or Books” by William L. Phelps. At her […]

Michelle Obama launched a project that will allow students and educators around the nation to access scores of e-books.

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Here's a little #BlackGirlMagic to make it through your Tuesday.

Marley Dias started #1000BlackGirlBooks because she was frustrated with the racially monolithic books being assigned in class.

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

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Hey parents, @jjonthemic here! I’m passing along information to register for a live webcast with Usher that could be helpful to your family! Via Scholastic.com: At Scholastic, we know how much time and effort you spend leading your children to pathways of success—success that is furthered by the knowledge and pleasure that reading can bring. […]

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Everyone is doing the ice bucket challenge for ALS and capturing it for Instagram and Facebook. Whoever does it must tag one of their friends…

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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…

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I can’t lie.  I RARELY have time to read.  Most of the books I read are self-help books.  Here are my favs! JJ’s Top 5 Books!             

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I’ve never been much of a “novel” reader.  I have always loved self-help books and devotional books. When my friend Margot recommended that I read The Shack after my father’s passing, I must admit I wasn’t too excited at all.  Margot raved about the book and was actually surprised that I had not read it. […]