I Am Me is the children's book of empowerment for every little black girl who ... this allegorical tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture. The ...

Families and organizations came together at the Methodist Home Recreation Center on Saturday morning to bring diversity to libraries and fight a book desert in the Charlotte area.

It was after his daughter, Darriel, was born in 2011 that Darryl Crosby realized how few children’s books and heroes were available by African-American artists for African-American kids.