Marsai Martin might want to work a little harder ... that you’re writing,” she said. “Those characters are what make the story new.” That’s where the black girl magic comes in.

Under the Neon Lights,” by Hoosier poet and YA author Arriel Vinson, is a lesson for young Black girls in showing up for ...

But as Murphy and other young Black and brown girls head to theaters this weekend to see “The Little Mermaid,” they’ll find an Ariel that is very much a reflection of themselves. Animated ...

I have avoided writing about my little girl for nearly ... and even I must be mindful of it when engaging my little Black girl — that practice being empathy.