Seventeen-year-old Matt has a lot on his plate in the "Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds. He is grieving for his mother, dealing with his father’s drinking, and trying to find out how to ...

In 2006, RJ Smith, author of “The Great Black Way: L.A. in the 1940s and the Last African American Renaissance,” would describe June 7 as a pivotal moment in the riots.

Jason Reynolds' new young adult novel, The Boy in the Black Suit, begins on familiar ground. But this tale of a boy dealing with his mother's death is tragic, funny, hopeful and almost too realistic.

One Hundred Black Men and That Suits You joined forces to outfit young Black men in Brooklyn with their prom looks. By Tanya A. Christian · Updated October 23, 2020 PK Kersey still remembers his ...