Pamela Newkirk talked about the book she edited, Letters from Black America (Farrar, Straus and Giroux; February 3, 2009). It is a history of African-American men and women through their personal ...

The Black ABCs were once taught across the United States. Created in 1970 by two Chicago teachers and the Society for Visual Education, the cards and posters linked the 26 letters of the alphabet ...

In an effort to encourage support of the USPS, Black Lives Matter is rolling out their “Write Black Love Letters” campaign. The initiative features re-imaginings of stamps and reminds people ...

These letters from Black Americans to the people who once controlled their lives show a desire for freedom and a desperate longing to be reunited with their families.