He created stories centered on African and African American folk tales and his vibrantly colored collage and paper-cut illustrations adorned the pages of some 50 books.
Ashley Bryan, the celebrated children's book author and illustrator who created stories centered on African and African American folk tales, has died.
He created stories centered on African and African American folk tales and his vibrantly colored collage and paper-cut illustrations adorned the pages of some 50 books.
Social media was recently awash with praises for Nigerian award-winning writer and feminist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, since the New York Public Library
In a year when more than a dozen people are running for New York City mayor, the race for Manhattan district attorney is not getting much attention. That’s a mistake. A vacant seat in this crucial office which has only had four incumbents in the past 83 years, going back to Thomas E. Dewey is a rare event. In 2021, the race has become a referendum on reforms being championed by the progressive left.