First, here are five new stories from The Atlantic’s books section: What to read to understand your mom Parenthood cannot be ...

Discover the inspiring documentary 'Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Women in Hollywood' featuring interviews with 17 Black actresses.

“Did someone ask for a #Rivals update?” reads the caption of a look at a Rivals Season 2 script and a name card for David ...

It is with overwhelming sadness yet celebration that we share Jessie McMillan’s transition on March 8, 2025, after a long, ...

A Missouri mayor publicly criticized her white voters, accusing them of turning their backs on her in favor of a new, white ...

Author Lisa Black injects sturdy, involving pacing into this fourth novel about the crime experts at the Locard Institute.

Black female authors have consistently broken barriers and enriched the literary landscape with their powerful storytelling, ...

I n 1975, Judy Blume released Forever, a YA novel about a young woman falling in love for the first time and losing her ...

In his new book about Malcolm X, Mark Whitaker deftly outlines the slain Black activist's wide-ranging cultural influence and ...

Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope and crowds flocked back to St. Peter's ...

Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a ...