Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two years ago, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested that Black children prescribed depression or ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Lexington mother is on a mission to highlight the importance of representation for Black and brown children through books. When Asona McMullen became a parent, she knew she ...

The depiction of an enslaved Black child known as “Jersey” by celebrated 18th-century portrait painter Joshua Reynolds has long puzzled art historians, raising questions about the boy’s identity and ...

A viral social media post stating there have been 63 Black children reported missing in Virginia since April 1 underscores a serious issue in Black and brown communities when young people are reported ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Imagine a book fair where you get to meet the authors, and they all look like you. That's what the Black Child Book Fair is all about. The Black Child Book Fair made a return over the ...

These Black children’s books celebrate diversity and identity. On International Literacy Day, BLACK ENTERPRISE is showcasing Black children’s books that celebrate their diversity and identity, ...

The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) recently turned 50. The act, enacted in January 1974, denoted the beginning of the federal government's role in providing funding to states for the ...

The author, reading to children at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, East Liberty branch. Too often, he says, educational practices dim Black children's capacity to enjoy learning and pursue their ...

Black kids are misdiagnosed and over-policed, making it easy to make excuses about why we can’t teach them and why they can’t be successful. (Photo: Nappy.co/alyssasieb) When a new Centers for Disease ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. turned a House hearing on health policy and the Trump administration's proposed 2027 budget into one of the sharpest Capitol Hill clashes of ...