As part of Penn Live Arts’ Children’s Festival, Tarantino Smith stars in Richard Wright’s stage production of “Black Boy,” May 7 at the Annenberg Center/. — Submitted ...

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks about "Black Boy" by Richard Wright as one of the books she believes impacted the country and that she would have chosen for C-SPAN's series The Books ...

Richard Wright, the renowned novelist and essayist, has been frequently targeted by right-wing bans. His 1941 essay “Not My People’s War” helps explain why.