NOLA native author returns home for Black History Month Feb 17, 2026

NEW ORLEANS โ€” Beloved childrenโ€™s author, publisher, and New Orleans native Michelle Knight is returning home as one of 14 featured authors in the 10th Annual Black History Month Literary Weekend, Feb. 19-21, marking her fifth consecutive year participating in the signature celebration of literacy an...

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Youth advocate prepares to make Black History Month debut Feb 17, 2026

NEW ORLEANS โ€” Author and student leader advocate Reginald Webb will make his debut appearance as one of 14 featured authors at the 10th Annual Black History Month Literary Weekend, Feb. 19-21, in New Orleans.

Originally from Baltimore and now based in California, Webb is the creator of The TrailBla...

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Educator, author brings 2-book series to New Orleans Feb 07, 2026

NEW ORLEANS โ€” Scholar, author, and theologian Dr. George Walters-Sleyon will travel to New Orleans Feb. 19-21 as one of 14 featured authors in the 10th Annual Black History Month Literary Weekend.

During the event, Dr. Walters-Sleyon will present his groundbreaking two-book series, The Rush for Bla...

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Meet the World Image Solutions Announces Essay Contest Winners Feb 14, 2025

Meet the World Image Solutions CEO Dr. Rhonda M. Lawson kicked off her latest episode of Horizons Author Lounge by revealing the winners of the highly anticipated Eighth and Ninth-Grade Essay Contest.

This year's ninth-grade winner was Akari Holland from Lackey High School in Faulkner, MD. The eigh...

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