I was trying to get down to the root where consciousness springs up under pressure from conflict and pain and power.” ...

The six books below explore the limitations and hazards of dreaming, even as they push the boundaries and conventions of the ...

Born into a family of nine and raised in poverty, life in Omanhinso village was a hard-fought journey from the start. Meet 31-year-old Kwaku Boateng, an ambitious young man who envisioned himself clad ...

CNN anchor and debut author Abby Phillip sits down with Natasha S. Alford for a one-on-one Grio Weekly conversation that connects Black political history to the moment we’re living in right now.

CNN's Abby Phillip talks "A Dream Deferred" with theGrio's Natasha S. Alford. Canada's Florida boycott 'taking effect' on Donald Trump—Doug Ford My husband left me at 60 to have a baby with a younger ...

Here are the year’s most notable collections of verse as chosen by our poetry columnist. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of ...

After meticulously polishing application materials, hitting submit during the early admissions round, and enduring the agonizing wait for an admissions decision, thousands of students opened their ...

Abby Phillip doesn’t run from a challenge. She is a Black woman who graduated from Harvard University with a degree in government. She holds down a demanding career as an anchor on NewsNight with Abby ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson is well-known as an icon of the American Civil Rights Movement, a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., and a steadfast activist — but he has quite a past in electoral politics, too. A ...

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: November 3, 2025 | Last updated: November 3, 2025 CNN's Abby Phillip joins WUSA9 Mornings to discuss her new book 'A Dream Deferred'. Biden Faces Fury as Clemency ...

CNN anchor Phillip debuts with a fresh and illuminating account of Jesse Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns. Starting from Jackson’s childhood in segregated Greenville, S.C., Phillip ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson is a towering figure in the civil rights movement, but his political legacy is less often remembered. The issues he championed in the 1980s still echo in today’s politics, and his ...