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The article presents an interview with author and winner of the 2010 Coretta Scott King award Vaunda Micheaux Nelson. Her reaction to winning the award, her research on African American Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves for her book "Bad News for Outlaws," and her interest in the history of the Western U.S. are discussed. Nelson also discusses her research of Western slang, her childhood in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, and her work as a youth services librarian.

This article presents a speech by the African American illustrator Floyd Cooper, delivered at the annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA) on July 14, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois, to accept the 2009 Coretta Scott King (CSK) Illustrator Award for the book "The Blacker the Berry," written by Joyce Carol Thomas. Topics include diversity in the black community, standards of beauty, and offers of thanks to various individuals.

This article presents a speech by the African American illustrator Kadir Nelson, delivered at the annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA) on July 14, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois, to accept the 2009 Coretta Scott King (CSK) Author Award for the book "We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball." Topics include Nelson's high school advanced English class, the history of Negro League baseball, and offers of thanks to various individuals.

The article provides information on the 40th anniversary of the Coretta Scott King Book Award in the U.S. The award recognizes the outstanding inspirational and educational contributions of African American authors and illustrators. The year's awardees include Ashley Bryan's "Beautiful Blackbird," Brenda C. Roberts' "Jazzy Miz Mozetta" and Judy Cox's "My Family Plays Music."

An introduction is presented which discusses several reports within the issue on topics including Caldecott Medal; Coretta Scott King (CSK) Illustrator Award Award; and American Library Association (ALA) Awards.

The article objects to awards created to honor authors of a particular ethnicity. The American Library Association has three such awards: the Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpré, and an award for Asian-American authors. The author acknowledges that the Coretta Scott King award likely encouraged the promotion and popularity of books by African American authors, special awards are no longer necessary and could be divisive.

Looks at African American writers and artists honored by the Coretta Scott King Award. History of the award; Lillie Patterson's biography 'Martin Luther King Jr., Man of Peace'; George Ford's illustrations in Sharon Bell Mathis' biography 'Ray Charles'; Poetry picture book 'Harlem' by Walter Dean Myers and illustrated by Christopher Myers.

The article presents the text of a speech delivered by author Jacqueline Woodson during her acceptance of the 2015 Coretta Scott King Author Award at the annual American Library Association (ALA) Conference in San Francisco, California, on June 28, 2015. Woodson provided an overview of the story of her book "Brown Girl Dreaming." She thanked the Coretta King Scott award committee for choosing her novel, her editor Nancy Paulsen and her Penguin Random House family.

Presents information on the Coretta Scott King (CSK) Award for books. History of CSK Award; Changes to the CSK Award; List of CSK Award-winning titles.

A personal narrative is presented which explores author's experience of receiving, Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for the book, "The Origin of Life on Earth: An African Creation Myth,".

The article presents a speech by illustrator Bryan Collier, winner of the Coretta Scott King (CSK) Illustrator Award, delivered at the Coretta Scott King Awards Breakfast, held at the American Library Association conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 28, 2011. He thanked his publisher and the CSK committee and discussed his creative process and research he conducted before illustrating the book "Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave," by Laban Carrick Hill.

The article mentions the John Steptoe Award and the 40th anniversary of the Coretta Scott King Book Award. Winners of the awards include Sharon Flake, Jerry Pinkney, Kadir Nelson, and Sharon Draper. The discussion is focused on how books which relate the black experience and have received these awards impact the lives of children.

In this article the author considers why no single African American illustrator has received the Caldecott Medal illustrated children's book award. She suggests that many worthy books have been passed over because they received the Coretta Scott King (CSK) Illustrator Award. She points to Ashley Bryan, Tom Feelings, and Kadir Nelson as African American illustrators who deserved to receive the Caldecott Medal.

In this article, the author talks about his goal to continue the legacy that the Coretta Scott King Book Awards have created of identifying quality children's literature that features various narratives of the Black experience. It mentions that several titles, authors, and illustrators are catapulted into the limelight, and their work flies out of bookstores and added to the shelves of libraries across the U.S.

Presents an overview on the Coretta Scott King Awards. Outline of suggested activities for gaining information on the Coretta Scott King Awards; Presentation of the 1996 Coretta Scott King awardees and honorees; List of the Coretta Scott King award books from 1986 to 1995; Henrietta Smith as the recipient of the Coretta Scott King professional.

The article offers information on 50th anniversary of the Coretta Scott King Book Award program that to be held on June 23, 2019 during the 2019 American Library Association annual conference in Washington, D.C.

Presents memories and opinions on books and society of Virginia Hamilton. Memories of her childhood, her mother, trips to the local library and a lady who told her stories; How libraries are places for people's memories and history; The importance of the library in the United States; Reflections on a speech she made at the Wright Memorial Library in Oakwook, Ohio; Views on equality between races; Importance of the Coretta Scott King Award and its recognition for black authors and artists.

The article reports on events surrounding the Coretta Scot King Awards at the American Library Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

An editorial is presented in which the author discusses the lack of books featuring minority characters, a debate that was addressed on the issue's website and which earned several comments from the issue's blog's readers. The Coretta Scott King Book Awards for multicultural books, minority characters in children's books, and the book "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats are mentioned, as well as an essay by Christopher Myers from the issue's website.

The article presents an acceptance speech by illustrator Bryan Collier, delivered at the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference, held in Chicago, Illinois on June 30, 2013, for his winning of the illustration award the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award in honor of his work in the book "I, Too, Am America," written by Langston Hughes.

The article offers information on U.S. author and storyteller Jacqueline Woodson. It mentions that Woodson is highly respected author of several books and also has been recognized with several honors including Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement, multiple Newbery Honors, Coretta Scott King Awards, and National Book Awards. It also highlights the audiobook listener nature of Woodson who is more diverted to nonfiction content.

Presents information on the thirty-fifth year anniversary of the Coretta Scott King (CSK) Awards of the American Library Association (ALA) to be held in Orlando, Florida in June 2004. Purpose of the awards; Benefits of the association's stamp of approval to books; List of 2004 winners chosen by the American Library Association's Coretta Scott King Task Force Awards Jury in January 2004 to be presented in the CSK Awards. INSET: How the CSK Jury Picks Winners.

Deals with the acceptance speech of author Jacqueline Woodson who received the 2001 Coretta Scott King Author Award. Influence of her grandmother on her profession; Views of Woodson on the recognition of Afro-American authors; Source of her inspiration in writing.

Reports on the cancellation of the Coretta Scott King Awards Breakfast, a premier event honoring Afro-American children's book writers and illustrators, sponsored by the Coretta Scott King Awards Task Force of the American Library Association Social Responsibilities Round Table.

The article announces that author Claire Hartfield and illustrator Ekua Holmes were among the 2019 recipients of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards.

Presents library-related news briefs and resources as of October 15, 1989. Publication of the booklet "Preservation and Conservation in the Small Library" by Marcia Duncan Lowry; Availability of a publication listing the Coretta Scott King Award and Honor Books 1989; Publication of the 1990 "Library of Congress Engagement Calendar"; Others.

Reports on the Coretta Scott King awards received by author Mildred Pitts Walter and illustrator Jerry Pinkney for outstanding contributions to literature for children and young adults published in 1986. Recipients of the awards; Awards in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.

The article discusses the Coretta Scott King Awards Ceremony held during the annual conference of the American Library Association on June 28, 2015.

Reports on the selection of Walter Dean Myers and Jerry Pinkney as the Coretta Scott King Award winners. Selection of Myers in recognition of his book "Fallen Angels," published by Scholastic; Illustrations done by Pinkney, which appeared in the book "Mirandy and Brother Wind," written by Patricia McKissack and published by Knopf.

Announces that Mildred Pitts Walter, the author of 'Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World, and Jerry Pinkney, the illustrator of 'Half a Moon and One Whole Star,' were named 1987 winners of the Coretta Scott King Awards. Honor books in the author category.

An interview with author and Coretta Scott King Award winner Vaunda Micheaux Nelson about his book "No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller" is presented. She shares how the story develops into its current form. She describes how her family feels about the book. She also notes whether she hopes to reach across the racial barrier with this book and reveal something to everyone about African-American history.

The article announces several awards given to books including the 2011 Newberry Medal to "Moon Over Manifest," by Clare Vanderpool, the 2011 Michael L. Printz Award to "Ship Breaker," by Paolo Bacigalupi, and the 2011 Coretta Scott King Award to "One Crazy Summer," by Rita Williams-Garcia.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses the 2009 Coretta Scott King (CSK) Author and Illustrator Awards, the article "Speaking Out," by Nikki Grimes, and the article "Slippery Slopes and Proliferating Prizes," by Marc Aronson, published in the May/June, 2001 issue.

The article presents an account of the Coretta Scott King Book Award, which was first presented in 1970. The award began as a response to the lack of recognition which African American authors were receiving from the American Library Association (ALA) at the time, but it was later embraced by the ALA, and became one of the organization's most high-profile events.

Presents information on several literary prizes for children's literature announced at the meeting of the American Library Association in San Diego, California on January 12, 2004. Members of the International Reading Association who were part of the selection committee for the Newbery, Caldecott and Coretta Scott King awards; Details of the Newbery medal; Requirements of the Caldecott committee for choosing a picture book.

Announces the winners of children's book awards in the United States for 2000. Newbery Medal; Caldecott Medal; Coretta Scott King Award.

Celebrates an announcement of the American Library Association (ALA) that Christopher Paul Curtis was awarded both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award for his children's book 'Bud, Not Buddy.'

Reports that the Coretta Scott King Award for African American authors and illustrators is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 1999. Previous recipients of the award; Web site.

Reports on the 1998 Coretta Scott King awards for Afro-American authors and illustrators of children's literature. Sharon Draper; Javaka Steptoe; Author honor books; Illustrator honor books.