After decades of stagnating reading performance, American literacy levels have begun to drop, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a program of the Department of Education.

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September is Black Reading Month encourages people to read books by Black authors. The annual September is Black Reading Month observance encourages readers to explore literary works by Black authors.

Another study that takes a stab at trying to determine how much, or how little, Americans read has been released. The new report looked how reading for pleasure and reading with children fared between ...