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Authors And Children Inspire Each Other At The Black Child Book Fair

The Black Child Book Fair made a return for its fifth year of connecting independent Black authors with kids from around the city.

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February 6, 2024

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Imagine a book fair where you get to meet the authors, and they all look like you.

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That's what the Black Child Book Fair is all about. The Black Child Book Fair made a return over the weekend for its fifth year of connecting independent Black authors with kids from around the city and all the kids are given a $10 voucher to make sure everyone walks away with something.

Authors filed into Malcolm X College on Chicago's West Side, unpacking, unwrapping, rearranging, and setting up for the Black Child Book Fair.

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