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The day has come! Melanin in YA has officially launched! Hooray! What does this mean? This means that this database is 90% complete! The goal was to make the database 100% complete by launch day but we can thank 2020 for the delay! Onward! If you’ve been following Melanin inContinue Reading

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Thank you so much to everyone who donated to Melanin in YA on GoFundMe. Donations have been turned off since we have reached our start up funds goal, purchased books with surpassed donations, and shipping costs are covered for these future book giveaways. The GoFundMe was a huge success. ThankContinue Reading

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Melanin in YA is now on GoFundMe! Please donate if you can! Thank you! Melanin in YA  is currently in progress as a database for all things Black in traditional Young Adult (this does not include middle grade or new adult) publishing. Melanin in YA was made for a varietyContinue Reading

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Thank you so much for the support for Melanin in YA! If you have yet to fill out the survey to let Melanin in YA know what else you’d like to see on this website, please do so here. If you’re a traditionally published Black YA author and your nameContinue Reading

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Welcome to the soft launch for Melanin in YA! This site was created to serve as a resource for all things Black in the Young Adult reading world. Ultimately, Melanin in YA is a place where you can go to for everything and we mean everything Black in traditional YAContinue Reading