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The Coretta Scott King Author Book winner is Will's Race for Home, written by Jewel Parker Rhodes.
The King Illustrator Award Book is The Library in the Woods, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie and written by Calvin Alexander Ramsey.
The awards were announced Monday at the American Library Association's annual Youth Media Awards.
The National Park Service workers pulled down artwork and signage that told the stories of nine enslaved people who worked for George and Martha Washington, including a cook named Hercules and Martha's maid, Ona Judge.
The Department of the Interior, which oversees the Park Service, says it tore down the signs because it's implementing President Trump's executive order,
restoring truth and sanity to American history, and calls the city of Philadelphia's lawsuit frivolous.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro wrote on social media, Donald Trump will take any opportunity to rewrite and whitewash our history.
We learn from our history in Pennsylvania, even when it's painful.
Let Freedom Ring was a signature event at the Kennedy Center.
Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama attended the celebration.
Georgetown University, which produces the concert, says it's moving to the historic Howard Theater to save money.
Longtime music producer Nolan Williams Jr.
For this year's concert, Williams wrote a piece called Just Like Selma.
The headliner for this year's Let Freedom Ring is the actor and rapper Common.
Let Freedom Ring was a signature event at the Kennedy Center.
Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama attended the celebration.