Great books by and about important black cultural figures, artists, activists and writers.
My Name Is Why
Lemn Sissay
Gold from the Stone
Let the Light Pour In
Losing the Plot
Derek Owusu
A Spell of Good Things
Ayobami Adebayo
Family Lore
Elizabeth Acevedo
“Twelve. That was the year that I learned that being Black and poor defined me more than being bright and hopeful and ready.”
When They Call You a Terrorist
Patrisse Khan-Cullors & asha bandele
The Last Holiday
Gil Scott-Heron
Now And Then
Black Ghosts
Noo Saro-Wiwa
None of the Above
Travis Alabanza
The Middle Daughter
Chika Unigwe
Dreams From My Father
Barack Obama
The Audacity of Hope
Change We Can Believe In
American Histories
John Edgar Wideman
Writing to Save a Life
Brothers and Keepers
More Fiya
The Fire People
Widow Basquiat
Jennifer Clement
Belonging
Amanda Thomson
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Alan Light
Pulling the Chariot of the Sun
Shane McCrae