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Celebrate Black History Month February
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She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman by Erica Armstrong DunbarNational Book Award nominee Dunbar presents a fresh take on this American icon blending traditional biography, illustrations, photos, and engaging sidebars that illuminate the life of Tubman as never before.
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Frederick Douglass; Prophet of Freedom by David W BlightThe definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African-American of the nineteenth century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era.
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Martin Luther King by Godfrey HodgsonAn accurate, complex portrait of one of America's most important leaders, this book allows the charisma and power of King's personality to shine through, showing in gripping narrative style exactly how one man helped America to progress toward its truest ideals.
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Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement by Janet Dewart BellA groundbreaking collection based on oral histories celebrates the lesser-known leadership of African-American women in the 20th-century fight for civil rights, drawing on first-person interviews to offer deeply personal and intimate insights into what inspired and fueled the work of nine surviving Civil Rights-era activists.
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March: Book One by John LewisA first-hand account of the author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights spans his youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement.
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The Fire Next Time by James BaldwinThe powerful evocation of a childhood in Harlem that helped to galvanize the early days of the civil rights movement examines the deep consequences of racial injustice to both the individual and the body politic.
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Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry by Imani PerryLorraine Hansberry, who died at thirty-four, was by all accounts a force of nature. Although best-known for her work A Raisin in the Sun, her short life was full of extraordinary experiences and achievements, and she had an unflinching commitment to social justice, which brought her under FBI surveillance when she was barely in her twenties.
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe classic autobiographhy of the Muslim leader, firebrand, and anti-integrationist. Malcolm X articulated the anger, the struggle, and the beliefs of African Americans in the 1960s. Many social reformers and militants have been inspired by this dramatic story.
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The New Jim Crow : Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle AlexanderA civil-rights lawyer's disturbing view of why young black men make up the majority of the more than two million people now in America's prisons.She argues that despite the election of Barack Obama, a racial caste system still exists that plays out by locking up African American men.
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Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People by Ben CrumpThe president of the National Bar Association and a civil rights attorney chronicles his most memorable legal battles, including Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, and describes the hidden and systemic injustices minorities face in the U.S. legal system.
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A Black Women's History of the United States by Daina Ramey BerryTwo award-winning history professors and authors focus on the stories of African-American women slaves, civilians, religious leaders, artists, queer icons, activists and criminals in a celebration of black womanhood that demonstrates its indelible role in shaping America.
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Supreme Glamour by Mary WilsonAs Motown’s leading act in the 1960s, The Supremes became synonymous with glamorous, elegant, coordinated ensembles, defining the way many women--black and white--wanted to look. Supreme Glamour showcases thirty-two of the group’s most eye-catching gowns, and also chronicles the evolution of the group and celebrates the cultural icons they became.
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Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooksA classic work of feminist scholarship, Ain't I a Woman has become a must-read for all those interested in the nature of black womanhood. Examines the impact of sexism on black women during slavery, the devaluation of black womanhood, black male sexism, racism among feminists, and the black woman's involvement with feminism.
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Jay-Z: Made in America by Michael Eric DysonExamines the biggest themes of JAY-Z’s career, including hustling, and recognizes the way that he’s always weaved politics into his music, making statements about race, criminal justice and black wealth.
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More Myself: A Journey (3/31/2020)by Alicia KeysAn intimate, revealing look at one artist's journey from self-censorship to full expression as one of the most celebrated musicians of our time. In More Myself, Alicia shares her quest for truth--about herself, her past, and her shift from sacrificing her spirit to celebrating her worth.
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God Save the Queens: The Essential History of Women in Hip-hop by Kathy IandoliPays tribute to the women of hip-hop, exploring issues of gender, money, sexuality, violence, objectification and more. This is an important work of music journalism that at last gives these influential female artists the respect they have long deserved.
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We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi CoatesBiting cultural and political analysis from the award-winning journalist.Coates reflects on race, Barack Obama's presidency and its jarring aftermath, and his own evolution as a writer in eight stunningly incisive essays, including "Fear of a Black President" and "The Case for Reparations".
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TheYellow House by Sarah M. Broom***2019 National Book Award Winner for Nonfiction***. Describes the author’s upbringing in a New Orleans East shotgun house as the unruly 13th child of a widowed mother, tracing a century of family history and the impact of class, race and Hurricane Katrina on her sense of identity.
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Notes From a Young Black Chef: A Memoir by Kwame OnwuachiThe Top Chef star and "30 Under 30" Forbes honoree traces his culinary coming-of-age in both the Bronx and Nigeria, discussing his eclectic training in acclaimed restaurants while sharing insights into the racial barriers that have challenged his career.
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The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes by Langston HughesA complete anthology of the poetry of Langston Hughes presents 860 poems that capture the rhythms, emotions, cultural significance, and political awareness of African-American life, from his earliest works to his final collection.
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A Fortune for Your Disaster by Hanif AbdurraqibThis resonant second collection from cultural critic, essayist, and poet Abdurraqib grapples with physical and emotional acts of violence and their political context.
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Magical Negro: Poems by Morgan ParkerThe latest collection by the prize-winning author of There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé explores black American womanhood through evocative themes ranging from self-conception and loneliness to objectification and ancestral trauma.
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Riot Baby by Tochi OnyebuchiElla, a young girl growing up in Compton, California has psychokinetic abilities that allow her to see into the future. Kev, born while Los Angeles burned around them, wants to protect his sister from a power that could destroy her. But when Kev is incarcerated, Ella must decide what it means to watch her brother suffer while holding the ability to wreck cities in her hands.
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The City We Became (3/24/2020)by N. K JemisinThe staggering contemporary fantasy that launches three-time Hugo Award-winner Jemisin’s new trilogy (following the Broken Earth series) leads readers into the beating heart of New York City for a stunning tale of a world out of balance. Five New Yorkers must come together to defend their city from an ancient evil.
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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E ButlerIn 2025 California, a young African American woman flees northward in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith and a startling vision of human destiny.
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Passing by Nella LarsenClare Kendry, a beautiful light-skinned African American woman married to a white man who is unaware of her heritage, long ago cut all ties to her past, but a reunion with a childhood friend forces her to confront her lies. By one of the most acclaimed and influential writers of the Harlem Renaissance, this powerful and tragic tale about the fluidity of racial identity continues to resonate today.
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Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin Baldwin’s groundbreaking novel about love and the fear of love is set among the bohemian bars and nightclubs of 1950s Paris. An American, separated from his fiancée, becomes involved in an intense relationship with a young Italian bartender.
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American Spy: A Novel by Lauren WilkinsonA Cold War FBI intelligence officer joins an undercover task force to seduce a revolutionary African Communist president she secretly admires and comes to love, in a story inspired by true events.
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Who Put This Song On?by Morgan ParkerSeventeen-year-old Morgan is determined to live her truth as a quirky black girl in a predominantly white, small town in Southern California while struggling with depression and anxiety. A funny, clever, wild ride of a story about growing up and breaking free.
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All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. TaylorA long-awaited conclusion to the story that began in the Newbery Medal-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry finds young adult Cassie Logan searching for a sense of belonging before joining the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s Mississippi..
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Brave. Black. First: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World by Cheryl Willis HudsonPublished in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, this biographical collection introduces 50 remarkable African American women, from Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks to Aretha Franklin and Michelle Obama.
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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti HarrisonA biographical reference by a debut author and illustrator is based on her popular Instagram posts and shares the stories of 40 African-American women who shaped history. .
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Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti HarrisonA companion to the best-selling Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History shares the true stories of history-shaping black men, including civil rights leader John Lewis, filmmaker Oscar Micheaux and tennis champion Arthur Ashe.
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Before She Was Harriet: The Story of Harriet Tubman by Lesa Cline-RansomeWritten in verse and complemented by watercolor illustrations from a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist, a lyrical portrait of the Union spy and Underground Railroad heroine illuminates her humble origins, intrepid spirit and compassionate heart.
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Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History by Walter Dean MyersA picture book introduction to the inspiring life of the iconic abolitionist describes how he taught himself to read in spite of his status as a slave and how he rose to become a celebrated writer, respected speaker and social reformer.
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The Fierce 44: Black Americans Who Shook Up the World by Stephen ReissA dynamic collective biography presents succinct portraits of 44 African Americans who shaped history in remarkable ways, from Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass to Aretha Franklin and Barack Obama.
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