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My daddy is a cowboy
by Stephanie Seales
While taking an early morning horseback ride with her father around their city, a young girl is regaled with cowboy stories filled with fun, community, friendship, discovery and pride and, feeling seen in a new way, discovers that she, too, is a cowboy. Illustrations.
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Black star by Kwame AlexanderA Black girl in the American South, 12-year-old Charley Cuffey is determined to become the first female pitcher to play professional ball and challenges a neighborhood bully to a game that leads to a fateful decision with far-reaching consequences.
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One big open sky by Lesa Cline-RansomeIn 1879, three women—Lettie, her mother, Sylvia, and young teacher Philomena—who are free from slavery but bound by poverty, access to opportunity and patriarchal social structures, head westward on a perilous wagon journey that could cost them everything they have—including their lives.
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An American story
by Kwame Alexander
"A picture book in verse that threads together past and present to explore the legacy of slavery during a classroom lesson"
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We could fly by Rhiannon GiddensDrawing on the lyrics from the song“We Could Fly,” this stunning picture book shares the incantatory dialogue between a mother and daughter that celebrates love, resilience and the spiritual power of tradition and shared cultural memory to sustain and uplift.
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Freewater by Amina Luqman-DawsonAfter escaping Southerland Plantation with his little sister, 12-year-old Homer becomes part of a secret community called Freewater, where he finally finds a place to call home and the courage to go back and free his mother from enslavement.
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Unspeakable : the Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford
"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"
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Before the ever after by Jacqueline WoodsonThe son of an idolized pro-football star begins noticing the contrast between his father’s angry, forgetful behavior and his superhero reputation before adjusting to a new reality involving difficult symptoms stemming from his father’s numerous head injuries. By the National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming.
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The undefeated by Kwame AlexanderOriginally performed for ESPN’s The Undefeated, this poem by the Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover and artwork from a two-time Caldecott Honoree is a love letter to black life in the United States, highlighting the unspeakable trauma of slavery; the faith and fire of the Civil Rights Movement; and the grit, passion and perseverance of some of the world’s greatest heroes.
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New kid by Jerry CraftEnrolled in a prestigious private school where he is one of only a few students of color, talented seventh grade artist Jordan finds himself torn between the worlds of his Washington Heights apartment home and the upscale circles of Riverdale Academy.
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Thank you, Omu! by Oge MoraWhen her wonderful stew attracts the attention of hungry neighbors, Omu generously shares portion after portion before discovering that she has nothing left to eat herself, a dilemma that culminates in a heartwarming community surprise.
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The stuff of stars
by Marion Dane Bauer
The Newbery Honor-winning author of On My Honor and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award-winning artist of Out of Wonder vibrantly describe the void that existed before the Big Bang generated life throughout the galaxy, making it possible for wondrous human children to evolve
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The stars beneath our feet
by David Barclay Moore
Lolly Rachpaul, twelve, still reeling from the shooting death of his older brother, begins to find his own way--without gang alliances--when his mother's girlfriend's gift of Legos allows him to build a fantastical city at a Harlem community center
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Mama Africa! : how Miriam Makeba spread hope with her song by Kathryn Erskine Makeba, a Grammy]-winning South African singer, rose to fame in the hearts of her people at the pinnacle of apartheid. This biography by the National Book Award-winning author of "Mockingbird" offers an intimate view of Makeba's fight for equality.
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Out of wonder : poems celebrating poets
by Kwame Alexander
A lyrical ode to poets by the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Crossover and the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Voice of Freedom features original poems crafted to honor 20 famed writers who have inspired and motivated their readers.
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Radiant child : the story of young artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
by Javaka Steptoe
Presents the life of the artist, who was inspired as a child by a book of anatomy given to him by his mother after being injured in a car crash and who went on to become a celebrity in the art world before his early death at twenty-eight
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Gone crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-GarciaSpending the summer with their grandmother in the rural South, three sisters from Brooklyn discover the surprising reason behind their mother's estrangement from their aunt. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of One Crazy Summer.
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Trombone Shorty
by Troy Andrews
"Hailing from the Tremâe neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest"
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Brown girl dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South.
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P.S. Be eleven by Rita Williams-GarciaA sequel to One Crazy Summer finds the Gaither sisters returning to Brooklyn, where they adapt to new feelings of independence while managing changes large and small, from Pa's new girlfriend to a very different Uncle Darnell's return from Vietnam.
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Knock knock : my dad's dream for me by Daniel BeatyFeatures evocative illustrations by the Caldecott Honor- and Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist of Fifty Cents and a Dream and follows the experiences of a young child who taps his inner strength in spite of having an absent father.
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I, too, am America
by Langston Hughes
A sumptuously illustrated edition of Hughes' inspiring poem reflects his authentic call for equality while reminding readers that all Americans are united despite their differences, in a volume that features artwork by the Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator of Barack Obama.
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Hand in hand : ten Black men who changed America
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Presents the stories of 10 African-American men from different eras in American history, organized chronologically to provide a scope from slavery to the modern day. Backmatter includes a Civil Rights timeline, sources and further reading. Illustrated by a two-time Caldecott Honor winner and multiple Coretta Scott King Book Award recipient.
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Underground
by Shane Evans
A pivotal moment in American history is shared with young readers by following a slave family's escape to the North by crawling on the ground, running barefoot through the woods, sleeping beneath bushes, and eventually reaching freedom
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One crazy summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia
In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicatedpoet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp
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Dave the potter : artist, poet, slave
by Laban Carrick Hill
The National Book Award finalist author of Harlem Stomp! teams up with the illustrator of the Caldecott Honor books Martin's Big Words and Rosa to present the story of the talented 19th-century artist and poet whose creative gifts reflected and empowered his life of slavery.
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The rock and the river
by Kekla Magoon
In 1968 Chicago, fourteen-year-old Sam Childs is caught in a conflict between his father’s nonviolent approach to seeking civil rights for African-Americans and his older brother, who has joined the Black Panther Party.
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My people
by Langston Hughes
The inspirational words of this celebrated writer's poem are brought to life through a collection of brilliant sepia-colored photographs throughout capturing the diverse features, hearts, and souls of its subjects.
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We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball
by Kadir Nelson
Rich illustrations capture the excitement and thrills of the glory years of Negro League baseball in the early 1900s, profiling its star athletes, highlighting the challenges faced by the players, and the sacrifices made to live out their dreams and play the game they loved.
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The blacker the berry : poems
by Joyce Carol Thomas
Many shades of black are celebrated in this wonderful collection of poems and portraits as diverse skin colors are compared to beautiful things in and of the world, including rich black coffee and a bronze autumn leaf.
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