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• Driven by the Movement

  Reports From the Black Power Era

  Abron-Ervin, JoNina M. (JoNina Marie),

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  A collection of stories of twenty ordinary people who did extraordinary things for the Black liberation struggle between 1965-1975.

• Afrofuturism

  a History of Black Futures

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  This amazing collection shows the variety, creativity, and energy of Afrofuturism and explains how it has strongly influenced popular culture.

• How Sweet the Sound

  Alexander, Kwame,

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  A celebration of the history of Black music in America.

• Traveling Black

  a Story of Race and Resistance

  Bay, Mia,

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  A masterpiece of scholarly and human insight, this book helps explain why the long, unfinished journey to racial equality so often takes place on the road.

• Akeem Keeps Bees!

  a Close-up Look at the Honey Makers and Pollinators of Sankofa Farms

  Bell, Kamal E.,

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  A father teaches his young son the basics of beekeeping at Sankofa Farms, a regenerative farm working to address the impacts that food deserts have on both urban and rural communities.

• Stay Up

  Racism, Resistance, and Reclaiming Black Freedom

  Dill, Khodi,

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  When Khodi Dill began learning about his own history and identity—and how racism actually works—his whole life changed. As he shared what he learned and spoke up for social justice, he noticed something important: other people began to change, too.

• Hattie Mae Begins Again

  Flake, Sharon G.,

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  A southern girl attending an elite girls boarding school in the north must find the courage to be herself and to dream of a brighter future. Set against the backdrop of the great migration.

• The Humanity Archive

  Recovering the Soul of Black History From a Whitewashed American Myth

  Fowler, Jermaine (Storyteller),

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  The founder of Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson, believed in not only studying Black history, but also Black people in history. This book does just that, gracefully joining Black history to the larger history of humankind.

• The Black Box

  Writing the Race

  Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.,

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  This is the story of Black self-definition in America, exploring the writing of those who led the way.

• Ghetto Gastro Black Power Kitchen

  Gray, Jon (Cofounder of Ghetto Gastro),

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  In this tasty collection, chefs and food creators share a their ideas about what Black food means. The book includes many recipes, photos, interviews, and more.

• Black Women Taught Us

  An Intimate History of Black Feminism

  Jackson, Jenn M.,

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  Thirteen original essays explore the legacy and work of the Black women writers and leaders who have always been at the center of liberation movements.

• We Refuse

  a Forceful History of Black Resistance

  Jackson, Kellie Carter,

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  Black history is often reduced to a binary of nonviolence and violence. This book urges us to consider the expanse of Black responses to white oppression, especially those led by Black women.

• Main Street

  a Community Story About Redlining

  Jewell, Tiffany,

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  Join Olivia to learn about redlining in this easy-to-understand, first-person story of community care.

• H Is for Harlem

  Johnson, Dinah,

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  A richly informative alphabet picture book celebrating Harlem's vibrant traditions, past and present.

• Black Folk

  the Roots of the Black Working Class

  Kelley, Blair Murphy, 1973-

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  Black Folk highlights the lives of the laundresses, Pullman porters, domestic maids, and postal workers who established the Black working class as a force in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

• Resistance Stories From Black History for Kids

  Inspiring People and Events That Every Kid Should Know

  Miller, Rann,

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  History books often include weakened stories of African enslavement and the Civil Rights Movement. This book shows that the Black experience is not only defined by marching and boycotting, but also through rebellion and resistance.

• Notes From a Young Black Chef

  Adapted for Young Adults

  Onwuachi, Kwame,

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  Chronicles the struggles and triumphs of Kwame Onwuachi as he worked to be come a world famous chef. Discusses the food industry and the challenges of being a Black chef in the world of fine dining.

• Black Arms to Hold You Up

  a History of Black Resistance

  Passmore, Ben,

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  A lively, darkly funny but serious look at Black militant history by cartoonist Ben Passmore.

• Black in Blues

  How a Color Tells the Story of My People

  Perry, Imani, 1972-

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  A cultural history of the African diaspora that shows its many connections to the color blue.

• And She Was Loved

  Toni Morrison's Life in Stories

  Pinkney, Andrea Davis,

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  A biography praising the power of the inspirational Nobel Prize winner.