Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes, by Traci N. Todd and Shannon Wright, is an excellent picture book biography.
Browsing: Black experience
Learn more about the first black female Supreme Court Justice in Justice Ketanji: The Story of US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Something, Someday, written by Amanda Gorman and illustrated by Christian Robinson, is a message of hope for the youngest of readers.
One and Like So, picture books by Ruth Forman, are a perfect way for young readers to learn about counting and love.
Small-Girl Toni and the Quest for Gold is a tall tale inspired by the life and works of Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison.
Do You Know Them? is inspired by newspaper ads placed by African Americans who were separated from family by the Civil War, enslavement, and emancipation.
Fighting With Love: The Legacy of John Lewis, by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome, tells the story of a groundbreaking civil rights leader.
Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian And Master Storyteller, by Breanna J. McDaniel and April Harrison, is fantastic.
The She Persisted chapter book series now features 33 titles. The latest feature gymnast Simone Biles and educator Opal Lee.
American Wings, by Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein, tells the story of Chicago’s pioneering black aviators and the race for equality in the sky.