Even while knowing that Black history is every day, this month is as good as any to dive into a great book about family and Black history.
Here are some recommendations:
NON-FICTION:
by Blaine T. Bettinger
by Tiya Miles (Author)
Genealogy Organizer – A Genealogy Notebook With Genealogy Charts And Forms, Family Tree Chart Book: Genealogy Gift For Family History Buff & … (Genealogy Organizer Charts and Forms) (October 25, 2020)
Rebels in Law: Voices in History of Black Women Lawyers
by Elizabeth Way (Author), Heather Hodge (Contributor)
FICTION
by Sadeqa Johnson (Author)
by Nathan Dylan Goodwin (Author)
January 7, 2020
by Zora Neale Hurston (Author)
Boo Walker (Author), Dan John Miller (Narrator
by Dan Waddell (Author)
April 7, 2020
by Afia Atakora (Author)
Biographies
by Viola Ford Fletcher (Author), Ike Howard (Author)
by Kenneth Robert Janken (Author)
by Juan Williams
A Biography of Mae Jemison: The Story of the First African American Woman in Space, A Pioneer in Science And Role Model for Generations
by Jacqueline Goggin
Imani Perry
While many of the above links for these books are directed to paid sites, don’t forget to check your local public and school libraries for these titles.
Where there is a will, there is always a way to access good books!
Additionally, here is an excellent online recommendation of materials for our young readers: 28 Amazing Picture Book Biographies by Black Authors to Celebrate Black History All Year Long, courtesy of helpingkidsrise.org.
Enjoy!
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