Black Lives Matter
Schomburg : the man who built a library
Carole Boston Weatherford
jBIOGRAPHY Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso
Black Lives Matter, Black History, Read Woke, Picture Books, Biographies
Traces legal clerk Arturo Schomburg's efforts to curate a collection of African books, letters, music, and art.
Added by Casey
Little leaders : bold women in black history
Vashti Harrison
eBOOK
Black Lives Matter, Black History, Read Woke, Picture Books, Biographies
This is the first installment in Vashti Harrison's lovely series. The biographies are short, illustrations are really cute, and the figures she has chosen to highlight are great to get to know. -Casey
Whoosh! : Lonnie Johnson's super-soaking stream of inventions
Chris Barton
jBIOGRAPHY Johnson, Lonnie.
Black Lives Matter, Read Woke, Picture Books, Biographies
Chronicles the life and achievements of the NASA engineer and inventor, from his childhood to his accidental invention of the Super Soaker water gun.
Be warned! This book may have you rifling through your childhood toy collection in the best possible way. -Casey
Josephine : the dazzling life of Josephine Baker
Patricia Hruby Powell
jBIOGRAPHY Baker, Josephine
Black Lives Matter, Black History, Read Woke, Picture Books, Biographies
A portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world. Meticulously researched by both author and artist, Josephine's powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself.
Added by Casey
Harlem's little blackbird
Renee Watson
jE Watson
Black Lives Matter, Black History, Read Woke, Picture Books, Biographies
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Ona Judge outwits the Washingtons : an enslaved woman fights for freedom
Gwendolyn Hooks
jBIOGRAPHY Judge, Oney
Black Lives Matter, Black History, Read Woke, Picture Books, Biographies
"Soon after American colonists had won independence from Great Britain, Ona Judge was fighting for her own freedom from one of America's most famous founding fathers, George Washington. George and Martha Washington valued Ona as one of their most skilled and trustworthy slaves, but she would risk everything to achieve complete freedom. Born into slavery at Mount Vernon, Ona seized the opportunity to escape when she was brought to live in the President's Mansion in Philadelphia. Ona fled to New Hampshire and started a new life. But the Washingtons wouldn't give up easily. After her escape, Ona became the focus of a years-long manhunt, led by America's first president. Gwendolyn Hooks' vivid and detailed prose captures the danger, uncertainty, and persistence Ona Judge experienced during and after her heroic escape."--Provided by publisher.
Ona Judge's story is powerful, moving, and for many, may be a suprising new look at our first president. -Casey
Pies from nowhere : how Georgia Gilmore sustained the Montgomery bus boycott
Dee Romito
jE Romito
Black Lives Matter, Black History, Read Woke, Picture Books, Biographies
Georgia Gilmore was a cook at the National Lunch Company in Montgomery, Alabama. When the bus boycotts broke out in Montgomery after Rosa Parks was arrested, Georgia organized a group of women who cooked and baked to fund-raise for gas and cars to help sustain the boycott. This picture book highlights a hidden figure of the civil rights movement who fueled the bus boycotts and demonstrated that one person can make a real change in her community and beyond
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Baby goes to market
author Atinuke
jBOARD BOOK Atinuke
Read Woke, Black Lives Matter, Board Books
"Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers."--Publisher's description.
Added by Casey
Baby says
John Steptoe
jBOARD BOOK Steptoe
Black Lives Matter, Read Woke, Board Books
A baby and big brother figure out how to get along.
Added by Casey
John Lewis's early life is chronicled here and it is beautifully done. If you haven't read about how he used to preach to his flock, I can't imagine a more poignant time. -Casey