Picture Books
A girl like me
Angela Johnson
jE Johnson
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter
"Empower young readers to embrace their individuality, reject societal limitations, and follow their dreams. This inspiring picture book brings together a poem by acclaimed author Angela Johnson and Nina Crews's distinctive photocollage illustrations to celebrate girls of color" --
Overground railroad
Lesa Cline-Ransome
jE Cline-Ransome
Picture Books, Black History, Black Lives Matter
"A girl named Ruth Anne tells the story of her family's train journey from North Carolina to New York City as part of the Great Migration"--
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The youngest marcher : the story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a young civil rights activist
Cynthia Levinson
jE Levinson
Picture Books, Black History, Black Lives Matter
Presents the life of nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks who became the youngest known child to be arrested for picketing against Birmingham segregation practices in 1963.
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That is my dream! : a picture book of Langston Hughes's "Dream variation"
Langston Hughes
jE Hughes
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter
"Dream Variation," one of Langston Hughes's most celebrated poems, about the dream of a world free of discrimination and racial prejudice, is now a picture book stunningly illustrated by Daniel Miyares...An African-American boy faces the harsh reality of segregation and racial prejudice, but he dreams of a different life--one full of freedom, hope, and wild possibility, where he can fling his arms wide in the face of the sun"--
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Blue sky white stars
Sarvinder Naberhaus
eBOOK
Picture Books
"A stirring poetic tribute to the beauty and wonder of America's symbols, history, landscape"--
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Hey black child
Useni Eugene Perkins
jE Perkins
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter
"A lyrical, empowering poem that celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young ones to dream big and achieve their goals"--
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Black is a rainbow color
Angela Joy
jE Joy
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter
"A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on"--
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The roots of rap : 16 bars on the 4 pillars of hip-hop
Carole Boston Weatherford
jE Weatherford
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter, Black History
Presents the history of hip-hop including how it evolved from folktales, spirituals, and poetry, to the showmanship of James Brown, to the culture of graffiti art and breakdancing that formed around the art form.
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The King of Kindergarten
Derrick D. Barnes
jE/Barnes
Picture Books
Instilled with confidence by his parents, a young boy has a great first day of kindergarten.
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Crown : an ode to the fresh cut
Derrick D. Barnes
jE Barnes
Picture Books, Black Lives Matter
Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.
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