Books by and about Black people should be read all year around, not just during Black History Month. Also, February got away from me again this year. To promote your continued reading of Black authors, I give you the following recommendations. Happy reading!
Children’s Illustrated Books
When I Wrap My Hair, by Shauntay Grant, illustrated by Jenin Mohammed
My Fade Is Fresh, by Shauntay Grant, illustrated by Kitt Thomas
I’m From, by Gary R. Gray, Jr., pictures by Oge Mora
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water, by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, illustrated by Nikkolas Smith
Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes, edited by David Roessel & Arnold Rampersad, illustrated by Benny Andrews
Magnolia Flower, by Zora Neale Hurston, adapted by Ibram X. Kendi, illustrated by Loveis Wise
Hold Them Close: A Love Letter to Black Children, by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by Patrick Dougher, with photography by Jamel Shabazz
Middle Grade / Teen Books
New Kid, by Jerry Craft
Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes, edited by David Roessel & Arnold Rampersad, illustrated by Benny Andrews
Freewater, by Amina Luqman-Dawson
Wade in the Water, by Nyani Nkrumah
Books for Adults
The Other Black Girl, by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Passing, by Nella Larsen
Someday, Maybe, by Onyi Nwabineli
Take My Hand, by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
We Are Not Like Them, by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
Shouting’ in the Fire: An American Epistle, by Danté Stewart
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