Carole Boston Weatherford
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English
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"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"-- Provided by publisher.
The 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma, race massacre was one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. On May 31 and June 1 an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing...
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English
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Presents a collage-illustrated treasury of poems and spirituals inspired by the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer.
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Black History Month - ROD Children's
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"Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church. Aretha sang with a soaring voice that spanned more than three octaves. Her incredible talent and string of hit songs earned her the title "the Queen of Soul." This Queen was a multi-Grammy winner and the first female inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there was even more to...
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Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Publication Date
2006.
Language
English
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Black History Month - Youth
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
Telling a People's Story
OBD Black History Month (February) - YOUTH
OBD Coretta Scott King Award - YOUTH
Telling a People's Story
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Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one.
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English
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Black Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
February 2026 | Black History Month (Kids)
K&T - National STEM/STEAM Day
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K&T - National STEM/STEAM Day
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"With lyrical rhythms and vibrant art, this book beautifully illustrates that hip-hop is a language spoken the whole world 'round. Kids will love learning about how rap has evolved over the years to the music we know today!"-- Page [4] of cover.
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Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
Cornrows forming complex patterns. Shells and beads on boxy braids. A flowery 'fro that's wash and go. A regal pouf that scrapes the sky. Black hair styles embody beauty and loving ritual, culture and community, expression and strength, patience and boundless creativity. Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes bring this array of gorgeous hair designs--and the individuals who wear them--to bold and powerful life. Readers curious to know more can...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
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2024 ALA Youth Media Awards (SCPL-YS)
Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month (WPLD)
Books Written in Verse (WPLD)
Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month (WPLD)
Books Written in Verse (WPLD)
Description
A multi-generational family history told in the voices of the author's ancestors, spanning enslavement alongside Frederick Douglass at Maryland's Wye House plantation, service in the U.S. Colored Troops, and the founding of all-Black Reconstruction-era communities.
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English
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2023 ALA Children's Award Winners and Nominees
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Description
The popular spiritual, Standing in the need of prayer, has been reworked to chronicle the milestones, struggles, tragedies, and triumphs of African American people and their history. The text and illustrations of this inspirational book are informative reminders of yesterday, hopeful images for today, and aspirational dreams of tomorrow.
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Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
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How do you tell a story? Before Toni Morrison was a Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel Prize-winning author, she was Chloe Ardelia Wofford, a little girl in Ohio who was both the only Black child in her first-grade classroom and the only student who was able to read. This is the true story of how that young girl learned from her upbringing, surrounded herself with stories, and made a tremendous impact on the world. Toni Morrison's pen was her sword,...
11) Family feast!
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Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
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GPLD 2025 Winter Favorites: Picture Books/Kids Nonfiction
GPLD Best Books of 2025
OBD Thanksgiving - YOUTH
GPLD Best Books of 2025
OBD Thanksgiving - YOUTH
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An intergenerational Black family gets together for a family feast, as they share love, laughter, and sweet treats.
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English
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Henry Brown wrote that long before he came to be known as "Box," he "entered the world a slave." He was put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next -- as property. When he was an adult, his wife and children were sold away from him out of spite. Henry Brown watched as his family left, bound in chains, headed to the deeper South. What more could be taken from him? But then hope -- and help -- came in the from of the Underground...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
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2024 ALA Youth Media Awards (SCPL-YS)
Black Authors: Youth Biographies (SCPL-YS)
Favorites for 6th Graders
OBD Books for Second and Third Graders - YOUTH
Black Authors: Youth Biographies (SCPL-YS)
Favorites for 6th Graders
OBD Books for Second and Third Graders - YOUTH
Description
A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.
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Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Whatever she did, wherever she was, Ketanji Brown Jackson rose to the top. From the time their daughter was born, Ketanji Brown's parents taught her that if she worked hard and believed in herself, she could do anything. As a child, Ketanji focused on her studies and excelled, eventually graduating from Harvard Law School. Years later, in 2016, when she was a federal judge, a seat opened on the United States Supreme Court. In a letter to then-President...
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Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication Date
2026.
Language
English
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"From Young People's Poet Laureate Carole Boston Weatherford and award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier, a stirring account of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, as witnessed by the Alabama River." -- Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Publication Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Black History Month - Youth
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"As slaves relentlessly toiled in an unjust system in 19th century Louisiana, they all counted down the days until Sunday, when at least for half a day they were briefly able to congregate in Congo Square in New Orleans. Here they were free to set up an open market, sing, dance, and play music. They were free to forget their cares, their struggles, and their oppression. This story chronicles slaves' duties each day, from chopping logs on Mondays to...
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Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Language
English
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Description
Tells how with a single photograph a self-taught African American photographer captured the attention of America. Includes a brief biography of African American photographer, writer, and director, Gordon Parks.
19) Bros
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Celebrating boyhood and friendship, this upbeat picture book follows a group of young Black boys as they spend an adventure-filled day together living their best lives freely in their community.



