FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Discover essential Black history books this Black History Month, featuring Tavis Smiley's The Covenant with Black America, James McBride's The Color of Water, and more on politics, biography, and culture. Explore this curated reading list to celebrate and deepen your understanding of Black voices, heritage, and stories. Perfect for educators, book clubs, and lifelong learners seeking powerful, thought-provoking reads.
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Out of America
by Keith B. Richburg
This soul-searching personal journey into the African-American identity, written by an award-winning reporter for the "Washington Post", takes readers behind today's cultural battlefields. Map.
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The Color of Water
by James McBride
'James McBride evokes his childhood trek across the great racial divide with the kind of power and grace that touches and uplifts all our hearts.' - Bebe Moore Campbell 'A triumph...The two stories, son's and mother's, beautifully juxtaposed, strike a graceful note at a time of racial polarization.' - The New York Times Book Review
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The Covenant with Black America
by Tavis Smiley
Discusses social and political issues affecting African Americans today, including health, housing, crime, criminal justice, education, and economic parity.
