'Grandma's Hands' is a timeless, universal song originally featured on Bill Withers' 1971 album, ...

Young CeDell Davis learns to play the blues unlike anyone else—with his guitar upside down and a ...

The thirteenth Tarot card is Death, and he is a symbol not of the end, but of transformation and ...

Relates the story of the National Memorial African Bookstore, founded in Harlem by Louis Michaux ...

This inspiring biography on Langston Hughes celebrates his life through poetry.

This is the story of JFKfrom his childhood to the events that led to his game-changing speech and...

As boy in the segregated South, author Richard Wright was determined to borrow books from the pub...

School Library Journal Best Book of 2017 Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017Acclaimed author...

The only way to make a bid for a girl's equality is to climb right up to the toppermost bough of ...

'A picture book about the life of civil rights activist Ella Baker'--Provided by publisher.

In this uplifting story told in verse, a young boy living in the inner city projects tells about ...

Bass Reeves seemed bigger than life. As a deputy U.S. Marshal--and former slave who escaped to fr...

Uncover the lives of thirteen African-Americans who fought during the Revolutionary War. Even as ...

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book - School Library Journal Best Book of the Year - Bookli...

This dazzling collection of poetry celebrates the beauty of African-American culture. Written by ...

The second book in the Dyamonde Daniels series, by bestselling author Nikki Grimes, is great for ...

It's time for a vacation! This is a fresh take on the Aesop classic fable, The Town Mouse and Cou...

Dyamonde knows it's what's on the inside that counts! Dyamonde loves eating her mom's pancakes. F...

Inspired by the heartbreaking yet inspirational true events in the lives of the Lost Boys of Suda...

An inspiring picture-book biography about Georgia Gilmore, the woman whose cooking helped feed an...

On December 2, 1863, a bronze statue was placed atop the dome of the United States Capitol. Stand...

A powerful picture book biography of one of the abolitionist movement's most compelling voices.So...

Ever had the blues? Yesterday one boy had them bad--not just the ordinary blues, the 'deep down i...

An inspirational, poetic tribute to America's most important change-makers.Celebrating accomplish...

A biography of self-taught (outsider) artist Bill Traylor, a former slave who at the age of 85 be...

An engaging look at life and legacy of Muhammad Ali for readers of all agesMuhammad Ali was one o...

This is the true story of the renowned African American author Richard Wright and his determinati...

Six days a week, slaves labor from sunup to sundown and beyond, but on Sunday afternoons, they ga...

'Dyamonde, a third grader, has 'wild-crazy hair,' is 'skinnier than half a toothpick' and is more...

Dyamonde Daniel is excited about the local library?s poetry contest, and so is her friend Free. T...

The third book in the Dyamonde Daniels series, by bestselling author Nikki Grimes, is perfect for...

Based on Karyn Parson's critically acclaimed Sweet Blackberry video series comes the story of Bes...

With a simple clap of hands, an itty-bitty beboppin' baby gets his whole family singing and danci...

★ “Entertaining and informative. A fine contribution to African American creative nonfiction for ...

'Who was Coretta Scott King? Her black-veiled image at the funeral of her husband, Dr. Martin Lut...

'A profile as bold and vivacious as the singer herself.' ?Kirkus (starred review)

This YA biography-in-verse of six important Black Americans from different eras, including Ona Ju...

Motivated by his love for his Nana, who has to change her eating habits for her health, a lively ...

Take a walk through Harlem's Sugar Hill and meet all the amazing people who made this neighborhoo...

Winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award

Commemorate the innumerable ways the African American community has shaped the foundation of the ...