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Important and profound books to read right now, whether it be inspiring non-fiction, Black character-driven fiction, or compelling memoirs. Our selection for Black History Month will allow educators and students to understand the issues of race and equality in our modern world.

Biographies

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I know why the caged bird sings - Angelou, Maya
I know why the caged bird sings Angelou, Maya Paperback / softback
Born a crime and other stories - Noah, Trevor
Born a crime and other stories Noah, Trevor Paperback / softback
Hidden figures : the untold story of the African American women who helped win the space race - Shetterly, Margot Lee
Hidden figures : the untold story of the African American women who helped win the space race Shetterly, Margot Lee Paperback / softback
How to say Babylon : a Jamaican memoir - Sinclair, Safiya
How to say Babylon : a Jamaican memoir Sinclair, Safiya Hardback
Long walk to freedom : the autobiography of Nelson Mandela - Mandela, Nelson
Long walk to freedom : the autobiography of Nelson Mandela Mandela, Nelson Paperback / softback
Can't Hurt Me : Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds - Clean Edition - Goggins, David
Can't Hurt Me : Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds - Clean Edition Goggins, David Paperback / softback
Becoming - Obama, Michelle
Becoming Obama, Michelle Paperback / softback
My name is why - Sissay, Lemn
My name is why Sissay, Lemn Paperback / softback
Rise up : the `Merky story so far - Stormzy
Rise up : the `Merky story so far Stormzy Paperback / softback
A promised land - Obama, Barack
A promised land Obama, Barack Hardback
The autobiography of Malcolm X - Haley, Alex
The autobiography of Malcolm X Haley, Alex Paperback / softback
The life and rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah : the autobiography - Zephaniah, Benjamin
The life and rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah : the autobiography Zephaniah, Benjamin Paperback / softback
Everything is everything : a memoir of love, hate & hope - Myrie, Clive
Everything is everything : a memoir of love, hate & hope Myrie, Clive Hardback
How (not) to be strong - Scott, Alex
How (not) to be strong Scott, Alex Paperback / softback
Wayward lives, beautiful experiments : intimate histories of social upheaval - Hartman, Saidiya
Wayward lives, beautiful experiments : intimate histories of social upheaval Hartman, Saidiya Paperback / softback

Black History

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Natives : race and class in the ruins of empire - Akala
Natives : race and class in the ruins of empire Akala Paperback / softback
Women, race and class - Davis, Angela Y.
Women, race and class Davis, Angela Y. Paperback / softback
The wretched of the earth - Fanon, Frantz
The wretched of the earth Fanon, Frantz Paperback / softback
Between the world and me - Coates, Ta-Nehisi
Between the world and me Coates, Ta-Nehisi Paperback / softback
Black meme : a history of the images that make us - Russell, Legacy
Black meme : a history of the images that make us Russell, Legacy Hardback
Musical truth : a musical journey through modern Black Britain - Boakye, Jeffrey
Musical truth : a musical journey through modern Black Britain Boakye, Jeffrey Paperback / softback
Caste : the lies that divide us - Wilkerson, Isabel
Caste : the lies that divide us Wilkerson, Isabel Paperback / softback
The Black history book - DK
The Black history book DK Hardback
Black Tudors : the untold story - Kaufmann, Miranda
Black Tudors : the untold story Kaufmann, Miranda Paperback / softback
The autobiography of Malcolm X - Haley, Alex
The autobiography of Malcolm X Haley, Alex Paperback / softback
The Maurice Burton way : Britain's first Black cycling champion - Burton, Maurice
The Maurice Burton way : Britain's first Black cycling champion Burton, Maurice Hardback
Black and British : a forgotten history - Olusoga, David
Black and British : a forgotten history Olusoga, David Paperback / softback
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass : an American slave - Douglass, Frederick
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass : an American slave Douglass, Frederick Paperback / softback
Homecoming : voices of the Windrush generation - Grant, Colin
Homecoming : voices of the Windrush generation Grant, Colin Paperback / softback
African and Caribbean people in Britain : a history - Adi, Hakim
African and Caribbean people in Britain : a history Adi, Hakim Paperback / softback

Books with Black Main Characters

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Purple hibiscus : a novel - Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda
Purple hibiscus : a novel Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda Paperback / softback
Small island - Levy, Andrea
Small island Levy, Andrea Paperback / softback
Where sleeping girls lie - Abike-Iyimide, Faridah
Where sleeping girls lie Abike-Iyimide, Faridah Paperback / softback
Cinderella is dead - Bayron, Kalynn
Cinderella is dead Bayron, Kalynn Paperback / softback
Small worlds - Nelson, Caleb Azumah
Small worlds Nelson, Caleb Azumah Paperback / softback
The color purple - Walker, Alice
The color purple Walker, Alice Paperback / softback
Girl, woman, other - Evaristo, Bernardine
Girl, woman, other Evaristo, Bernardine Paperback / softback
Everything, everything - Yoon, Nicola
Everything, everything Yoon, Nicola Paperback / softback
Cane warriors - Wheatle, Alex
Cane warriors Wheatle, Alex Paperback / softback
Open water - Nelson, Caleb Azumah
Open water Nelson, Caleb Azumah Paperback / softback
Beloved - Morrison, Toni
Beloved Morrison, Toni Paperback / softback
You think you know me - Mohamud, Ayaan
You think you know me Mohamud, Ayaan Paperback / softback
This wicked fate - Bayron, Kalynn
This wicked fate Bayron, Kalynn Paperback / softback
My sister, the serial killer - Braithwaite, Oyinkan
My sister, the serial killer Braithwaite, Oyinkan Paperback / softback
Rootless - Appiah, Krystle Zara
Rootless Appiah, Krystle Zara Paperback / softback

Books by British Black Authors

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Small island - Levy, Andrea
Small island Levy, Andrea Paperback / softback
Girl, woman, other - Evaristo, Bernardine
Girl, woman, other Evaristo, Bernardine Paperback / softback
Cane warriors - Wheatle, Alex
Cane warriors Wheatle, Alex Paperback / softback
Open water - Nelson, Caleb Azumah
Open water Nelson, Caleb Azumah Paperback / softback
My sister, the serial killer - Braithwaite, Oyinkan
My sister, the serial killer Braithwaite, Oyinkan Paperback / softback
Rootless - Appiah, Krystle Zara
Rootless Appiah, Krystle Zara Paperback / softback
Noughts & Crosses - Blackman, Malorie
Noughts & Crosses Blackman, Malorie Paperback / softback
White teeth - Smith, Zadie
White teeth Smith, Zadie Paperback / softback
Skin of the sea - Bowen, Natasha
Skin of the sea Bowen, Natasha Paperback / softback
The lonely Londoners - Selvon, Sam
The lonely Londoners Selvon, Sam Paperback / softback
The girl with the louding voice - Dare, Abi
The girl with the louding voice Dare, Abi Paperback / softback
The revels - Thomas, Stacey
The revels Thomas, Stacey Paperback / softback
Queenie - Carty-Williams, Candice
Queenie Carty-Williams, Candice Paperback / softback
The 392 - Hickson-Lovence, Ashley
The 392 Hickson-Lovence, Ashley Paperback / softback
Kemosha of the Caribbean - Wheatle, Alex
Kemosha of the Caribbean Wheatle, Alex Paperback / softback

Black Lives Matter

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Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race - Eddo-Lodge, Reni
Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race Eddo-Lodge, Reni Paperback / softback
Natives : race and class in the ruins of empire - Akala
Natives : race and class in the ruins of empire Akala Paperback / softback
Survivors : the lost stories of the last captives of the Atlantic slave trade - Durkin, Hannah
Survivors : the lost stories of the last captives of the Atlantic slave trade Durkin, Hannah Hardback
Women, race and class - Davis, Angela Y.
Women, race and class Davis, Angela Y. Paperback / softback
The lonely Londoners - Selvon, Sam
The lonely Londoners Selvon, Sam Paperback / softback
Musical truth : a musical journey through modern Black Britain - Boakye, Jeffrey
Musical truth : a musical journey through modern Black Britain Boakye, Jeffrey Paperback / softback
My name is why - Sissay, Lemn
My name is why Sissay, Lemn Paperback / softback
Black girl, no magic - McIntosh, Kimberly
Black girl, no magic McIntosh, Kimberly Paperback / softback
The Black history book - DK
The Black history book DK Hardback
Black Tudors : the untold story - Kaufmann, Miranda
Black Tudors : the untold story Kaufmann, Miranda Paperback / softback
Race and education : reproducing white supremacy in Britain - Bhopal, Kalwant
Race and education : reproducing white supremacy in Britain Bhopal, Kalwant Hardback
Brit(ish) : on race, identity and belonging - Hirsch, Afua
Brit(ish) : on race, identity and belonging Hirsch, Afua Paperback / softback
White fragility : why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism - DiAngelo, Robin
White fragility : why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism DiAngelo, Robin Paperback / softback
Silence is not an option : you can impact the world for change - Lawrence, Stuart
Silence is not an option : you can impact the world for change Lawrence, Stuart Hardback
Black and British : a forgotten history - Olusoga, David
Black and British : a forgotten history Olusoga, David Paperback / softback

Modern Fiction

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Girl, woman, other - Evaristo, Bernardine
Girl, woman, other Evaristo, Bernardine Paperback / softback
Open water - Nelson, Caleb Azumah
Open water Nelson, Caleb Azumah Paperback / softback
Half of a yellow sun - Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda
Half of a yellow sun Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda Paperback / softback
My sister, the serial killer - Braithwaite, Oyinkan
My sister, the serial killer Braithwaite, Oyinkan Paperback / softback
Rootless - Appiah, Krystle Zara
Rootless Appiah, Krystle Zara Paperback / softback
The Underground Railroad - Whitehead, Colson
The Underground Railroad Whitehead, Colson Paperback / softback
Americanah - Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda
Americanah Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda Paperback / softback
White teeth - Smith, Zadie
White teeth Smith, Zadie Paperback / softback
Kindred - Butler, Octavia E.
Kindred Butler, Octavia E. Paperback / softback
If I survive you - Escoffery, Jonathan
If I survive you Escoffery, Jonathan Hardback
Homegoing - Gyasi, Yaa
Homegoing Gyasi, Yaa Paperback / softback
The vanishing half - Bennett, Brit
The vanishing half Bennett, Brit Paperback / softback
The girl with the louding voice - Dare, Abi
The girl with the louding voice Dare, Abi Paperback / softback
Queenie - Carty-Williams, Candice
Queenie Carty-Williams, Candice Paperback / softback
Such a fun age - Reid, Kiley
Such a fun age Reid, Kiley Paperback / softback

Classic Fiction

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Things fall apart - Achebe, Chinua
Things fall apart Achebe, Chinua Paperback / softback
I know why the caged bird sings - Angelou, Maya
I know why the caged bird sings Angelou, Maya Paperback / softback
The color purple - Walker, Alice
The color purple Walker, Alice Paperback / softback
Their eyes were watching God - Hurston, Zora Neale
Their eyes were watching God Hurston, Zora Neale Paperback / softback
A raisin in the sun - Osborne, Deirdre (Author, Goldsmiths, University of London, London)
A raisin in the sun Osborne, Deirdre (Author, Goldsmiths, University of London, London) Paperback / softback
The bluest eye - Morrison, Toni
The bluest eye Morrison, Toni Paperback / softback
Giovanni's room - Baldwin, James
Giovanni's room Baldwin, James Paperback / softback
The lonely Londoners - Selvon, Sam
The lonely Londoners Selvon, Sam Paperback / softback
Kindred - Butler, Octavia E.
Kindred Butler, Octavia E. Paperback / softback
Beloved - Morrison, Toni
Beloved Morrison, Toni Paperback / softback
If Beale Street could talk - Baldwin, James
If Beale Street could talk Baldwin, James Paperback / softback
Sister outsider - Lorde, Audre
Sister outsider Lorde, Audre Paperback / softback
Go tell it on the mountain - Baldwin, James
Go tell it on the mountain Baldwin, James Paperback / softback
Sula - Morrison, Toni
Sula Morrison, Toni Paperback / softback
Roots - Haley, Alex
Roots Haley, Alex Paperback / softback

Black History Month Reading List ‘23: Saluting Our Sisters

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Africa is not a country : breaking stereotypes of modern Africa - Faloyin, Dipo
Africa is not a country : breaking stereotypes of modern Africa Faloyin, Dipo Paperback / softback
Constructing a nervous system : a memoir - Jefferson, Margo
Constructing a nervous system : a memoir Jefferson, Margo Paperback / softback
The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano - Equiano, Olaudah
The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano Equiano, Olaudah Paperback / softback
The cartographer tries to map a way to Zion - Miller, Kei
The cartographer tries to map a way to Zion Miller, Kei Paperback / softback
Sisters in the Struggle : African American Women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement - Collier-Thomas, Bettye
Sisters in the Struggle : African American Women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement Collier-Thomas, Bettye Paperback / softback
Black resistance to British policing - Elliott-Cooper, Adam
Black resistance to British policing Elliott-Cooper, Adam Paperback / softback
The front room : diaspora migrant aesthetics in the home - McMillan, Michael
The front room : diaspora migrant aesthetics in the home McMillan, Michael Paperback / softback
Windrush songs - Berry, James
Windrush songs Berry, James Paperback / softback
Black voices on Britain - Adi, Hakim
Black voices on Britain Adi, Hakim Hardback
Dance of the Jakaranda - Kimani, Peter
Dance of the Jakaranda Kimani, Peter Paperback / softback
Deporting Black Britons : portraits of deportation to Jamaica - Noronha, Luke de
Deporting Black Britons : portraits of deportation to Jamaica Noronha, Luke de Hardback
Hurvin Anderson - Prokopow, Michael J.
Hurvin Anderson Prokopow, Michael J. Hardback
Phillis Wheatley : poems on various subjects, religious and moral and a memoir of Phillis Wheatley, a native African and a slave - Wheatley, Phillis
Phillis Wheatley : poems on various subjects, religious and moral and a memoir of Phillis Wheatley, a native African and a slave Wheatley, Phillis Paperback / softback
Traveling Black : a story of race and resistance - Bay, Mia
Traveling Black : a story of race and resistance Bay, Mia Paperback / softback
New Caribbean poetry : an anthology - Miller, Kei
New Caribbean poetry : an anthology Miller, Kei Paperback / softback
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