Every African American should read—or reread—this list of 20 books that amplify the voices that shaped our collective consciousness.

I Am Me is the children's book of empowerment for every little black girl who sees beauty in herself ... tale sparkles with symbolic and historical references central to African-American culture. The ...

Set in Lorain, Ohio — where Morrison herself was born — the book tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old African American girl who is convinced that she is ugly, and yearns to ...

There is no one story that encapsulates Black History Month, and that is part of the beauty of African American lives and ... These four inspiring books tug on a few of those threads and invite ...

WILKERSON: Ebby is an African American young woman who's grown up under privileged circumstances. She lives in this gorgeous community in Connecticut. She loves being from an old New England family.

Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman, and also the first woman of Native-American descent, to hold a pilot’s license. Coleman grew up in a cruel world of poverty and discrimination.