Black history is not static, limited purely to the past—it’s made year-round. Keep r

Black history is not static, limited purely to the past—it’s made year-round. Keep reading books by Black authors and amplifying Black voices when it’s not Black History Month:Picture Books/Early ReaderTami Charles – ALL BECAUSE YOU MATTERIbram X. Kendi – ANTIRACIST BABY Nikki Grimes – BEDTIME FOR SWEET CREATURESAngela Joy – BLACK IS A RAINBOW COLORAmyra Leon – FREEDOM, WE SING Laronda Gardner Middlemiss – I LOVE MEAlice Faye Duncan – JUST LIKE A MAMAValerie Bolling – LET’S DANCEJamilah Thompkins-Bigelow – MOMMY’S KHIMARMalcolm Mitchell – MY VERY FAVORITE BOOK IN THE WORLDTricia Elam Walker – NANA AKUA GOES TO SCHOOLAshley Franklin – NOT QUITE SNOW WHITEKirstie Myvett – PRALINE LADYDoyin Richards – WATCH ME Derrick Barnes – WHO GOT GAMEMiddle GradeB.B. Alston – AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERSValerie L. Williams-Sanchez – “Celebrating the Anniversary of THE BROWNIES’ BOOK by W.E.B. DuBois”Lisa Moore Ramée – A GOOD KIND OF TROUBLE Nikki Grimes – LEGACYEden Royce – ROOT MAGICTanita S. Davis – SERENA SAYSWade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson – THE TALKPaula Chase – TURNING POINTVarian Johnson – TWINSMarie Arnold – THE YEAR I FLEW AWAYVictoria Bond – ZORA AND ME: THE SUMMONERYoung AdultFaridah Àbíké-Íyímídé – ACE OF SPADESEcho Brown – BLACK GIRL UNLIMITEDChristina Hammonds Reed – THE BLACK KIDSBen Philippe – CHARMING AS A VERB Elizabeth Acevedo – CLAP WHEN YOU LANDAngie Thomas – CONCRETE ROSEJustin A. Reynolds – EARLY DEPARTURESKacen Callender – FELIX EVER AFTERCamryn Garrett – FULL DISCLOSURENamina Forna – THE GILDED ONESTiffany D. Jackson – GROWNTracy Deonn – LEGENDBORNSharon G. Flake – THE LIFE I’M INLouisa Onomé – LIKE HOMEPamela Varnado – LOOKING FOR GRACEEmery Lee – MEET CUTE DIARYTami Charles – MUTEDMaika & Marika Moulite – ONE OF THE GOOD ONESIbi Zoboi & Yusuf Salaam – PUNCHING THE AIRJordan Ifueko – RAYBEARERDana L. Davis – ROMAN JEWELRoxane Gay & Tracy Lynne Oliver – THE SACRIFICE OF DARKNESSBethany C. Morrow – A SONG BELOW WATERJulian Winters – THE SUMMER OF EVERYTHINGKim Johnson – THIS IS MY AMERICABrandy Colbert – THE VOTING BOOTHRonnie Davis – WHEN THE STARS LEAD TO YOUJ. Elle – WINGS OF EBONYDesmond Hall – YOUR CORNER DARKLeah Johnson – YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWNFurther Reading & ResourcesWNDB’s Resources for Race, Equity, Anti-Racism, and Inclusion – Includes Black-Owned Bookstores, Black-led organizations, & book listsThe Black Creatives Fund – An initiative with a mission of supporting new and existing Black writers and illustrators. It will feature three initiatives in 2021, including a Revisions Workshop (which is currently accepting applications!), a mentorship program, and a marketing symposia in partnership with the Brown Bookshelf.The Brown Bookshelf’s 28 Days Later – Featuring a Black creative (authors and illustrators both) every day for the month of February!Deadline City Podcast – Co-hosted by WNDB COO Dhonielle Clayton: “Publishing is a big scary world to many of us, and our goal is to pull back the curtain on some of the mystery by simply talking about it.”@minoritiesinpublishing – Podcast hosted by former WNDB team member Jennifer Baker: “An interview-format podcast where Jennifer discusses the lack of diversity in the book publishing industry with other underrepresented professionals working in/associated with the literary scene. Featured guests include VPs and executive editors, literary agents, marketers, authors, illustrators, and more.”J. Nailah Avery – “Black-Owned Independent Bookstores Face Unique Challenges”“The Free Black Women’s Library Celebrates Black Authors and Readers” Kaya Thomas Created We Read Too for Readers of Color“Stop Calling Popular Tropes in YA Novels ‘Overused’” “How Children’s Authors Create Change Outside of Their Books”Jas Perry, Literary Agent & WNDB Internship Grant WinnerAutumn Allen – “Three Keys to Writing a Novel From a Boston Public Library Writer-in-Residence”  -- source link

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