CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH

In addition to this collection of educational resources, we encourage you to also honor the many accomplishments of Black sisters and brothers throughout United States History.

Do your own research and find more great works whether they be books, films and tv shows, art, small businesses, or any other form of talent and expression.


ARTICLES AND ONLINE MATERIAL

Black History Month Facts

Black History Month Milestones

Black Biographies Matter Article

National Museum of African American History + Culture

Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History + Culture

BlackPast.org

 

POWERFUL FILMS AND TV SHOWS

Black Wall Street

Hidden Figures

Eyes on the Prize

John Lewis: Good Trouble

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots

Selma

12 Years a Slave

Glory

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Oprah Daily’s Best Black Movies Guide

 

BOOKS

The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

White Fragility by Robin J. DiAngelo

The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Fredrick Joseph

The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

 

KID MOVIES

Ages 4+,March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World

Ages 5+,Garrett’s Gift

Ages 9+,A Ballerina’s Tale

Ages 10+,Hidden Figures

Ages 11+,The Jackie Robinson Story

Ages 12+Gabby Douglas Story

 

KID BOOKS

Ages 5+,I Am Harriet Tubman: Ordinary People Change the World by Brad Meltzer

Ages 8+,Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison

Ages 8+,Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison

Ages 8+,Hidden Figures Young Readers’ Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly

Ages 10+,Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes

Ages 10+,The Fierce 44: Black Americans Who Shook Up the World by The Staff of the Undefeated

Ages 12+,Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case by Lucinda Dyer

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