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Help us get 500+ books into the hands of 250+ Black Youth in 2023!
It's very important that children see themselves, their ethnicity, and culture reflected in the books they read.
If you're not sure what kind of books to purchase, you can purchase books from our list below on Amazon if you need some ideas and have your book/s mailed directly to us for distribution.
1) Juneteenth for Mazie (Fiction Picture Books) ​​
2) The History of the Civil Rights Movement: A History Book for New Readers (The History Of: A Biography Series for New Readers)
3) The History of Juneteenth: A History Book for New Readers (The History of: A History Series for New Readers)
4) Ruby and the Booker Boys Series
5) The Story of John Lewis: A Biography Book for Young Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers)
6) The Story of Harriet Tubman: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers)
7) The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers)
8) The Story of Barack Obama: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers)
9) The Story of Jackie Robinson: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers)
10) Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles (Who Did It First?
11) The Story of Katherine Johnson: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers)
12) Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
13) The Story of Ella Fitzgerald: A Biography Book for New Readers (The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers)
14) Amy Hodgepodge Series
15) Black Men in Science: A Black History Book for Kids (Biographies for Kids)
16) Black Inventors: 15 Inventions that Changed the World (Biographies for Kids)
17) Black Women in Science: A Black History Book for Kids (Biographies for Kids)
18) Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth
19) The Hate You Give – Angie Thomas
20) On the Come Up – Angie Thomas
21) Concrete Rose - Angie Thomas
22) Dear Justyce - Nic Stone
23) Dear Martin - Nic Stone
24) What A Wonderful Mind: A Child's Introduction To African American History
25) Stacey’s Extraordinary Words
26) Sticky, Icky, Vicky BOOK SERIES
27) Be You! (Peter H. Reynolds)
28) The Yellow House (Sarah M. Broom)
29) Operation Sisterhood (Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich)
30) The First Rule of Punk (Celia C. Perez)
31) Gone Crazy in Alabama (Rita Williams-Garcia)
32) When Stars are Scattered (Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed)
33) Little Lamont: Doubt is Motivation
34) American Street (Ibi Zoboi)
35) Look Both Ways (Jason Reynolds)
36) This Is the Rope (Jacqueline Woodson)