Black History Biographies
Resources for award-winning and reviewer-recommended biographies of Black leaders & innovators throughout history.
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- 2,416 Resources including
- 320 Videos
- 165 Book Readings
- 260 Lesson Plans
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Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
by Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera
38 Resources9 Awards
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
37 Resources13 Awards
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Eric Velasquez
37 Resources12 Awards
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora
37 Resources9 Awards
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
36 Resources11 Awards
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
by Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson
34 Resources11 Awards
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
by Chris Barton and Don Tate
33 Resources11 Awards
Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Michele Wood
33 Resources7 Awards
Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
by Nikki Grimes and E.B. Lewis
30 Resources7 Awards
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
by Helaine Becker and Dow Phumiruk
30 Resources9 Awards
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
29 Resources5 Awards
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
28 Resources4 Awards
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
28 Resources6 Awards
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Frank Morrison
27 Resources5 Awards
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
26 Resources9 Awards
Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace
by Ashley Bryan
26 Resources12 Awards
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Kadir Nelson
24 Resources5 Awards
Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life
23 Resources6 Awards
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
by Ibi Zoboi
23 Resources10 Awards
