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• Call Us What We Carry

  Poems

  Gorman, Amanda, 1998-

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  Poetess Amanda Gorman's lyrical poems are insightful and passionate! "Let the globe, if nothing else say this is true. That even as we grieved, we grew. That even as we hurt, we hoped. That even as we tired, we tried." - Melissa

• Homegoing

  Gyasi, Yaa,

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  An unforgettable sweeping drama spanning generations and eras. This book begins in 18th century Ghana with two sisters who aren't allowed to know each other and ends in modern-day America. You will be swept away by the language, story, sorrow, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Underground Railroad

  Whitehead, Colson, 1969-

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  After Cora - a pre-Civil War Georgia enslaved person - escapes with another slave named Caesar, they seek the help of the underground railroad as they flee from state to state and try to evade a slave catcher determined to return them to the south -…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Water Dancer

  Coates, Ta-Nehisi,

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  Hiram has a unique power that has helped save his life and has allowed him to push through intergenerational trauma due to being born in bondage. He is determined to use everything he has to rescue his family - who are stuck in the same bondage from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Nickel Boys

  Whitehead, Colson, 1969-

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  This Pulitzer-Prize winning novel tells the story of two Black boys' grisly experiences in a reform school in Florida during the Jim Crow era. Based on a true story, this novel tells the tale of a horrific story that is ultimately hopeful - Robin

• Well-read Black Girl

  Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves : An Anthology

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  The Well-Read Black Girls is a bookclub that is dedicated to promoting Black authors. This is an anthology of short stories that the club has published - Roy

• The Warmth of Other Suns : the Epic Story of America's Great Migration

  Wilkerson, Isabel

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  This is a fascinating history of the migration of Black American citizens from the South to the North in the decades after the Civil War - Roy

• Children of Blood and Bone

  a Legacy of Orïsha Novel

  Adeyemi, Tomi,

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  A fantasy novel that is filled with magic and set in West Africa. Deftly portraying prejudice and social power and the resulting struggle - Melissa

• The Vanishing Half

  Bennett, Brit,

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  An important tale of how one's experiences are impacted by race, class, and personal choice - Robin

• The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

  Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne, 1967-

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  A sweeping novel that chronicles one family from colonial times through the Civil War to current times. - Betty