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Black Characters & Cultures
Our Black Characters & Cultures section includes books that spotlight the diversity, histories, cultures, and experiences among those who identify as Black, including those within Africa and throughout the African diaspora.
Looking specifically for books written and/or illustrated by Black creators? Check out our Black Authors & Illustrators category and our selection of Coretta Scott King Award winners and honors.
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African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped Historyby Tracey BaptistePaperback BooksRetail: $9.99You Pay: $3.85You Save 61% -
1968: Today's Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, and Changeby Marc AronsonPaperback BooksRetail: $8.99You Pay: $3.00You Save 67% -
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhoodby Kwame MbaliaPaperback BooksRetail: $8.99You Pay: $4.05You Save 55% -
Recognize! An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Lifeby Wade HudsonPaperback BooksRetail: $8.99You Pay: $21.00You Save -134% -
Inheritance: A Visual Poemby Elizabeth AcevedoHardcover BooksRetail: $16.99You Pay: $5.60You Save 67% -
Black Boys Dreaming: Virtual Verse & Pandemic Proseby VariousPaperback BooksRetail: $14.99You Pay: $6.60You Save 56% -
La colina que ascendemos: Un poema inaugural / The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country (Bilingual, Spanish/English)by Amanda GormanHardcover BooksRetail: $16.95You Pay: $6.44You Save 62% -
Call Us What We Carry: Poemsby Amanda GormanHardcover BooksRetail: $24.99You Pay: $8.85You Save 65% -
The Untold Story of the Real Me: Young Voices from Prisonby VariousPaperback BooksRetail: $14.99You Pay: $6.60You Save 56% -
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black Historyby Vashti HarrisonHardcover BooksRetail: $17.99You Pay: $5.85You Save 67% -
Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the Worldby Vashti HarrisonHardcover BooksRetail: $17.99You Pay: $5.85You Save 67% -
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black Historyby Vashti HarrisonHardcover BooksRetail: $16.99You Pay: $6.45You Save 62%