Written by: Alice Faye Duncan. Illustrated by: Keturah A. Bobo. Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew…
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Written by: Alice Faye Duncan. Illustrated by: R. Gregory Christie. Who was Coretta Scott King? Her black-veiled image at the funeral of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was…
Written by: Ntozake Shange. Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson. Walking many miles to school in the dusty road, young Coretta knew, too well, the unfairness of life in the segregated south….
Written and illustrated by: Paula Young Shelton. In this Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year, Paula Young Shelton, daughter of Civil Rights activist Andrew Young,…
Written by: Joy McCullough. Illustrated by: Romina Galotta. Meet the inspiring woman whose love of fashion led her to start a conservation movement and found the Massachusetts Audubon Society in…
Written by: Claire Rudolf Murphy. Illustrated by: Stacey Schuett. Not allowed to go hiking with her father and brothers because she is a girl, Bessie learns about women’s rights when…
Written by: Juno Dawson. Illustrated by: Laura Hughes. A delightfully endearing debut picture book by bestselling author and activist Juno Dawson in which a sister proves to be an LGBTQ…
Written by: Leslé Honoré. Illustrated by: Cozbi A Cabrera. This powerful and hopeful picture book based on a viral poem celebrates brown and Black girls and is magnificently illustrated by…
Written by: Sharna Jackson. Illustrated by: Andrea Pippins. See the world through Faith Ringgold’s eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces. Have you ever wondered exactly what your…
Written and illustrated by: Jeanette Winter. Learn the story of TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate activist who has sparked a worldwide student movement and is…