Turning Pages: September 2021 Book Suggestions

"One day, some identifiable life form will come to earth and ask, "Who are these people...these Black Americans?" And we will proudly present our book containing our songs, plays, speeches and poetry. We will proudly say, "We are the people who believe in the possibilities." Nikki Giovanni from Racism 101.

All of the books listed you can purchase in-store at Zawadi Books

• Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood edited by Kwame Mbalia

• Black Pharaoh: Golden Age of Triumph by Emmanuel Kulu, Jr.

• Blackout: Even Love Stories Can Glow When the Lights Go by Dhonelle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk and Nicola Yoon

• Children of the Stars by Divine Lord Sekhem

• Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola

• The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois: A novel by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers

• Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm by Robin Diangelo

• Shady Baby (picture book) by Gabrielle Union-Wade and Dwayne Wade, Jr.

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