Black History Month Reading List From The Beacon Howland Public Library

The Beacon Howland Public Library has displayed their Black History Month reading list. You can find it front and center in the lobby as you walk through the front doors.

Books in the curated list include:

The Little Devil In America, by Hanif Abdurraqib
A Taste of Power, by Elaine Brown
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning (AGES 12 & UP)) by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Xendi
(perhaps read this one first): Stamped From The Beginning, by Ibram X. Kendi
The 1619 Project, created by Nicole Hannah-Jones, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot
Chasing Me To My Grave, by Winfred Rembert, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Biography
The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett
Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi
Swing Time, by Zadie Smith
Sing, Unburied, Sing, by Jesmyn Ward
The Underground Railroad, by Culson Whitehad
I Am A Man, by William R. Ferris

Please note: Most of these books are not linked to Amazon. Usually, the media links to Amazon in order to get a very tiny commission from the Affiliate Link model. ALBB encourages you to order from any other source than Amazon, and if they have Affiliate Links, great, but spread the wealth. ALBB will order from Amazon only during emergency situations, like for last minute party supplies or face painting supplies.