Black History Month Staff Recommendations

Celebrate Black History Month by reading books that celebrate black historical figures, culture, literature, and music selected by staff at the Gulfport Public Library.

Picture Books

You Name is a Song Book Cover

Your Name is a Song

by Jamilah Thompkins Bigelow
Crown: An Oden to the Fresh Cut - Book Cover

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

by Derrick Barnes
Black is a Rainbow Color

Black is a Rainbow Color

by Angela Joy
My Hair is a Garden

My Hair is a Garden

by Cozbi Cabrera
Bedtime Bonnet Book Cover

Bedtime Bonnet

by Nancy Redd
Hair Love by Matthew Cherry  - Book Cover

Hair Love

by Matthew Cherry
Don’t Touch my Hair by Sharee Miller Book Cover

Don’t Touch my Hair

by Sharee Miller
This is the Rope By Jacqueline Woodson Book Cover

This is the Rope

By Jacqueline Woodson
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson Book Cover

Each Kindness

by Jacqueline Woodson
Tar Beach by Faith Reinggold  - Book Cover

Tar Beach

by Faith Reinggold
Marvelous Cornelius By Phil Bildner  Book Cover

Marvelous Cornelius

By Phil Bildner
Little Leaders Bold Women in Black History Book Cover

Little Leaders

by Vashti Harrison

Middle Grade

Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky Book Cover

Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky

by Kwame Mbalia
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams Garcia   - Book Cover

One Crazy Summer

by Rita Williams Garcia
As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds Book Cover

As Brave As You

by Jason Reynolds
Blended by Sharon Draper Book Cover

Blended

by Sharon Draper
My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi Zoboi - Book Cover

My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich

by Ibi Zoboi
STAT series by Amar’e Stoudamire - Book Cover

STAT series

by Amar’e Stoudamire
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander - Book Cover

The Crossover

by Kwame Alexander
Black Brother Black Brother By Jewell Parker Rhodes  Book Cover

Black Brother Black Brother

By Jewell Parker Rhodes
Clean Getaway By Nic Stone   Book Cover

Clean Getaway By Nic Stone

By Jewell Parker Rhodes
New Kid by Jerry Craft  Book Cover

New Kid

by Jerry Craft

Teens

The Hate you Give by Angie Thomas Book Cover

The Hate you Give

by Angie Thomas
When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds - Book Cover

When I Was the Greatest

by Jason Reynolds
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson - Book Cover

Brown Girl Dreaming

by Jacqueline Woodson
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi - Book Cover

Children of Blood and Bone

by Tomi Adeyemi
March Series by John Lewis - Book Cover

March Series

by John Lewis
Stamped by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi - Book Cover

Stamped

by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland - Book Cover

Dread Nation

by Justina Ireland
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson   Book Cover

The First Part Last

by Angela Johnson
The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert   Book Cover

The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert

By Jewell Parker Rhodes
Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest  Book Cover

Now That I’ve Found You

by Kristina Forest

Adult

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison  Book Cover

Song of Solomon

by Toni Morrison
Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward - Book Cover

Sing Unburied Sing

by Jesmyn Ward
The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore  - Book Cover

The Other Wes Moore

by Wes Moore
Delicious Foods by James Hannaham - Book Cover

Delicious Foods

by James Hannaham
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemison  - Book Cover

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

by N.K. Jemison
The Ballad of Black Tom By Victor Lavalle - Book Cover

The Ballad of Black Tom By Victor Lavalle

by Justina Ireland
From Crook to Cook by Snoop Dog - Book Cover

From Crook to Cook

by Snoop Dog
A Raisin in the Sun By Rosetta James - Book Cover

A Raisin in the Sun

By Rosetta James
When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole - Book Cover

When No One is Watching

By Alyssa Cole
Between the World and Me By Ta-Nehisi Coates - Book Cover

Between the World and Me

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin Book Cover

Going to Meet the Man

by James Baldwin
Stony The Road by Henry Louis Gates Jr.  Book Cover

Stony The Road

by Henry Louis Gates Jr.