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From the hair on her head to the tips of her toes, Azira knows that she is awesome! And whether it’s styled in twists, curls, braids, Bantu knots, a textured bun, or left totally natural, her hair is just one of the countless things that helps Azira celebrate who God made her to be. She’s able to live out a beautiful story because God has crowned her with glory - and Azira wants you to do the same!

Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but she was a civil rights activist and leader in her own right! She was a singer and an author, too, and her work made a difference for Black Americans and for all women for decades to come.

From Grammy Award-winning singer Ashanti comes an empowering story about a girl who learns to love her unique name.

In the vein of I Am Enough and Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, this powerful book is a joyful recognition of the people and places that help define young readers and adults alike.

In Jaxon and Kevin’s Black History Trip Downtown, the second book in this educational book series, Jaxon shares his magical adventure with his cousin Kevin. They venture into town to meet Black inventors and scientists who are responsible for many of the things we encounter every day.

A book to teach children about police brutality and prejudice.

Black Girl Magic is an ABC affirmation for all the Black queens, from babies to preteens. Whether you've just come into the world or are ready to own your world, you can change the world. You are seen, loved, held, respected, and heard. Go out and be loud. Go out and be proud.

When Imani’s mom acts unkind, speaks of an invisible friend, and stops caring for Imani, her teacher notices that something is wrong. A quick call to Imani’s dad gets Imani the help she needs. Will Imani learn what is causing her mom’s strange behavior and will her mom get better?

Mr. Business is Little BK, a third-grade student who finds out that he needs to get glasses. He was upset that he had to get glasses, until he realized that his glasses gave him a superpower! Follow BK on his adventures in handling his business and learning about life. Children and parents alike love the values of this dynamic story and how it encourages children to be true to who they are.

Mr. Business is Little BK, a third-grade student on his way to the science fair. But when a classmate says something that surprises him, BK has to figure out what it means to him. Follow BK on his adventures in business and learning about life. Children and parents alike love the values of this dynamic story and how it encourages children to be true to who they are.

In a world that often imposes limitations on young Black boys, Black Boy, Black Boy dares to challenge the narrative and empower them with a new perspective on their potential. This captivating children's book breaks free from stereotypes, affirming the right of Black boys to dream big and aspire to greatness.

This story is about two little girls visiting their elderly grandmother one summer. Everything was normal on an average summer day until a fire started.

Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing.

Amaris Bruder Quinton war der Star der Schule und des Viertels - bis er plötzlich spurlos verschwand. Noch nie hat Amari sich so verlassen gefühlt. Als sie eine Einladung entdeckt, die Quinton ihr hinterlassen hat, eröffnet sich Amari eine Welt der übernatürlichen Fähigkeiten und magischen Kreaturen. Doch um hier einen Platz zu finden und weiter nach Quinton suchen zu können, muss sie ein Auswahlverfahren bestehen. Wie soll sie es mit Mitstreitern aufnehmen, die seit Jahren dafür geschult wurden? Und warum schlummert ausgerechnet in Amari verbotene Magie?

James, Rhondell, Sharice, and Marcel are four inner-city students on a quest to build the world’s largest tetrahedron with their math teacher, Mr. Collins. If they succeed, maybe Rhondell will make new friends, Sharice’s foster mother may start to care, James will discover something he’s good at, and Marcel’s dad will finally see that there is more to life than barbecue. Maybe they’ll even end up in the Guinness Book of World Records!

Unlike the majority of Logan County's residents, Missus Nedraw of the Rorrim Mirror Emporium remembers the time freeze from The Last Last-Day-of-Summer and how Otto and Sheed took her mirrors without permission in order to fix their mess. Usually that's an unforgivable offense, punishable by a million-year sentence. However, she's willing to overlook the cousins' misdeeds if they help her with a problem of her own. One of her worst prisoners has escaped, and only the Legendary Alston Boys of Logan County can help bring the fugitive to justice.

When Cole moves in with his dad, Harp, he thinks life will be sweet - just him and his horse, Boo, hanging out with Philadelphia’s urban cowboys. But when Harp says he has to get a job, Cole winds up as a stable hand for the polo team at George Washington Military Academy, where the players are rich, white, and stuck-up - all except Ruthie, the team’s first and only girl, who’s determined to show the others she can beat them at their own game. As Cole and Ruthie become friends - and maybe more - he starts imagining his future, maybe even at the academy.

What does it take to be a STEM genius? Check out these exciting, highly listenable profiles of a dozen contemporary women who are on the cutting edge of scientific research.

For Carrie and her best friend, Zora, Eatonville - America’s first incorporated Black township - has been an idyllic place to live out their childhoods. But when a lynch mob crosses the town’s border to pursue a fugitive and a grave robbery resuscitates the ugly sins of the past, the safe ground beneath them seems to shift.

Melvin Robinson wants a strong, smooth He-Man voice that lets him say what he wants, when he wants - especially to his crush Millie Takazawa, and Gary Ratliff, who constantly puts him down. But the thought of starting high school is only making his stutter worse. And Melvin's growing awareness that racism is everywhere - not just in the South where a boy his age has been brutally killed by two White men, but also in his own hometown of Spokane - is making him realize that he can't mutely stand by.