African Americans - Social life and customs
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Our Beautiful Colors
$5.99 Add to cartThis Little Golden Book features beautiful illustrations and rhyming text about colors, plus a social justice theme that encourages Black children to celebrate themselves.
Beautiful colors–look up an- Series: Little Golden Book
- Author: Smith, Nikki Shannon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: December 06, 2022
- ISBN10: 0593434978
- Language: English
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Juneteenth: Our Day of Freedom
$5.99 Add to cartSome call it Freedom Day; some call it Emancipation Day; some call it Juneteenth. Learn more about this important holiday that celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States in this Step 3
- Series: Step Into Reading
- Author: Wyeth, Sharon Dennis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 10, 2022
- ISBN10: 0593434781
- Language: English
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Salvation: Black People and Love
$18.99 Add to cart“A manual for fixing our culture…In writing that is elegant and penetratingly simple, [hooks] gives voice to some things we may know in our hearts but need an interpreter like her to process.”–Blac
- Series: Bell Hooks Love Trilogy (Paperback) #3
- Author: Hooks, Bell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 18 2001
- ISBN10: 0060959495
- Language: English
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What Is Juneteenth?
$7.99 Add to cartDiscover more about Juneteenth, the important holiday that celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States.
On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered … [more below]- Series: What Was?
- Author: Jewel, Kirsti
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 0593384695
- Language: English
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Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth
$18.99 Read moreBooklist starred review
Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. This true story celebrates Black joy and inspires children to see their dreams blossom. Growing up
- Author: Duncan, Alice Faye
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 11, 2022
- ISBN10: 1400231256
- Language: English
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Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice: A Cocktail Recipe Book: Cocktails from Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks
$30.00 Add to cartDiscover the fascinating history of Black mixology and its enduring influence on American cocktail culture through 70 rediscovered, modernized, or celebrated recipes, by the James Beard Award-winning … [more below]
- Author: Tipton-Martin, Toni
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 14, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593233824
- Language: English
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The History of Juneteenth: A History Book for New Readers
$7.99 Add to cartAn introduction to the history of Juneteenth for kids ages 6 to 9
On June 19, 1865, a Union soldier traveled to Texas to tell the enslaved people who lived there that they were free–that slavery was- Series: History Of: A History Series for New Readers
- Author: Norwood, Arlisha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: May 24, 2022
- ISBN10: 1685394418
- Language: English
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Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem
$17.99 Read moreThis lyrical celebration of Juneteenth, deeply rooted in Black American history, spans centuries and reverberates loudly and proudly today.
After 300 years of forced bondage;
hands bound, descendants- Author: Rolle, Sojourner Kincaid
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 1454943742
- Language: English
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She Persisted: Opal Lee
$6.99 Read more- Series: She Persisted
- Author: Moses, Shelia P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: December 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0593623517
- Language: English
