Books for Black Kids: Representation in Literature
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Largest searchable directory of books for and about Black youth
2,600+ books (and counting) with a Black protagonist and/or Black author
Plus books for educators and parents
https://booksforblackkids.com/quick-links
#diversebooks #blackauthors #booksky
2,600+ books (and counting) with a Black protagonist and/or Black author
Plus books for educators and parents
https://booksforblackkids.com/quick-links
#diversebooks #blackauthors #booksky
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About Books for Black Kids Books for Black Kids aims to be the largest searchable directory of children’s books—from infant […]
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📚Reintroduction to Books for Black Kids for #BlackHistoryMonth
Books for Black Kids aims to be the largest searchable directory of books for and about Black youth
Over 2,500 books and counting with a Black protagonist and/or Black author
Learn more:
booksforblackkids.com/about/
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Books for Black Kids aims to be the largest searchable directory of books for and about Black youth
Over 2,500 books and counting with a Black protagonist and/or Black author
Learn more:
booksforblackkids.com/about/
#booksky #blacksky
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The Best Books of 2025 (So Far)
Here are Book Riot's picks for Best Books of the year so far - which ones have you read and loved?
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July 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Another weekend, another chance to relish in your local Black bookstores.
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The Ultimate List of Black-Owned Bookstores: 370+ Shops in the United States and Worldwide | Books for Black Kids
The largest list of Black-owned bookstores in the United States and internationally. A must-read for lovers of diverse reads and BookTok.
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July 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Another weekend, another chance to relish in your local Black bookstores.
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A strong choice for a possible Juneteenth national anthem.
“We’re just ordinary negroes / baby, if you know, you know / cuz we’re ordinary negroes / cutting up on the dance floor”
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“We’re just ordinary negroes / baby, if you know, you know / cuz we’re ordinary negroes / cutting up on the dance floor”
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July 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A strong choice for a possible Juneteenth national anthem.
“We’re just ordinary negroes / baby, if you know, you know / cuz we’re ordinary negroes / cutting up on the dance floor”
www.youtube.com/shorts/FiLlV...
#blacksky #blackartists #blackmusicians #musicsky #blackmusicsky
“We’re just ordinary negroes / baby, if you know, you know / cuz we’re ordinary negroes / cutting up on the dance floor”
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Books for Black Kids—an online book directory with Black authors, Black protagonists, and a focus on Black youth—welcomes donations even though Juneteenth is long gone.
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Buy Books for Black Kids a Coffee
Become a supporter of Books for Black Kids today!
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June 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Books for Black Kids—an online book directory with Black authors, Black protagonists, and a focus on Black youth—welcomes donations even though Juneteenth is long gone.
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#booksky #blacksky #blackbooksky #edusky #parentsky #mutualaid #maboost #tbnc 💕💸
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Another weekend, another chance to relish in your local Black bookstores.
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#booksky #blacksky #blackbooksky #supportblackownedbusinesses #supportsmallbusinesses #edusky #parentsky
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The Ultimate List of Black-Owned Bookstores: 370+ Shops in the United States and Worldwide | Books for Black Kids
The largest list of Black-owned bookstores in the United States and internationally. A must-read for lovers of diverse reads and BookTok.
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July 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Another weekend, another chance to relish in your local Black bookstores.
booksforblackkids.com/black-owned-...
#booksky #blacksky #blackbooksky #supportblackownedbusinesses #supportsmallbusinesses #edusky #parentsky
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A nod to the culture this fourth of July weekend.
“Not all stars are created equal. And in the Black community, we have our own celebrities that we adore and give all the flowers to.”
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“Not all stars are created equal. And in the Black community, we have our own celebrities that we adore and give all the flowers to.”
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Celebrities Known to the Culture As 'BlackFamous' | The Root
Leon, Lynn Whitfield, Robin Givens and Larenz Tate are some of the stars who’ve made the culture better.
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July 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A nod to the culture this fourth of July weekend.
“Not all stars are created equal. And in the Black community, we have our own celebrities that we adore and give all the flowers to.”
www.theroot.com/celebrities-...
#blacksky #blackaritsts #blackmusicians #blackactors #blackmovies
“Not all stars are created equal. And in the Black community, we have our own celebrities that we adore and give all the flowers to.”
www.theroot.com/celebrities-...
#blacksky #blackaritsts #blackmusicians #blackactors #blackmovies
“There’s a growing dissonance between how #mentalhealth is marketed and how it’s experienced by historically marginalized communities... “wellness” isn’t an Instagram quote—it’s making it through the day without breaking.”
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Why mental health support for Black and Brown youth must go beyond self-care
Wellness shouldn't be a privilege. For marginalized youth, mental health care is about survival, justice, and systemic change.
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July 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“There’s a growing dissonance between how #mentalhealth is marketed and how it’s experienced by historically marginalized communities... “wellness” isn’t an Instagram quote—it’s making it through the day without breaking.”
thegrio.com/2025/05/13/w...
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We are in the midst of the broadest attack on civil rights in a century and Trump may be ushering in an era of unchecked discrimination. My essay in today’s New York Times Magazine. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
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June 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We are in the midst of the broadest attack on civil rights in a century and Trump may be ushering in an era of unchecked discrimination. My essay in today’s New York Times Magazine. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
Looking to diversify your reading? Here's a list of 300+ Black stories in 28 categories, including horror, graphic novels, Black mental health, & cultural competence for educators.
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Celebrating Black Stories: 300+ Diverse Books For and About Black Youth (Video Series) | Books for Black Kids
From autobiographies to science fiction and Black mental wellness, learn more about the diversity of the Black literature world.
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June 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Looking to diversify your reading? Here's a list of 300+ Black stories in 28 categories, including horror, graphic novels, Black mental health, & cultural competence for educators.
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" #BlackMusicMonth has long been a time to celebrate the achievements, activism and work of #Blackcreatives of every genre. From country and gospel to jazz and rhythm and blues, the indelible mark made by #Blackartists can never be forgotten. "
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Snapshots of Sound: A Look at the Icons Who Shaped Black Music
Explore the contributions of Black music icons who shaped the industry and American culture during Black Music Month.
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June 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
" #BlackMusicMonth has long been a time to celebrate the achievements, activism and work of #Blackcreatives of every genre. From country and gospel to jazz and rhythm and blues, the indelible mark made by #Blackartists can never be forgotten. "
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Books for Black Kids—an online book directory with Black authors, Black protagonists, and a focus on Black youth—welcomes donations even though Juneteenth is long gone.
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Buy Books for Black Kids a Coffee
Become a supporter of Books for Black Kids today!
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June 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Books for Black Kids—an online book directory with Black authors, Black protagonists, and a focus on Black youth—welcomes donations even though Juneteenth is long gone.
ko-fi.com/booksforblac...
#booksky #blacksky #blackbooksky #edusky #parentsky #mutualaid #maboost #tbnc 💕💸
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Everyone, no matter where they live, what they look like, or who they love, deserves to see themselves and their experiences in books—in bookshops, schools, & libraries.
Reading helps us understand ourselves, our world, & one another.
Reading helps us understand ourselves, our world, & one another.
June 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Everyone, no matter where they live, what they look like, or who they love, deserves to see themselves and their experiences in books—in bookshops, schools, & libraries.
Reading helps us understand ourselves, our world, & one another.
Reading helps us understand ourselves, our world, & one another.
🔔 OPEN APPLICATION REMINDER! Unpublished Black authors are encouraged to apply for our 2025 Black Creatives Revision Workshop in collaboration with @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social !
Apply below ⬇️ Applications close on July 1st, 2025.
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June 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Another hot weekend coming up.
Perfect excuse to stop into your local Black-owned bookstore 📚
Even if you're on vacation.
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Perfect excuse to stop into your local Black-owned bookstore 📚
Even if you're on vacation.
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#booksky #blacksky #blackbooksky #parentsky #edusky #blackauthors #writingcommunity #indiebookstores #bookstoread #supportsmallbusinesses
The Ultimate List of Black-Owned Bookstores: 370+ Shops in the United States and Worldwide | Books for Black Kids
The largest list of Black-owned bookstores in the United States and internationally. A must-read for lovers of diverse reads and BookTok.
booksforblackkids.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Another hot weekend coming up.
Perfect excuse to stop into your local Black-owned bookstore 📚
Even if you're on vacation.
booksforblackkids.com/black-owned-...
#booksky #blacksky #blackbooksky #parentsky #edusky #blackauthors #writingcommunity #indiebookstores #bookstoread #supportsmallbusinesses
Perfect excuse to stop into your local Black-owned bookstore 📚
Even if you're on vacation.
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#booksky #blacksky #blackbooksky #parentsky #edusky #blackauthors #writingcommunity #indiebookstores #bookstoread #supportsmallbusinesses
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Black Music Month at NPR 🧵
June 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Black Music Month at NPR 🧵
"At night, she worked on her novels. By day, as an editor at Random House, she championed a new generation of writers."
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How Toni Morrison Changed Publishing
At night, she worked on her novels. By day, as an editor at Random House, she championed a new generation of writers.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"At night, she worked on her novels. By day, as an editor at Random House, she championed a new generation of writers."
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Posted on what would've been her 75th birthday in 2022, "Celebrating Octavia Butler" is a series of radio clips around the world, hailing her greatness in Afrofuturism.
Her work is widely referenced today due to ...*gestures broadly*
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Her work is widely referenced today due to ...*gestures broadly*
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Celebrating Octavia E. Butler
A full day of radio dedicated to the life and work of American science fiction author Octavia E. Butler. Hailed as the ‘Mother of Afrofuturism’, Butler’s unique vision of science fiction expanded the ...
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June 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Posted on what would've been her 75th birthday in 2022, "Celebrating Octavia Butler" is a series of radio clips around the world, hailing her greatness in Afrofuturism.
Her work is widely referenced today due to ...*gestures broadly*
www.nts.live/shows/octavi...
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky
Her work is widely referenced today due to ...*gestures broadly*
www.nts.live/shows/octavi...
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky
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Another way to celebrate #Juneteenth
Support a Black library or museum.
Link to the Association of African American Museums in the comments.
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#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #blackculture #blackhistory #libraries #museums #diaspora #edusky #parentsky
Support a Black library or museum.
Link to the Association of African American Museums in the comments.
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More Than Books: 21 Libraries Celebrating Black History, Culture, and Community | Books for Black Kids
Black libraries have promoted history, scholarship, community engagement, and culture throughout the years. Here are 20 you should check out.
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June 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Another way to celebrate #Juneteenth
Support a Black library or museum.
Link to the Association of African American Museums in the comments.
booksforblackkids.com/black-librar...
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #blackculture #blackhistory #libraries #museums #diaspora #edusky #parentsky
Support a Black library or museum.
Link to the Association of African American Museums in the comments.
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#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #blackculture #blackhistory #libraries #museums #diaspora #edusky #parentsky
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More #Juneteenth prep...
Treat the book lover in your life to a Black-owned book subscription box
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Treat the book lover in your life to a Black-owned book subscription box
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15 Black-Owned Book Subscription Boxes for Children and Adults | Books for Black Kids
These Black-owned book subscription boxes promote literacy, further self-care, and even donate to local community organizations.
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June 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
More #Juneteenth prep...
Treat the book lover in your life to a Black-owned book subscription box
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #blackauthors #bipocauthors #supportsmallbusinesses #bookstoread
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Treat the book lover in your life to a Black-owned book subscription box
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #blackauthors #bipocauthors #supportsmallbusinesses #bookstoread
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More #Juneteenth prep...
Bookmark this list and stop by your local Black-owned bookstores. Even if you're on vacation. And that vacation is overseas.
Spread the word.
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #indiebookstores #supportsmallbusinesses #blackauthors
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Bookmark this list and stop by your local Black-owned bookstores. Even if you're on vacation. And that vacation is overseas.
Spread the word.
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #indiebookstores #supportsmallbusinesses #blackauthors
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The Ultimate List of Black-Owned Bookstores: 370+ Shops in the United States and Worldwide | Books for Black Kids
The largest list of Black-owned bookstores in the United States and internationally. A must-read for lovers of diverse reads and BookTok.
booksforblackkids.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
More #Juneteenth prep...
Bookmark this list and stop by your local Black-owned bookstores. Even if you're on vacation. And that vacation is overseas.
Spread the word.
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #indiebookstores #supportsmallbusinesses #blackauthors
booksforblackkids.com/black-owned-...
Bookmark this list and stop by your local Black-owned bookstores. Even if you're on vacation. And that vacation is overseas.
Spread the word.
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #indiebookstores #supportsmallbusinesses #blackauthors
booksforblackkids.com/black-owned-...
Honor this Juneteenth with the story 'They Built Me for Freedom,' free today 🎧
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June 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Getting ready for #Juneteenth
Blackfolk, post your paylinks
Hoping this will encourage others to start a thread
Posting now to rest tomorrow (in theory)
#blacksky #addtoblacksky #reparations #crowdfund #bipocma #fundsky #helpsky #blackhistory #mutualaid #blackmutualaid 💕💸
Blackfolk, post your paylinks
Hoping this will encourage others to start a thread
Posting now to rest tomorrow (in theory)
#blacksky #addtoblacksky #reparations #crowdfund #bipocma #fundsky #helpsky #blackhistory #mutualaid #blackmutualaid 💕💸
June 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Getting ready for #Juneteenth
Blackfolk, post your paylinks
Hoping this will encourage others to start a thread
Posting now to rest tomorrow (in theory)
#blacksky #addtoblacksky #reparations #crowdfund #bipocma #fundsky #helpsky #blackhistory #mutualaid #blackmutualaid 💕💸
Blackfolk, post your paylinks
Hoping this will encourage others to start a thread
Posting now to rest tomorrow (in theory)
#blacksky #addtoblacksky #reparations #crowdfund #bipocma #fundsky #helpsky #blackhistory #mutualaid #blackmutualaid 💕💸
Another way to celebrate #Juneteenth
Support a Black library or museum.
Link to the Association of African American Museums in the comments.
booksforblackkids.com/black-librar...
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #blackculture #blackhistory #libraries #museums #diaspora #edusky #parentsky
Support a Black library or museum.
Link to the Association of African American Museums in the comments.
booksforblackkids.com/black-librar...
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #blackculture #blackhistory #libraries #museums #diaspora #edusky #parentsky
More Than Books: 21 Libraries Celebrating Black History, Culture, and Community | Books for Black Kids
Black libraries have promoted history, scholarship, community engagement, and culture throughout the years. Here are 20 you should check out.
booksforblackkids.com
June 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Another way to celebrate #Juneteenth
Support a Black library or museum.
Link to the Association of African American Museums in the comments.
booksforblackkids.com/black-librar...
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #blackculture #blackhistory #libraries #museums #diaspora #edusky #parentsky
Support a Black library or museum.
Link to the Association of African American Museums in the comments.
booksforblackkids.com/black-librar...
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #blackculture #blackhistory #libraries #museums #diaspora #edusky #parentsky
More #Juneteenth prep...
Treat the book lover in your life to a Black-owned book subscription box
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #blackauthors #bipocauthors #supportsmallbusinesses #bookstoread
booksforblackkids.com/15-black-own...
Treat the book lover in your life to a Black-owned book subscription box
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #blackauthors #bipocauthors #supportsmallbusinesses #bookstoread
booksforblackkids.com/15-black-own...
15 Black-Owned Book Subscription Boxes for Children and Adults | Books for Black Kids
These Black-owned book subscription boxes promote literacy, further self-care, and even donate to local community organizations.
booksforblackkids.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
More #Juneteenth prep...
Treat the book lover in your life to a Black-owned book subscription box
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #blackauthors #bipocauthors #supportsmallbusinesses #bookstoread
booksforblackkids.com/15-black-own...
Treat the book lover in your life to a Black-owned book subscription box
#blacksky #booksky #blackbooksky #blackauthors #bipocauthors #supportsmallbusinesses #bookstoread
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Have you heard of Getting Word? It’s a collective of literary organizations dedicated to the cultivation and preservation of Black literature.
This Juneteenth, you can support their mission to #fundblackliterature and shop their curated list on our site:
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This Juneteenth, you can support their mission to #fundblackliterature and shop their curated list on our site:
bookshop.org/info/getting...
Bookshop x Getting Word
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June 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM