Black History Biographies
Resources for award-winning and reviewer-recommended biographies of Black leaders & innovators throughout history.
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- 2,653 Resources including
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- 159 Book Readings
- 258 Lesson Plans
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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
41 Resources13 Awards



The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora
41 Resources9 Awards

Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Eric Velasquez
40 Resources12 Awards

Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
by Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera
39 Resources10 Awards


Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
38 Resources11 Awards

Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
by Chris Barton and Don Tate
38 Resources11 Awards

Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
by Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson
37 Resources11 Awards




Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Michele Wood
34 Resources7 Awards

Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
by Nikki Grimes and E.B. Lewis
33 Resources7 Awards

Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
by Helaine Becker and Dow Phumiruk
33 Resources9 Awards


Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
31 Resources6 Awards

Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
31 Resources5 Awards



Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace
by Ashley Bryan
30 Resources12 Awards

Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
29 Resources4 Awards

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
29 Resources9 Awards




R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Frank Morrison
28 Resources5 Awards



Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Kadir Nelson
26 Resources5 Awards


The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
25 Resources1 Awards

Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
by Ibi Zoboi
25 Resources10 Awards