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Learn something new this Black History Month

Weston Public Library Celebrates Black History Month

This February, challenge yourself. Challenge yourself to fill the gaps in your knowledge. Challenge yourself to read outside your comfort zone. Challenge yourself to redefine what you think of as Black history. Stories of slavery and racism are just the tip of the iceberg, so let's discover books that celebrate accomplishments, excellence, and joy as well.


For more recommendations or just to browse, check out our Black History Month book displays at the library or visit our BHM digital collections on Hoopla, Overdrive, and Kanopy. 

Let's start with some of the contemporary black authors that move us.

Raanne Gay
Rozane Gay
Essays, memoirs, and brutally honest writing.
Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor
Sci Fi and Fantasy for kids and adults. 
Danez Smith
Danez Smith
An award-winning nonbinary poet that will make you feel.

Now for some non-fiction books about Black excellence.

Thurgood Marshall: An American Revolutionary
Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary
by Juan Williams
A nuanced account of a nuanced man. 
A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross Empowered accounts of some of the Black women that have shaped America
A Black Women’s History of the United States
by Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross
Empowered accounts of some of the Black women that have shaped America
The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey 
by Kamala Harris 
More than just a personal sucess story about a woman who broke barriers.

And for the pure joy of reading a darn good book.

American Street by Ibi Zoboi Coming-of-age, magical realism. Yes.
American Street
by Ibi Zoboi
Coming-of-age, magical realism. Yes.
Ordinary Light: A Memoir by Tracy Smith A memoir that is unputdownable.Ordinary Light: A Memoir by Tracy Smith A memoir that is unputdownable.
Ordinary Light: A Memoir
by Tracy Smith
A memoir that is unputdownable.
The Thing Around Your Neck By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Stories that cross an ocean.
The Thing Around Your Neck
By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Stories that cross an ocean.
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