Nonfiction - Black Reads

As a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kamara lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Rumors of rebel attacks we...

As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests be...

Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young invento...

When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone's crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let ...

ታሪክ ባልተነገረላቸው ጀግኖች የተሞላ ነው።ዓለማችን ላይ ለሰው ልጆች ሕይወት መሻሻልና ዕድገት ትልቅ አስተዋጽኦ ያበረከቱ ብዙ ድንቅ ሰዎች አሉ። ብዙ ካልተፃፈላቸውና ካልተነገረላቸው ድንቅ ጀግኖች መካከል አንዱ ፕሮፌሰር አክሊሉ ለማ ...

History is full of unsung heroes.There are hundreds, no, thousands of people from across the planet and throughout history who have done genuinely ...

El Reino: África describe 20 grupos étnicos africanos, con vívidas ilustraciones y hechos históricos. Aprende sobre diferentes culturas y las f...

Kandake Amanirenas was an African queen from Nubia who defeated the Roman Empire, winning several battles and capturing Roman cities. Even after sh...

Jordan and Jasmine's dad loves history and is always telling them stories about the past. One day when their family is out on a picnic, they start ...

It Takes a Village The Adama Barrow StoryAdama Barrow was born in the small village of Mankamang Kunda in Basse Santa Su, Upper River Region, The G...

The life of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is introduced in this early reader biography. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed it...

Lyrical, inspiring, and affecting text paired with bright, appealing illustrations make Ready to Fly perfect for aspiring ballerinas everywhere w...

What was it like growing up as a son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? This picture book memoir, My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Lu...

The #1 sports series for kids takes readers on the court and behind the scenes with beloved NBA icon Kobe Bryant in this inspiring biography.As t...

How did a working-class young man from Washington, DC, turn the music world on its head and become the "Master Of Jazz"? Find out in this additio...

NBA champion, sports analyst, and successful businessman Shaquille O'Neal is a lively and entertaining addition to the #1 New York Times Bestsell...

Join the American journalist Henry Morton Stanley on his amazing quest to find David Livingstone, England's most celebrated explorer, in this new...

Discover how a young girl who was the star of her school's debate team became a federal jurist and the first Black woman to sit on the United Sta...

Get to know the first African American Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years!The c...

Renowned educator Christine King Farris, older sister of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., joins with celebrated illustrator Chris Soentpiet t...

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Aretha Franklin...

Now in paperback! In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life o...

Now in paperback! In this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Rosa Parks, the "Mothe...