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- Misty Copeland, groundbreaking dancer, by Rachel Rose
- Slave narratives
- Bad boy, a memoir, Walter Dean Myers
- Amanda Gorman, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Queenbe Monyei
- People to know in Black history & beyond, recognizing the heroes and sheroes who make the grade, written and compiled by Doctor Bob Lee ; edited by Yvonne Rose
- Martin's Big words, the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., Doreen Rappaport ; illustrations by Brian Collier
- Martin Luther King Jr., a peaceful leader, by Sarah Albee ; pictures by Chin Ko
- A quantum life, my unlikely journey from the street to the stars, Hakeem Oluseyi and Joshua Horwitz
- I am Martin Luther King, Jr., Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- Flying high, the story of gymnastics champion Simone Biles, Michelle Meadows ; illustrated by Ebony Glenn
- Shirley Chisholm dared, the story of the first black woman in congress, written by Alicia D. Williams ; illustrated by April Harrison
- Mae Jemison, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Janna Morton
- The road to dawn, Josiah Henson and the story that sparked the Civil War, Jared Brock
- Who is Shaquille O'Neal?, by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez
- John Lewis, by Denise Lewis Patrick ; illustrated by Steffi Walthall
- Malcolm X, by Jack Slater
- Jackie Robinson, strong inside and out, by the editors of Time for Kids and Denise Lewis Patrick
- Michelle Obama, first lady, going higher, by Shana Corey ; illustrations by James Bernardin
- Hidden figures, the true story of four black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Colin Kaepernick, athletes who made a difference, Blake Hoena ; illustrated by Sam LeDoyen
- Who is Michelle Obama?, by Megan Stine ; illustrated by John O'Brien
- Who was Duke Ellington?, by M. D. Payne ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- King of ragtime, the story of Scott Joplin, by Stephen Costanza
- Amanda Gorman, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Queenbe Monyei
- Dreams from my father, a story of race and inheritance, Barack Obama
- Colin Powell, Stephen Feinstein
- Someday is now, Clara Luper and the 1958 Oklahoma City sit-ins, written by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich ; illustrated by Jade Johnson
- Schomburg, the man who built a library, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
- Heavy, an American memoir, by Kiese Laymon
- The faith of Elijah Cummings, the north star of equal justice, written by Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- The slaves' war, the Civil War in the words of former slaves, Andrew Ward
- Ida B. Wells, by Diane Bailey
- Malcolm X., a life of reinvention, Manning Marable
- Jackie Robinson, he was the first, written by David A. Adler ; illustrated by Robert Casilla
- Jackie Robinson, breaking barriers in baseball, by Kurtis Scaletta
- A girl named Rosa, the true story of Rosa Parks, by Denise Lewis Patrick ; illustrated by Melissa Manwill
- The dragons, the giant, the women, a memoir, Wayétu Moore
- Paul Robeson, Scott Ehrlich ; senior consulting editor, Nathan Irvin Huggins. --
- The Negro leagues, the story of Black baseball, Jacob Margolies
- Who was Coretta Scott King?, by Gail Herman ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- A spy called James, the true story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War double agent, Anne Rockwell ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
- Up from history, the life of Booker T. Washington, Robert J. Norrell
- Through my eyes, the autobiography of Ruby Bridges
- When Marian sang, the true recital of Marian Anderson, written by Pam Muñoz Ryan ; illustrated by Brian Selznick
- Jackie Robinson, baseball pioneer, by Howard Reiser
- Simone Biles, Dan Wetzel ; illustrations by Marcelo Baez
- Twelve Years a Slave, Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, Solomon Northup ; Introduction by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
- Little heroes of color, 50 who made a big difference, by David Heredia
- Sweet dreams, Sarah, by Vivian Kirkfield ; illustrated by Chris Ewald
- Talking to Faith Ringgold, by Faith Ringgold, Linda Freeman & Nancy Roucher