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Des Plaines Public Library: 25 Reading Recs Celebrating Black History Month
This month, the staff at DPPL compiled a list of some of our favorite books, movies, and resources by black creators.
DPPL Staff Picks
02.11.22
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Every February, we honor the contributions of African Americans who have helped impact our country in some kind of way.
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This month, the staff at DPPL compiled a list of some of our favorite books, movies, and resources by black creators.
Check them out from the library this month.
An Afro-Indigenous history of the United States by Kyle T. Mays
An Afro-Indigenous history of the United States by Kyle T. Mays
An Afro-Indigenous history of the United States by Kyle T. Mays
Dance we do : a poet explores Black dance by Ntozake Shange
Dance we do : a poet explores Black dance by Ntozake Shange
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin
Run. Book One by John Lewis
Wake: the hidden history of women-led slave revolts by Rebecca Hall
Wake: the hidden history of women-led slave revolts by Rebecca Hall
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
Change Sings, By Amanda Gorman
The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly Baptist
The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly Baptist
Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham
Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o
When We Say Black Lives Matter by Maxine Beneba Clarke
When We Say Black Lives Matter by Maxine Beneba Clarke
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