Memoirs/Autobiographies

(From left to right)

1. This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America by Morgan Jerkins.

2. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper.

3. Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist by Franchesca Ramsey.

4. When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by
Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele.

5. Becoming by Michelle Obama.

Novels/Fiction

(From left to right and top to bottom)

1. Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha) by Tomi Adeyemi.

2. Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor

3. What We Lose: A Novel by Zinzi Clemmons.

4. A Kind of Freedom: A Novel by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton.

5. Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel by Jesmyn Ward.

6. An American Marriage: A Novel by Tayari Jones.

7. This Mournable Body: A Novel by Tsitsi Dangarembga.

8. A Sister’s Secret (The Reeves Sisters) by Cydney Rax.

9. Whiskey & Ribbons: A Novel by Leesa Cross-Smith.

10. The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory.

11. Stay With Me: A Novel by Ayobami Adebayo.

12. Halsey Street by Naima Coster.

Essay Collections/Poetry

(From left to right)

1. Wild Beauty: New and Selected Poems by Ntozake Shange.

2. Black Ink: Literary Legends on the Peril, Power, and Pleasure of Reading and Writing edited by Stephanie Stokes Oliver.

3. Electric Arches by Eve L. Ewing.

4. Feel Free: Essays by Zadie Smith.

5. Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture edited by Roxane Gay.

Art History

1. Fired Up! Ready to Go!: Finding Beauty, Demanding Equity: An African American Life in Art. The Collections of Peggy Cooper Cafritz by Peggy Cooper Cafritz.

2. Freedom’s Dance: Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs in New Orleans by Karen Celestan.

Cookbooks

1. Food for Life: Delicious & Healthy Comfort Food from My Table to Yours! by
Laila Ali.

2. Sweet Potato Soul: 100 Easy Vegan Recipes for the Southern Flavors of Smoke, Sugar, Spice, and Soul by Jenne Claiborne.

Children/Teens

1. I Am Enough by Grace Byers.

2. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly.

3. How to Be a Fashion Designer by Lesley Ware.

Additional Selections

1. In Intimate Detail: How to Choose, Wear, and Love Lingerie by Cora Harrington.

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