Des Plaines Public Library: 25 Reading Recs Celebrating Black History Month

Des Plaines IL

11 February, 2022

2:24 PM

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Press release from the Des Plaines Public Library: DPPL Staff Picks 02.11.22 Every February, we honor the contributions of African Americans who have helped impact our country in some kind of way. 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.  Or all year round! The Conductors by Nicole Glover The Conductors by Nicole Glover 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 You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin Run. Book One by John Lewis 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 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 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 This press release was produced by the Des Plaines Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.