So, yes, “Black History Month” is problematic for all kinds of reasons. On top of that, I kept learning the same things about the same people and after a while, no matter how proud I was of my culture, I got bored and just stopped listening.” I love that Black culture is shared and studied for a whole month, but as a student of color, I hated the idea of ignoring it the other eleven months. says, in his book, 28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the World: “I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with Black History Month. Penguin, Random House, 2021.Īs Charles R. Bloomsbury, 2016.Īndrea Davis Pinkney, Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down. Goodman, The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial. Smith Jr, 28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the World. Given the increasing backlash against books that promote equity and diversity, and the fact that many schools still spotlight Black history in February, here is a sampling of the many excellent Black history and biography books for children published in the past few years.Ĭharles R.
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