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Bingo Love
Bingo Love
by Tee Franklin; art by Jenn St-onge; colors by Joy San; letters by Cardinal Rae.

It is 1963 and Black teens Hazel and Mari meet at church bingo. Hazel develops feelings for Mari, but their love is forbidden. When they meet years later, will love win?

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March. Book 1
March. Book 1
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin; illustrated by Nate Powell.

Read the story of Congressman John Lewis, from his early years to his major contributions to the civil rights movement. Enjoy all three volumes in this award-winning graphic novel trilogy.

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King: A Life
King: A Life
by Jonathan Eig

Vividly written and exhaustively researched, this is the first major biography in decades of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. – and the first to include recently declassified FBI files.

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Unsung Patriots: African Americans in America's Wars
Unsung Patriots: African Americans in America's Wars
by Eugene DeFriest Bétit

This title chronicles African Americans participating in the United States military, from the well-known famed Tuskegee Airmen and the Buffalo Soldiers, to lesser known stories of African American patriotism.

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Just Action
Just Action
by Richard Rothstein and Leah Rothstein

The authors propose remedies to systemic housing discrimination, which was enforced through restrictive codes, covenants, and zoning laws in housing at all levels of government.

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I Love My People
I Love My People
by Kim Singleton

A poetic tribute to African American history-makers and culture-shakers, complete with nostalgic photography and vibrant, playful illustration. This book captures Black joy in all its resilient splendor.

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How to Say Babylon: A Memoir
How to Say Babylon: A Memoir
by Safiya Sinclair

In this memoir, the author evokes her childhood in Jamaica and charts her gradual revolt against her strict Rastafarian upbringing.

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Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class
Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class
by Blair LM Kelley

An award-winning historian restores the Black working class to the center of the American story in this stunning narrative centered on her forebears.

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Hip Hop Family Tree: The Omnibus
Hip Hop Family Tree: The Omnibus
by Ed Piskor

Discover the history of hip hop in graphic novel form ? this omnibus volume collects the best-selling series that has been a global phenomenon for the past decade.

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Chain-gang All-Stars
Chain-gang All-Stars
by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

The author indicts the prison system, capitalism, and how celebrity culture exploits Black talent in this story where incarcerated people fight for freedom in gladiator style death matches

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